The avenue of trees and Gibside Chapel, Gibside, Gateshead
Improvements to Gibside carried out by the Bowes-Lyon family in the 18th and early 19th centuries included Gibside Chapel, built between 1760
The chapel reflects the Calvinist leanings of the family, and though nominally Anglican, the interior is dominated by a huge and centrally placed “three-decker” pulpit. There is a house for the minister/chaplain nearby. Some holders of the position would not have been able to hold a Church of England parish living, on account of their views. The leading Palladian architect James Paine is attributed with most of the work of the 1750s and 1760s.