Church Of St Mary

Date:
15 Apr 2003
Location:
Church Of St Mary, Rockcliffe, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4BL
Reference:
IOE01/10095/15
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

NY 36 SE ROCKCLIFFE ROCKCLIFFE

7/150 Church of St Mary

1.4.57 II*

Church. 1848, by James Stewart of Carlisle, replacing medieval church, tower rebuilt 1900 after being struck by lightning in 1899. Snecked calciferous sandstone with chamfered plinth, angle buttresses, string courses, decorated cornice; graduated green slate roof with coped gable, with cross finials and kneelers. South-west 3 storey porch/tower, 3 bay nave with north trancept, single bay chancel. Tower has pointed arch entrance with moulded surround.

Pointed lancets have tracery heads and hood moulds; recessed mullioned panels above. Broach spire with high lucarnes and weather vane. Nave has pointed lancets with tracery heads and hood moulds. Similar windows to chancel. East and west windows have stained glass of 1849 bv John Scott of Carlisle.

Listing NGR: NY3588061643

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/2086 IOE Records taken by Andrew Tyler; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Andrew Tyler. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Tyler, Andrew

Rights Holder: Tyler, Andrew

Keywords

Mortar, Rubble, Sandstone, Slate, Medieval Church, Tudor Religious Ritual And Funerary, Elizabethan Place Of Worship