Ponsonby Church
PONSONBY CHURCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1086628
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Ponsonby Church
- Statutory Address:
- PONSONBY CHURCH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1086628
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Ponsonby Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- PONSONBY CHURCH
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PONSONBY CHURCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ponsonby
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 04201 05605
Details
PONSONBY - NY 00 NW 3/56 Ponsonby Church (no dedication) - II Church. Probably medieval, with heavy restoration. 1840 and 1874. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Single vessel nave and chancel west tower and north vestry. Coped gables with crosses. South elevation of 5 bays; 2-bay nave has paired lancets; gabled buttress between nave and chancel, which has 2-light flat-faced mullioned window and 2 small lancets, wall incorporates head of straight-headed light, part of arch, and part of medieval grave slab. East end has stepped triple lancets with rose window over; clasping buttresses. North elevation has single lancet and 2 pairs of lancets, 2-bay vestry has 2 gables, that to east smaller, lancets and east entrance. Entrance to nave in projection under pentice, single order arch. Tower has paired lancets to west single lancets to north and south, south stair turret under hipped roof. 2-light louvred tracery bell openings, broach spire with lucarnes. Interior: deep arch-braced collar roof, tower arch and vaulting; wall mounted gas lamps and hanging oil lamps. Medieval chancel arch raised 1874. Richly carved pulpit and stalls. Arch to vestry space. East window has stained glass, 1875, Morris and Co; some earlier fragments to south window. Medieval graveslabs and wall memorial, Thomas Curwen (died 1653, 2 figures, arms, in dog-tooth border; pillar piscina.
Listing NGR: NY0420105605
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 76356
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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