Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087581
- Date first listed:
- 01-Apr-1957
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087581
- Date first listed:
- 01-Apr-1957
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cumwhitton
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 50626 52252
Details
NY 55 SW CUMWHITTON CUMWHITTON
9/24 Church of St Mary
1.4.57 II
Church. Partly C12, rebuilt early C19. Dressed and rubble red sandstone walls on chamfered plinth and with raised quoins; sandstone and with slate roof. Slender 3-storey west square tower/porch; 3-bay nave has north aisle; 2-bay chancel has north vestry. Early C19 tower has plank doors and semicircular fanlight with intersecting tracery: external stone steps to side door to ringing chamber: clock to west face: pyramidal roof has weather vane dated 1961. Nave has partly medieval walls: filled south door has C19 window with round head, reused zigzag decorated stone to left: former square headed window right now with round head. Wall sundial; small C19 circular window to right. North aisle has 2 C19 smallround-headed windows with earlier window to left. Chancel has small pointed lancet to north wall and tripartite C19 east window; lower courses are probably medieval. Interior: aisle arcade of 3 bays has C12 round columns and arches; plain octagonal bowl font is dated 1662. Fittings and furnishings are late C19 or early C20. Stained glass window by L.C. Evetts, 1962.
Listing NGR: NY5062652252
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 78015
- 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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