Church of All Saints
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186860
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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- 2002-09-24
- Reference:
- IOE01/09107/07
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186860
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Church of All Saints
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
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 ALL SAINTS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Matterdale
- National Park:
- Lake District
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 43164 22974
Details
NY 42 SW,
6/165
MATTERDALE,
WATERMILLOCK,
Church of All Saints
II
Church. 1881-84. By C. J. Ferguson. Narrow coursed slate with sandstone ashlar
dressings and slate roof. Nave, west tower, and chancel with south vestry.
Coped gables and quoins; lancet windows and some single-chamfered mullioned
windows. Tower has north gabled porch; 2-light plate tracery west window; south
stair turret under lean-to roof and west entrance with decorated lintel. 3
louvred bell openings on sill course and projecting coped parapet. 4-bay nave
has paired lancets between weathered buttresses, but north side has small lancet
to east and single lancet to 3rd bay; 3rd bay to south has triple lancets.
Chancel has sill course and angle buttresses; gable cross; 3 stepped lancets to
east, with vesica above; single and paired lancets to north; south vestry under
catslide roofs; mullioned window, and east entrance under decorated lintel;
lancet to east.
INTERIOR crown post roof with ashlaring. Tower arch has
half-glazed timber screen with Jacobean detail and C20 doors. Tower has
inserted C20 service area; good late C19 stained glass to west window and small
south light. Georgian royal arms and Lord's Prayer and Creed board. Nave has
coronate and wall sconces. Wall memorials from earlier (?C16) church include
Castlehow family brass dated 1562 and John and Jane Dobson (died 1742 and 1743),
cartouche with scrolls, cherubs etc. Basin font of polished granite with etched
decoration. Chancel arch on short corbelled responds. Lectern on tripod.
Pulpit and stalls with Jacobean detail. South organ loft, and sedilium in
window recess. Altar rail with turned balusters. Late C19 stained glass to
nave and chancel.
Listing NGR: NY4316422974
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 74567
- 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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