Church of St Barnabas
CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, BROOKSIDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196988
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Barnabas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, BROOKSIDE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196988
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Barnabas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, BROOKSIDE
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 BARNABAS, BROOKSIDE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 38093 55806
Details
CARLISLE
NY3855 BROOKSIDE, Raffles 671-1/9/63 Church of St Barnabas 07/06/91
GV II
Parish church. 1935, to serve the Raffles Housing Estate; designed by John Seely and Paul Paget, built by Laing and Sons. Concrete with brick infill, rendered; Westmorland slate roof. Nave, chancel, south-east and north-east vestries and offices, narthex to west, transeptally-placed south tower. Structurally the main vessel of the church consists of 3 semicircular reinforced concrete arches supporting the roof wiich are expressed externally by gabled buttresses each containing a tall round-headed window; brick walling between pierced by 2 sets of 3 single square-headed lancets; two 3-light dormers set in Mansard-type roof. Tower with pyramidal cap, louvred bell-opening at eaves level and a single round-headed lancet over exposed sandstone door surround. Roof level of nave maintained over chancel; lower lean-to aisles (containing offices) with paired lancets, with 2 flying buttresses; round-headed clerestory windows. East end with raised brickwork cross containing roundel. Round-headed west window to nave over narthex with central doorway flanked by roundels set in recessed round-headed panels. INTERIOR: ceiling between concrete arches canted with panelled board; principal windows set into arches. 3 arched recesses to west. Chancel with plaster canopies over the bishop's throne, sedilia and clergy seats contain general and direct lighting. Local sandstone lectern and pulpit in the form of ambones flank the chancel opening. Complete set of contemporary furnishings, oak choir stalls with curved ends, and moveable seats to nave. Velvet dorsal curtain.
Listing NGR: NY3809355806
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386642
- 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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