St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall
History
The chancel and nave date from the 12th century; the chancel was lengthened in the 13th century. The tower was added in the middle of the 15th century. In 1834 the porch and vestry were added; these are attributed to the Kendal architect George Webster.
Architecture
St Cuthbert's is constructed in sandstone rubble with green slate roofs. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave with a south porch and a north vestry, a two-bay chancel, and a west tower. The tower is in two stages. It has a two-light west window incorporating coats of arms, two-light bell openings, a battlemented parapet, and a short spire with a weathervane. A series of holes around the base of the parapet form a type of machicolation for defensive purposes. In the south wall of the nave are a 19th-century round-headed doorway, and a two-light and a three-light window. Incorporated in the fabric of the porch are two fragments of a medieval graveslab. In the north wall of the nave are a thin blocked Norman window, and a two-light window with Decorated tracery. In the south wall of the chancel are a blocked priest's door, a lancet window, and two two-light windows. The east window has three lights.
Inside the church is a west gallery with panels containing coats of arms. The font is medieval. In the windows is a variety of stained glass including medieval fragments, 17th-century roundels, and glass from the 19th century. The windows also incorporate coats of arms. The oldest monument in the church is a brass dated 1468. A series of wall tablets date from the 17th to the 19th century.
External features
To the north of the church is a roadside sandstone cross. It consists of a medieval stepped plinth with a 19th-century shaft and wheel-head cross. The structure has been listed at Grade II, and it is a scheduled monument.
See also
- Grade I listed churches in Cumbria
- Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria
- Listed buildings in Langwathby
References
- ^ St Cuthbert, Edenhall, Church of England, retrieved 14 July 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Cuthbert, Langwathby (1145341)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2012
- ^ Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 337–338, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1
- ^ Historic England, "Cross north west of Church of St Cuthbert, Langwathby (1338848)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church, Langwathby (1019726)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2012
Further reading
- McIntire, Walter T.; Dodd, W. (revised) (1975), St. Cuthbert's Church Edenhall, Border Publicity Co, Carlisle
External links
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