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St Bridget, Brigham
St Bridget's Church
Brigham Church
locality:-   Brigham
civil parish:-   Brigham (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   church
coordinates:-   NY08583092
1Km square:-   NY0830
10Km square:-   NY03
references:-   : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 54 3) 
placename:-  St Bridget's Church
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"St. Bridget's Church (Vicarage)"
evidence:-   old map:- Nurse 1918
source data:-   Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 2nd edn 1939.
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"BRIGHAM"
item:-  JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page
 notes about bells
 stained glass
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Church of St Bridget
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST BRIDGET / / / BRIGHAM / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / I / 72599 / NY0858230921"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish Church. Late C11 with C12, C13 and C14 additions and alterations; restoration 1864-76 by William Butterfield. Calciferous sandstone ashlar, under graduated greenslate roof with coped gables, cross finials and shaped ridge tiles. 3-bay nave and south aisle with square 3-storey west tower and south porch. 2-bay chancel with north vestry. Nave has blocked north doorway under round-headed niche. C19 2-light windows. Aisle has buttressed wall with C14 windows, that in west wall almond shaped and that in east wall 5-light, all with heavily restored tracery. Circa 1390 porch has pointed arch and hoodmould. Tower has blocked C14 west door under 2-light ogee-headed window; 2-light bell openings and 1876 gabled roof. South and east chancel walls have been partly rebuilt in C19, but the lower courses retain on the south a small rectangular window and blocked priest's doorway; 3-light window retaining some of its original C13 tracery. 5-light replica C13 east window. Vestry has reused 2-light window with C13 tracery. Interior: C13 font. 3-bay aisle of round arches on round columns with waterleaf capitals. 1876 painted timber ceiling. Medieval cross slab built into north wall. Aisle piscina, sedilia and tomb recess for vicar Thomas de Burgh 1348; east window has flanking statue niches. Various sculptured fragments from the medieval and earlier church. Pointed tower arch and vaulted lower chamber. Newel staircase in thickness of wall angle. Medieval cross slab built into blocked west door. Wall plaques to Langton family of Cockermouth. Pointed chancel arch. Chancel has C19 painted timber ceiling. C19 aumbry recess. Unsigned C19 carved white-marble wall plaque to Ann Mary Morris. C19 furnishings and fittings; C19 stained glass by Cox &Buckley and Sons, 1870 and by Alexander Gibbs, 1865."
evidence:-   old print:- Calverley 1899
item:-  cross
source data:-   Cross socket:-
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Kept at the vicarage:- 
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In the chancel, etc:- 
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Sketches by W G Collingwood. 
item:-  JandMN : 190
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evidence:-   old drawing:- 
item:-  cross
source data:-   Drawing, Brigham, Cross Fragment, St Bridget's Church, Brigham, Cumberland, by William Gershom Collingwood, about 1899.
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Sketch of two fragments of a cross shaft with carved decoration of plaiting interlacing. The fragment dates from 11th century. 
Drawn to illustrate Notes on the Early Sculptured Crosses, Shrines and Monuments in the Present Diocese of Carlisle, by Rev William Slater Calverley, published by T Wilson, Kendal 1899; on p.77. 
inscribed at bottom centre:-  "Brigham; cross fragment"
initialled at bottom right:-  "W.G.C."
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1902.18.28
Image © Tullie House Museum
 cross slabs
 sundial
notes:-  
 Described in:-

Butler, Lawrence (ed): 2011: Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne for Cumbria, 1833-1872: CWAAS:: ISBN 978 1 873124 52 9
Extracted from the original notes made by Sir Stephen, now in Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, Flintshire, contact through Flintshire Record Office
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 Painted ceilings created by William Butterfield, architect, 1864-76.

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CDV57.jpg  Organ by William Hill and Son..
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CDV58.jpg  Organ by William Hill and Son..
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CDV59.jpg  Organ by William Hill and Son..
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CDV56.jpg  Mothers Union banner.
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CDV65.jpg  Wall hanging inspired by the ceilings.
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notes:-  
 St Bridget's was once the mother church of a parish of 39000 acres with chapelries at Buttermere, Cockermouth, Embleton, Lorton, Mosser, Setmurthy, and Wythop. Tradition tells of a church by the River Derwent about AD500. A church at the present location was begun in the time of the Normans, and grew bit by bit.
The building was restored by William Butterfield, 1864-76.
dedication
person:-    : St Bridget
place:-   Brigham / Carlisle Diocese
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