Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	St Cuthbert, Aldingham
	St Cuthbert's Church
	Aldingham Church
locality:-	Aldingham
civil parish:-	Aldingham (formerly Lancashire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	church
coordinates:-	SD28347104
1Km square:-	SD2871
10Km square:-	SD27
references:-	: 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5
	BJY30.jpg (taken 21.10.2005)   BJY31.jpg (taken 21.10.2005)
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. NUR1SD27.jpg "ALDINGHAM" item:-  JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page
hearsay:-	About 1550, after The Dissolution, two bells were purchased, perhaps from one of the religious houses that had been closed. They were hung alongside the existing
	"one great bell in the steeple of the said pyrshe chirche"
	One of the small bells is inscribed in Latin, reading
	Christ, King of Heaven, may this sound please thee
	The other small bell has a triple S for Sanctus.
	The great bell has probably been recast by Abraham Rudhall, being inscribed:-
	"[God save Queen Anne AR 1711]"
	stained glass
evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:-  Church of Cuthbert
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF CUTHBERT / / ALDINGHAM / ALDINGHAM / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75775 / SD2834571034"
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "Church. South arcade c1190; chancel c1300; west tower; Decorated style; aisles 1845-6. Stone rubble, nave aisles and tower roughcast, with ashlar dressings, slate roofs. Nave has 4-bay aisles under catslide roofs. Aisles have straight-headed windows of 2 ogee-headed lights, windows to east. Tower has diagonal buttresses; west entrance is chamfered, hood has one stop, 3-light window above has Perpendicular tracery; 2-light straight-headed bell openings, but that to north pointed. Coped embattled parapet and angle pinnacles. Chancel has coped gable and buttresses flanking 3-light window; south elevation has 2-light pointed window with transom, trefoil-headed entrance with dog-tooth, and C17 3-light straight-headed window with colonettes; north 3-light straight-headed window has Perpendicular tracery; gabled vestry has 2-light east window. Interior: tower has diagonal buttresses flanking arch. 4-bay arcades that to south has round and octagonal piers with waterleaf capitals and stepped round arches, north arcade, C19, has octagonal piers and single-chamfered arches. Wide chancel arch of 2 orders on corbel heads. Box pews. Squint from south aisle to chancel. Round font is reeded possibly C12 with later base with clustered shafts. Chancel has piscina to south wall. Late C17 communion rail, moulded with turned balusters. North wall has Gothic memorial to Rev. J Stonard (died 1869) by J.B. Robinson."
evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:-  Stonard Monument
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "STONARD MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 18 METRES TO NORTH OF ST CUTHBERT CHURCH / / / ALDINGHAM / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75776 / SD2835671056"
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "Monument with surrounding wall. Dates of death 1871-1840. Ashlar with slate panels. Tall hexagonal plinth with slate sides supports cap with urn. Square surrounding wall is low, with sockets for railings and gate opening, gate and railings missing. Inscriptions record Rev. John Stonard and family, prayers and biblical quotations."
	cross slab gravestones
incumbents:-	Fleming, Daniel le  1180 -  about  Thomas  1250 -  about  Furness, William de  1270 -  about  Curwen, John de  1288 - 1293 ?  Twistleton, John de  1314 -  about  Harrington, John de  1323 - 1334 ?  Scaife, John  Ripon, William de  1367 -   Multon, John  Nicholl, Thomas  1444 -   Harrington, John  1458 -   Greynhaldy, Thomas  1534 -  about  Brook, Robert  1546 -   Robinson, John  1562 -   Gilpin, Richard  1577 -   Kynge, Geofrey  1614 -   Rowthe, John  1617 -   Valentine, Thomas  1623 -   Shaw, Thomas  1625 -   Amyas, Theophilus  1667 -   Stanford, Michael  1672 -   Thompson, William  1683 -   Tully, Thomas  1694 -   Tullie, Thomas  1727 -   Ashton, Thomas  1749 -   Smalley, Edward  1759 -   Baldwin, Rodger  1760 -   Barton, James  1801 -   Stonard, John  1814 -   Macaulay, John  1849 -   Hayman, Henry  1874 -   Wall, Francis Hewson  1904 -
evidence:-	old print:- Jopling 1843 placename:-  St Cuthbert's Church
source data:-	Print, St Cuthbert's Church, Aldingham, Lancashire, by Charles M Jopling, published by Whittaker and Co, Ave Maria Lane, London and by Stephen Soulby, Ulverston, Cumberland, 1843.   click to enlarge JP1E03.jpg On p.20 of a Sketch of Furness and Cartmel, by Charles M Jopling.  item:-  Armitt Library : A1636.4 Image © see bottom of page
	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
	BRE29.jpg  Organ, by Wilkinson, Kendal. (taken 31.7.2009)   BUW06.jpg  Coat of arms (taken 1.7.2011)   BUW07.jpg  Parish chest. (taken 1.7.2011)   BUW08.jpg  A kneeler for the churchwarden. (taken 1.7.2011)   BUW10.jpg  Mothers Union banner. (taken 1.7.2011)   CCJ06.jpg  Mothers Union banner. (taken 1.7.2011)   BUW14.jpg  Memorial, Macaulay Family (taken 1.7.2011)   BUW15.jpg  Coat of arms, Macaulay Family (taken 1.7.2011)   BUW09.jpg  Banner. (taken 1.7.2011)
notes:-	The building probably dates from the mid 12th century, perhaps about 1147; the south arcade of pillars, massive, with round arches, date from this period. There is no evidence of an earlier church. In 1127 the lord of the manor was Michael le Fleming, in 1180 his son Daniel was the first rector here.
	The tower was added about 1350. Over the centuries there have been various additions, for example the west window and the battlements above it, in the 15th century. Some of the later changes were made by John Stonard, rector 1814-49. The sea wall was built by him.
	: : church leaflet
	Paley and Austin series
person:-	architect  : Austin, Hubert J
person:-	architect  : Paley, Henry A
date:-	1931
	Repairs to windows, and roughcast the walls.
	dedication
person:-	: St Cuthbert
place:-	Aldingham / Carlisle Diocese

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