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| St Cuthbert, Carlisle | ||
| St Cuthbert's Church | ||
| Carlisle Church | ||
| Street:- | St Cuthbert's Lane | |
| locality:- | Carlisle | |
| civil parish:- | Carlisle (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY39955583 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3955 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY35 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 23 3) placename:- St Cuthbert's Church |
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| 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. Cuthbert's Church (Per Curacy)" |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Simpson 1746 placename:- St Cuthbert's Church |
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| source data:- | Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as
'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller
...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746. goto source"..." "There are but two Parish Churches in this City, St. Mary's and St. Cuthbert's: ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- St Cuthbert |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D43955Z.jpg "St. Cuthbert" church, and churchyard item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) placename:- item:- coin hoard; St Cuthbert's Pence |
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| source data:- | Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition
by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 194:- "... here is now another mean parish church, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, with an altar-monment of the Dentons of the 15th century." "... When the steeple ... was rebuilt in the reign of Elizabeth there was found a large parcel of small silver coins to the quantity of near a Winchester bushel, called St. Cuthbert's pence, and supposed to have been an oblation at the first building. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Capper 1808 placename:- St Cuthbert's Church |
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| source data:- | Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom,
compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard
Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published
1808-29. goto source "[Carlisle] ... There are two churches, St. Cuthbert's and St. Mary's, ... The church of St. Cuthbert's has lately been rebuilt, and is now an ornament to the city. ..." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) placename:- St Cuthbert's Church |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by
Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W
Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William
Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman,
Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd,
Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839. goto source Page 105:- "..." "The Church of St. Cuthbert is a plain modern building. ..." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of St Cuthbert with St Mary |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT WITH ST MARY / / ST CUTHBERTS LANE / CARLISLE / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 386848 / NY3996455848" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Church of England church. Dated 1778 on weather vane, built by Messrs Hayton, Lowthian and Lowrey on a medieval site. Coursed red sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth (all dressings of calciferous sandstone), with V-jointed quoins, string course, cornice and solid parapets. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables; lead cupola on tower. 8-bay nave with 3-storey west tower/porch and low single-bay chancel. Projecting tower has central C20 replacement west doors with patterned fanlight in quoined surround; similar surround sash window above with glazing bars and a similar vented belfry over keyed oculus. South face of nave has left and right plank doors in quoined surround. Leaded casement windows on 2 levels, those on ground floor with stained glass, all in stone surrounds. North face has had doorways similar to south face but one is blocked and the west one now inside added vestry; windows same as south face. Chancel has Venetian east window. Around the outer walls are numerous gravestones, some attached, and some wall plaques." "INTERIOR: porch with flanking wooden stairs to galleries; numerous white marble wall plaques, one to Matthewman Hodgson Donald, died 1885, by Jas. Hilton of Manchester with portrait head. Nave has gallery on 3 sides supported on Tuscan columns, with upper tier of similar columns each having entablature and triglyphs. Flat plaster ceiling without embellishment. Numerous white marble wall plaques, one to the Giles family with veiled urn and pediment by Paul Nixson of Carlisle 1814; another with figure of child holding inverted torch and leaning on a wreathed urn to Elizabeth Connell by David Dunbar 1825; others signed Nelsons, Carlisle (Thomas &James Nelson). Late C18 box pews cut down. 1905 carved walnut choir stalls with carved angels; panelled organ casing of same date. 1905 pulpit is on rails by Cowans, Sheldon and Co (Crane makers of Carlisle) see Country Life (1942). One north window is made of fragments of medieval glass from the original church, reassembled by the York Glaziers in 1961; south windows are C20 depicting scenes from the life of St Cuthbert, by A.K. Nicholson Studios, London. Late C19 coloured marble font. Royal Arms of Victoria 1885 on gallery. Chancel has wall plaque to Reverend John Fawcett died 1851, with portrait bust by William Jackson of Cockermouth and London. 1880 stained glass east window to memory of Joseph Ferguson." "HISTORY: One of two parish churches of Carlisle before its C19 expansion. Construction work recorded in Cumberland Pacquet, (1778) and its opening in Cumberland Pacquet (1779). Original drawings and specifications are in Cumbria County Record Office; architect's name not recorded. For details see church guide compiled by Ivan Renwick." "Country Life: 3 July 1942" "Cumberland Pacquet: 1 September 1778" "Cumberland Pacquet: 21 September 1779" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "GATES AND LAMP BRACKET TO EAST OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT WITH ST MARY / / ST CUTHBERTS LANE / CARLISLE / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 386849 / NY3999355853" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Gates and lamp bracket overthrow in graveyard wall. c1825. Wrought-iron. Speared and scrolled double gates in supporting scrolled frame under scrolled overthrow, now fitted with C20 lamp. Carlisle Journal (1825) discusses the proposed new railings. Adjoining wall has been moved in street widening. (Carlisle Journal: 14 May/28 May 1825)." |
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| evidence:- | old painting:- |
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| source data:- | Painting, watercolour, St Cuthbert's Tower, St Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle, Cumberland,
by Thomas Bushby, 1917. click to enlargePR1128.jpg View of St Cuthbert's Tower from inside the grounds of the cathedral. The tower is seen rising above the outhouse of a sandstone building to left of composition. In centre foreground stands its wall within which is a green gate. signed &dated at bottom right:- "Thos. Bushby 1917" inscribed at reverse:- "St. Cuthbert's Tower. Carlisle Autumn 1917. Thos. Bushby. Victoria Lodge Currock Carlisle" item:- Tullie House Museum : 1971.87.17 Image © Tullie House Museum |
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| notes:- |
Inside, there are war memorial plaques. |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St Cuthbert |
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| place:- | Carlisle (?) / Carlisle Diocese | |
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