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| St John, Newton Reigny | ||
| St John's Church | ||
| Newton Reigny Church | ||
| Chapel in the Forest of Inglewood | ||
| locality:- | Newton Reigny | |
| civil parish:- | Catterlen (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY47983160 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4731 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY43 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series placename:- St. John's Church (Vicarage) / Grave Yard |
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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. "" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) |
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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. D4NY43SE.jpg "Chap:" church at Newton Reigny item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag item:- cross slab |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1850 part 2 p.283 "In a review of the 'Christian Monuments of England and Wales' by Mr Boutell, speaking of cross slabs:-"  click to enlargeG850E01.jpg "No accompaniment to the cross is more common than a sword, as might be presumed from the military character of feudal times. Mr. Boutell has placed side by side the very similar stones at Brougham, in Westmorland, and at Newton Rigney, in Cumberland, the former ascribed to Udard de Broham, who, having taken the cross in the second crusade, died about the year 1185; and the latter bearing the arms of Vaux of Catterlen, whose name has been associated in the title of peerage conferred on the ex-chancellor. The circular figure on the Brougham stone is supposed to represent a target-shield. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Nurse 1918 |
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| 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. NUR1NY43.jpg "NEWTON REIGNY" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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 CDM43.jpg Stained glass; St Nicholas of Myra, by Shrigley and Hunt, 1863. (taken 3.7.2015) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of St John |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ST JOHN / / / CATTERLEN / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73744 / NY4798431601" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Parish church. Late C12 and C13 with extensive restoration of 1876 by Ewan Christian. Mixed red and pink blocks of sandstone, the upper part of the walls of coursed red sandstone rubble. Graduated greenslate roofs with coped gables. 3-bay nave with aisles, south porch and twin open bellcote. Single-bay chancel with north vestry. Nave has C19 stone porch; the aisles with 2- and 3-light cusped C19 windows, the north windows without cusped heads. South built-in sundial. Chancel has blocked south priest's doorway, blocked original east window opening below C19 3-light window. Interior of nave has C12 font on C19 stem. 3-bay arcade of pointed arches, the north ones on octagonal piers and the south ones on round piers. C13 piscina under the respond of the north-east arch. Part of an original window splay in the south aisle under a C19 window and piscina. Pointed chancel arch. C16 roof trusses one with inscription dated 1585. White marble wall plaque in north aisle to Susanna Richmond of Highhead Castle, 1774. Chancel has piscina. Facing C19 large arched recesses. C19 furnishings and fittings. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &Archaeological Society, old series, x, pp.158-165." |
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2 cross slab grave covers; in churchyard. |
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| Ryder, Peter: 2001: Cross Slab Grave Covers of Cumbria: Cumbria CC (Carlisle, Cumbria) |
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 BZD39.jpg Arches. (taken 23.8.2013)  CDM42.jpg Parish chest? (taken 3.7.2015)  BZD43.jpg Banner. (taken 23.8.2013)  CDM45.jpg Pews. (taken 3.7.2015)  BZD44.jpg Pews. (taken 23.8.2013)  BZD50.jpg (taken 23.8.2013) |
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 BZD45.jpg Roof beams. (taken 23.8.2013)  BZD46.jpg Roof beam, inscription. (taken 23.8.2013)  BZD47.jpg Roof beam, inscription. (taken 23.8.2013)  BZD48.jpg Roof beam, inscription. (taken 23.8.2013)  BZD49.jpg Roof beam, inscription. (taken 23.8.2013) |
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| "[THE NAYMES OF THE CARPYNTERS THAT HAVE BUILDED THYS ROUFE Ao Dn~i 1585 VIDELICET
JOHN ATKINSON CATTERLEN AND HENRY BEMERT]" |
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 BZD41.jpg War memorial plaque. (taken 23.8.2013)  CDM41.jpg Gravestone:- "[UNDER LYETH JAMES PEARSON HERE CURAT OF THIS PLACE FORTY YEAR WHO BURYED WAS MARCH Y FIRST I HOPE HIS SOULE IN HEVEN DOTH REST ANO. DOM. 1676.]" (taken 23.8.2013) |
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| notes:- |
The chapel in the Forest of Inglewood was built in the late 12th century. Much altered
over the years. New roof overall 1584; considerable repairs 1828; the chancel was
rebuilt in 1876; there was restoration in 1882. It was called the Chapel in the Forest
of Inglewood until 1704 when it became a parish church. It was joined into the parish
of Penrith, 1953. |
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| The church has a silver chalice, cup and paten, dated 1568-69; the oldest chalice
in the diocese. |
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| : : church leaflet |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St John |
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| place:- | Newton Reigny / Carlisle Diocese | |
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| also see:- | church, Catterlen |
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