Old Cumbria Gazetteer - St John, Waberthwaite

St John, Waberthwaite

St John's Church

Waberthwaite Church

locality:-

Hall Waberthwaite

locality:-

Waberthwaite

civil parish:-

Waberthwaite (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

church

coordinates:-

SD10029511

1Km square:-

SD1095

10Km square:-

SD19

references:-

: 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

BMT01.jpg (taken 30.9.2006)
photograph

CDV95.jpg (taken 6.9.2015)

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.

NUR1SD19.jpg
"WABERTHWAITE"
Held in plurality with Corney.
item:- JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page

notes about bells

stained glass

evidence:-

database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:- Church of St John

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST JOHN / / / WABERTHWAITE / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 76290 / SD1002695116"

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish Church. Probably C13 foundation with later additions and alterations. Wet-dashed rubble. Graduated slate roof with stone copings; gabled bellcote added at west end in 1796. Single-cell plan. Gabled south porch (rebuilt 1825) has internal stone benches and plank inner door. All windows multi-light, stone-mullioned, of various dates. Interior was flagged, pewed, and ceiled in 1807. Octagonal wooden pulpit has carved decoration with initialled and dated inscription: THE GIFT OF ABRAHAM CHAMBERS GENT. VAE MIHI SI NON VERUM PRAEDICO S R 1630 (sic). Monolithic stone font at west end, probably medieval, is square in plan on chamfered plinth with stop-chamfered corners. Above door is panel showing George III coat-of-arms, dated 1778."

evidence:-

old print:- Calverley 1899
item:- cross

source data:-

In the churchyard:-

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CV1144.jpg
Drawing by W S Calverley.

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CV1145.jpg

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CV1146.jpg
Photographs by W L Fletcher.
item:- JandMN : 190
Image © see bottom of page

incumbents:-

Benedict	1220 -
Peter, Sir	1248 - 1252
Brigham, William	1416 - 1417
Weston, John de	1420 -
Burton, Richard, Sir	1421 -
Carter, John, Sir	1425 -
Walker, Thomas, Sir	1439 -
Walker, William	1535 -
Grainger, William	1677 -
Holmes, Henry	1698 -
Manston, Robert	1704 -
Steele, John	1708 -
Steele, John	1737 -
Nicholson, Thomas	1776 -
Stanley, Joseph	1825 -
Molyneux, Thomas	1847 -
Brassington, Thomas	1868 -
Fletcher, Isaac	1874 -
Harrison, John	1892 -
Joyce, John	1911 -

sundial

BMT03.jpg Coat of arms, George II, 1778.
(taken 30.9.2006)
photograph

BMT04.jpg pulpit, two tiers.
(taken 30.9.2006)
photograph

BMT05.jpg Inscription on pulpit:-
"THE GIFT OF M ABRAHAM CHAMBERS GENT ..." and in Latin which translates:-
"Woe is me if I preach not the truth SR 1630." (taken 30.9.2006)
photograph

BMT06.jpg Box pews.
(taken 30.9.2006)
photograph

BQK52.jpg Box pew, number 16.
(taken 17.4.2009)
photograph

CDV93.jpg Font.
(taken 6.9.2015)

notes:-

The church was probably built in the 12th century, perhaps replacing an earlier church. A new bellcote was built in 1796; the porch was rebuilt in 1855; the roof was replaced in 1986. Being a small impecunious parish the church has escaped a lot of 19th century 'improvements'.

: : church leaflet

hearsay:-

12th century foundation; bellcote added 1796; box pews added 19th century.

dedication

person:-

: St John

place:-

Waberthwaite / Carlisle Diocese

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