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| St Mary, Beaumont | ||
| St Mary's Church | ||
| Beaumont Church | ||
| locality:- | Beaumont | |
| civil parish:- | Beaumont (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY34815930 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3459 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY35 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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 BUF15.jpg (taken 11.3.2011)  BMA78.jpg (taken 5.5.2006) |
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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. NUR1NY35.jpg "BEAUMONT &GRINSDALE WITH KIRKANDREWS-ON-EDEN" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| stained glass |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of St Mary |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ST MARY / / / BEAUMONT / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 78189 / NY3481159298" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Church. Late C12 with restorations of 1784, 1872 and 1888. Squared and coursed red and calciferous sandstone (from the nearby Roman Wall) on chamfered plinth. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and cross finial. Nave/chancel of 5 bays with west open bellcote, south porch and north vestry. Timbered C19 porch; entrance with reused Norman arch of 2 orders, engaged columns with waterleaf capitals. Pointed lancet windows of 1888, small original trefoil-head window is suggested lepers' squint. C12 3-light east window; 2-light west window is C19. Interior has C15 king-post open timber roof. Piscina dated MDCCCLXXII and possible aumbry recess. East end has late C12 arcade continued on north wall but stops short of south wall; C19 stained glass. West wall: 2 medieval grave slabs. Late C19 furnishings and fittings. Built on the site of a turret on the Roman Wall." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCHYARD WALL SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY / / / BEAUMONT / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 78190 / NY3482659280" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Churchyard Wall. Dated 1897 on gates. Mixed red sandstone rubble and cobbles, chamfered red sandstone coping. Wall enclosing south and east sides of churchyard. 2 entrances, squared gate posts with shaped caps; wrought-iron overthrows with converted gas lamps, lamp missing from east entrance. Recess to left of east entrance is round-headed arch from original church winAnw." |
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 CCO28.jpg Organ. The maker's label is covered by the light fitting, but includes:- "ESTABLISHED 1829 [ NS] KENDAL" (taken 6.3.2015)  CCO29.jpg Organ. (taken 6.3.2015)  CCO12.jpg Door ach, re-used from ... (taken 6.3.2015)  CCO20.jpg War memorial plaque. (taken 6.3.2015)  CCO30.jpg Roof. (taken 6.3.2015)  CCO10.jpg Gates, for the jubilee of Victoria, 1897. (taken 6.3.2015)  BMA77.jpg (taken 5.5.2006) |
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| notes:- |
The church was built late 12th century, on a 12th century motte, which is on the site
of a turret on Hadrian's Wall; restorations 1784, 1872, 1888. It is said to have been
built with stone from Hadrian's Wall. |
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| : : church leaflet |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St Mary |
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| place:- | Kirkandrews on Eden with Beaumont / Carlisle Diocese | |
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