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| St Peter, Finsthwaite | |||||||||||||||
| St Peter's Church | |||||||||||||||
| Finsthwaite Church | |||||||||||||||
| locality:- | Finsthwaite | ||||||||||||||
| civil parish:- | Colton (formerly Lancashire) | ||||||||||||||
| county:- | Cumbria | ||||||||||||||
| locality type:- | church | ||||||||||||||
| coordinates:- | SD36868782 | ||||||||||||||
| 1Km square:- | SD3687 | ||||||||||||||
| 10Km square:- | SD38 | ||||||||||||||
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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 BSM08.jpg (taken 9.4.2010)  BLZ30.jpg (taken 28.4.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 8 10) placename:- St Peter'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. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Win/Ble) placename:- Finsthwaite Chapel |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Grand Lake of
Windermere, scale about 2 inches to 1 mile, by Peter
Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1819. CT9SD38T.jpg "Finsthwaite chapel" cross, church item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.102 Image © see bottom of page |
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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. NUR1SD38.jpg "FINSTHWAITE" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of St Peter |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ST PETER / / / COLTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 421439 / SD3688387826" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Church. 1873-9. Paley and Austin. Coursed stone rubble with sandstone dressings, slate roof with tile ridge. Nave and chancel with tower between, north organ loft under catslide roof with adjoining lean-to vestry. Coped gables. 4-bay nave has round-headed windows; north gabled porch, part enclosed, part open, timber-framed on low stone walls, round-headed entrance of one order with moulded arch; corresponding bay to south is blind. West end has 2 windows on weathered sill band, with continuous hoodmould; 2 lead dampcourses and top lancet. Tower has deep weathered buttresses to north and south, with weathered projections between, that to south has round-headed lancet, with smaller lancet above; vestry has 2 windows, round stair window above, and diamond clock face to top; high pyramidal roof has north and south raking louvred dormers, east and west hipped stone dormers with round-headed louvred bell openings with zig-zag mouldings to arch; top weather-fish. Chancel has weathered sill band, 2 windows to north and one to south, east end has 3 windows, the central one wider, under continuous hoodmould; flushwork cross below sill; 2 lead dampcourses and lancet above, and gable cross. Organ loft has segmental-headed entrance and one window, lean-to outbuilding to east. Interior: Single rafter roofs with braced collars and ashlaring. 2 arches to tower are stepped, the inner part corbelled, blind arches to north and south of tower space and rib vaulted ceiling, painted scrollwork and angels bearing the Beatitudes. Nave has stencilled frieze and window arches, part of scheme most of which is whitewashed; 3 pendant light fittings with wrought iron decoration, one more elaborate to tower space. Chancel has good simple stalls, organ case and altar rail. Reredos by Salviati has mosaic panels, 1883, painted angels over east windows. Good stained glass to chancel possibly by Powell, and to west end. Good wall tablets: Edward Taylor, died 1790, James King, 1827, Margaret Taylor, 1820, and George Braithwaite, 1814, the last 3 by Webster of Kendal." |
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 BSM07.jpg Organ by F W Jardine, Manchester, 1875. (taken 9.4.2010)  CAJ31.jpg (taken 15.4.2014)  CAW87.jpg Harmonium by Mason and Hamlin. (taken 15.4.2014)  CAW88.jpg Harmonium by Mason and Hamlin. (taken 15.4.2014)  CAJ32.jpg Mothers Union banner. (taken 15.4.2014)  BLZ31.jpg Candle lamp. (taken 28.4.2006)  BSM06.jpg Painted ceiling at the crossing. (taken 9.4.2010)  CAJ33.jpg Painted ceiling at the crossing. (taken 15.4.2014)  BLZ34.jpg Grave of the 'Finsthwaite Princess', Clementina Johannes Sobiesky Douglass, d.1771. (taken 28.4.2006)  BLZ35.jpg Grave of the 'Finsthwaite Princess', Clementina Johannes Sobiesky Douglass, d.1771. (taken 28.4.2006)  BLZ29.jpg (taken 28.4.2006) |
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 CAJ29.jpg An older building. (taken 15.4.2014) |
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| notes:- |
A small church was built here in 1724. Various alterations were made in 1823. This
church became delapidated, and outgrown, and was demolished. A new church was built,
designed by Paley and Austin, Lancaster, consecrated 1874. It won a design award from
the Diocesan Church Extension Society, as being specially suitable for a mountain
chapel. |
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| Martin, Janet & Martin, Geoffrey: 2004 (3rd end) &1974: Church of St Peter, Finsthwaite |
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| hearsay:- |
The grave of the Finsthwaite Princess, reputedly the illegitimate daughter of Bonnie
Prince Charlie, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, is in the kirkyard. |
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| Martin, Geoffrey &Martin, Janet: 2002 (about): Church of St Peter, Finsthwaite |
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| notes:- |
There are 10 tubular bells, made by Harrington and Lathom, 1892; and a wheel hung
service bell. They were refurbished, rehung, and 'electrified' by Nicholson's Engineering,
Bridport, Dorset, 2012. |
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| notes:- |
The flutina is a type of accordian which was once used for the church's music. It
is now in Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Kendal. |
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| It was patented by Wender, Paris, 1842. |
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| notes:- |
The turret clock was installed 1919 as a war memorial. |
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| Paley and Austin series | |||||||||||||||
| person:- | architect : Paley, Edward G |
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| person:- | architect : Austin, Hubert J |
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| date:- | 1874 |
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| New church in norman style. |
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| personal | |||||||||||||||
| person:- | : Douglas, Clementina Johannes Sobieski; Finsthwaite Princess, The |
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| place:- | burial place | ||||||||||||||
| date:- | 16.5.1771 |
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| dedication | |||||||||||||||
| person:- | : St Peter |
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| place:- | Finsthwaite / Carlisle Diocese | ||||||||||||||
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