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| St Stephen, New Hutton | ||
| St Stephen's Church | ||
| New Hutton Church | ||
| locality:- | Rawgreen | |
| locality:- | New Hutton | |
| civil parish:- | New Hutton (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | SD56269122 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5691 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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| Rebuilt and re-dedicated 1828; a previous chapel was dedicated to St John. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 39 10) placename:- St Stephen' 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. Stephen's Church (Per Curacy) / Grave Yard" |
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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. NUR1SD59.jpg "NEW HUTTON" United benefice with Old Hutton, but separate parish. item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of St Stephen |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN / / / NEW HUTTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76698 / SD5626291227" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Parish Church. 1828-29 by George Webster. Pebble-dashed rubble on battered plinth; hammer-dressed stone details. Graduated slate roofs with stone copings and kneelers. 3-stage western tower partly incorporated into 5-bay nave; single-bay chancel. String above plinth. Panelled double door in splayed surround with pointed head; window set back on either side, window and louvred belfry opening above. Tower has stepped crenellation to parapet. 5 windows to nave, paired east window to chancel. All windows in splayed surrounds with pointed heads; all, except east windows, square-leaded panes. Moulded cast iron guttering." "Interior: Original numbered pews; western gallery carried by a wooden arcade of 4-centred arches and clustered columns. Polygonal wooden pulpit against organ on north side, small marble bowl font at west end on south side. 2 memorials by Webster, one by Airey. Fisher coat-of-arms on north wall, Royal coat-of-arms of GIIIR (sic) on south wall. Very good glass in east windows c1902 by H. Gustave Miller "In Memory of Queen Victoria the Good"." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "GATEPIERS TO NORTH ENTRANCE OF ST STEPHENS CHURCHYARD / / / NEW HUTTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76700 / SD5626291246" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Gatepiers to north churchyard entrance. Probably late C18/early C19, possibly re-used (from Raw Head-farm, the home of the Sleddall family?). Each pier rusticated stone with battered plinth and cornice; square in plan c.9 ft high. Each pier surmounted by life-size cast iron running greyhound supported on letter "S": the Sleddall family badge. Wrought-iron double gate between of c.1911. Identical gatepiers on School Lane, to west of former school." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "WEST ENTRANCE TO ST STEPHENS CHURCHYARD / / / NEW HUTTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76699 / SD5624791239" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Churchyard entrance. Erected 1911 to commemorate the Coronation of George V (sans-serif inscription on panel to left of gate). Coursed, squared rubble with stone coping. Wrought-iron gate in pointed arch with apex cross to stepped gable above, Adjoining walls not of interest. Included for group value." |
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 BLV25.jpg Coat of arms, George IV (taken 9.4.2006)  BLV27.jpg Notice of rebuilding in 1828, with a grant from the Society for Promoting the Enlargment and Building of Churches and Chapels (taken 9.4.2006)  BSR84.jpg Coat of arms, Ralph Watkin Fisher, died 1849. (taken 9.4.2006)  BLV29.jpg Coat of arms, Fisher Family, on the church tower. (taken 9.4.2006)  BLV26.jpg Notice of a charity, Christophe Holme Stackhouse, 1868. (taken 9.4.2006)  BSR87.jpg Bequest of Thomas Ward, 1802. (taken 7.5.2010)  BLV28.jpg Greyhounds on the church gateposts; they come from Sleddall Hall. (taken 9.4.2006)  BLV21.jpg (taken 9.4.2006) |
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| notes:- |
First recorded 1739. It was mostly rebuilt in 1829. |
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| In the early 19th century music was provided by fiddlers, ten by a barrel organ, then
a harmonium. Lastly there was a pipe organ by Willis, given by John and Helen Rankin
as a war memorial of World War I. |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St Stephen |
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| person:- | : St John (earlier) |
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| place:- | New Hutton / Carlisle Diocese | |
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