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St Luke, Soulby
St Luke's Church
Soulby Church
locality:-   Soulby
civil parish:-   Soulby (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   church (ex) 
coordinates:-   NY74841110
1Km square:-   NY7411
10Km square:-   NY71
SummaryText:-   Now a dwelling.


photograph
BSS91.jpg (taken 11.5.2010)  
photograph
BNM28.jpg  Weathervane, 1830.
(taken 30.3.2007)  

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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J5NY71SW.jpg
church 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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.
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NUR1NY71.jpg
"SOULBY"
linked with Crosby Garrett 
item:-  JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   site plan:- Historical Monuments 1936
source data:-   Site plan, uncoloured lithograph, Parish Church of St Luke, Soulby, Westmorland, scale about 1 to 290? published by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, London, 1936.
image  click to enlarge
HMW127.jpg
On p.215 of the Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. 
RCHME no. Wmd, Soulby 1 
item:-  Armitt Library : A745.128
Image © see bottom of page


photograph
BSS90.jpg  Church bell.
(taken 11.5.2010)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Church of St Luke
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST LUKE / / / SOULBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73027 / NY7485111102"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Church of England; built 1663, renovated late C19. Slobbered rubble with some incised stucco; ashlar front to south porch added 1889. Graduated stone flagged roof with stone copings and kneelers has ball finial to east gable and bellcote to west; wrought-iron weathercock has Musgrave arms and 1830 date. Graduated slate roof with stone copings and apex cross to gabled porch; panel with Musgrave arms above dated 1663. Original C17 south door has continuous moulding to jambs and semicircular head. Two square-headed 2-light windows to each side wall and 3-light pointed east window are late C19 insertions. Lean-to vestry to north side is late C18. Interior fittings are late C19."


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BSS89.jpg  Memorial? over the door:-
"[ ] PM 1665" (taken 30.3.2007)  
photograph
BSS88.jpg (taken 11.5.2010)  

notes:-  
Built 1663 as a chapel of ease to Kirkby Stephen. Soulby became a parish in 1873.

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