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| All Saints, Watermillock | ||
| All Saints Church | ||
| Watermillock Church | ||
| locality:- | Watermillock | |
| civil parish:- | Matterdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY43172298 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4322 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 66 5) |
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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. "Church (Per Curacy)" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- New Church |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY42SW.jpg "New Church" church item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Clarke 1787 item:- hunting; nutting |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland,
and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith,
Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93. goto sourcePage 26:- "..." "The chapel at Gowbarrow being destroyed by the Scots, this place was without any place of worship till some years afterwards, when a chapel was built about a mile from the water: this was consecrated in the year 1558, (as appears from a memorandum in an old Bible,) by Bishop Oglethorpe when on his road to crown Queen Elizabeth. There is a tradition that this chapel served both sides of the water, and that they passed over in boats." "An anecdote took its rise at this chapel, which is so whimsical that I cannot help relating it. At a little distance from the chapel is an hill, commonly known by the name of the Priests Cragg: it was formerly covered with wood of different kinds, and was about 120 years ago the common resort of the country people for hunting, gathering nuts, and other diversions: these they put in practice on the Sunday, to the great disturbance of the congregation, as their shouting, swearing, and squalling, were very distinctly heard in the chapel. This roused the pious wrath of the minister, Mr Dawson, who accordingly one Sunday reproved and threatned (sic) them in these words: "O ye wicked of Water-Millock, and ye perverse of New Kirk, ye go a whoring, a hunting, a roving, and a nutting on the Sabbath-day, but on my soul if you go any more I'll go with you!" The parson was a keen hunter, and his expression of, I'll go with you, (which in this county's dialect is a mere threatning phrase,) striking some of the more waggish of his hearers in a double sense, the sermon and its author made such a noise, that it came to the ears of Rainbow Bishop of Carlisle. The Bishop upon this, with concurrence of the Duke of Norfolk, ordered the wood to be cut down: this put an end to the profanations there carried on, but the appelation of the wicked of Water-Millock sticks to the inhabitants of that place till this day." |
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| evidence:- | presumably descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by
Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W
Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William
Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman,
Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd,
Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839. goto source Page 145:- "..." "... The new church [of Watermillock] is built further up the hill-side, and was consecrated by Osbaldistone, Bishop of Carlisle, on his way to crown Elizabeth. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:- Newchurch |
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| source data:- | Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John
Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2NY42.jpg "Newchurch" cross, a church item:- JandMN : 82.1 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. NUR1NY42.jpg "WATERMILLOCK" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of All Saints |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74567 / NY4316422974" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Church. 1881-84. By C.J. Ferguson. Narrow coursed slate with sandstone ashlar dressings and slate roof. Nave, west tower, and chancel with south vestry. Coped glables and quoins; lancet windows and some single-chamfered-mulliond windows. Tower has north gabled porch; 2-light plate tracery west window; south stair turret under lean-to roof and west entrance with decorated lintel. 3 louvred bell openings on sill course and projecting coped parapet. 4-bay nave has paired lancets between weathered buttresses, but north side has small lancet to east and single lancet to 3rd bay; 3rd bay to south has triple lancets. Chancel has sill course and angle buttresses; gable cross; 3 stepped lancets to east, with vesica above; single and paired lancets to north; south vestry under catslide roofs; mullioned window, and east entrance under decorated lintel; lancet to east. Interior crown post roof with ashlaring. Tower arch has half-glazed timber screen with Jacobean detail and C20 doors. Tower has inserted C20 service area; good late C19 stained glass to west window and small south light. Georgian royal arms and Lord's Prayer and Creed board. Nave has coronate and wall scances. Wall memorials from earlier (?C16) church include Castlehow family brass dated 1562 and John and Jane Dobson (died 1742 and 1743), cartouche with scrolls, cherubs etc. Basin font of polished granite with etched decoration. Chancel arch on short corbelled responds. Lectern on tripod. Pulpit and stalls with Jacobean detail. South organ loft, and sedilium in window recess. Altar rail with turned balusters. Late C19 stained glass to nave and chancel." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Dowthwaite Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DOWTHWAITE MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 8.5 METRES SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74570 / NY4317822965" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Table tomb. 1740. Slab with moulded edge on plain supports. Inscription, difficult to read, starts: "WALK SOFTLY BY ...." and commemorates Robert Dowthwaite (died 1740)." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Hudson Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HUDSON MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 16 METRES SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74571 / NY4317822962" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Table tomb. 1746. Slab with moulded edge on square balusters. Commemorates Christopher Hudson (died 1745), his son Joseph (died 1746) and grandson William (died 1746). Inscription concludes: "FRAIL STATE OF MAN! FATHER/&ISSUE ALL EXTINCT IN A YEARS/TIME"." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Hudson Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HUDSON MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 19.5 METRES SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74574 / NY4317822953" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Table tomb. 1720. Slab with moulded edge and coving on plain blocks. Commemorates James Hudson (died 1720)." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Rumney Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "RUMNEY MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES SOUTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74573 / NY4316922968" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Chest tomb. Dates of death 1767-1846. Fluted panels to each end of all sides. Moulded edge to top slab. Commemorates 4 generations of Rumney family from Thomas (died 1767) to his great grandson Anthony (died 1846)." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Pollard Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "POLLARD MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES NORTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74568 / NY4316422980" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Chest tomb. Date of death 1834. Ashlar. Square balusters to angles and incised side panels. Top slab has moulded edge and inscription recording Catherine Pollard." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Marshall Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MARSHALL MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES NORTH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74569 / NY4316322985" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Chest tomb. Date of death 1845. Ashlar. Double-chamfered base and plain panels to sides. Plain top slab has large deeply-cut lettering recording John Marshall (died 1845) and his wife, Jane (died 1847)." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- Dawson Monument |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DAWSON MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH / / / MATTERDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74572 / NY4316222964" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Table tomb. 1766. Slab with simply moulded edge on low supports with moulded caps. Commemorates Edward Dawson (died 1729) also Eleanor, his wife (died 1805)." |
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 BUC55.jpg Bell from the old church, pre 1881. (taken 28.2.2011) |
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 BYA88.jpg (taken 3.4.2013) |
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| hearsay:- |
Demolished 1881, and a new church erected; the tower rebuilt 1884. |
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| On this site since 15th century, consecrated 1558; 300 years later it was:- |
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| "Whitewashed within and without, and walls green with damp. It was furnished with dark
oak box pews, each with its own door, narrow and inconvenient for public worship,
facing north and south in a series of steps ..." |
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 BUC50.jpg Royal coat of arms. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC57.jpg Organ by Wilkinson, Kendal, 1888. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC58.jpg Organ pipes. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC51.jpg Font, Shap granite. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC52.jpg Parish chest, 1560, with 3 locks - keys held by the vicar and 2 churchwardens. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC53.jpg Parish chest, 1560. (taken 28.2.2011)  BYA91.jpg Parish chest, 1560. (taken 3.4.2013)  CAM46.jpg War memroial plaque. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC49.jpg Lamp housing in the porch. (taken 28.2.2011)  CAM37.jpg Gate catch. (taken 29.4.2014)  BUC59.jpg Roof timbers. (taken 28.2.2011)  BUC48.jpg Wall and quoins. (taken 28.2.2011) |
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 Click to enlarge BUC56.jpg Drawing of the old church, by Watson, 1881. (taken 28.2.2011)  BYA90.jpg Group, 1906-14. (taken 3.4.2013) |
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| ""Our little systems have their day"" |
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| J Swinton Gowbarow Hall / J E Brownrigg Brownrigg House / E Mounsey The Cove / J Kitchin
Clarkgate / E [O] Bolton Leeming House / Rev H Maclean The Rectory / W Castlehow Waterside |
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| notes:- |
There was a church by the lake side as early as 1218; perhaps where Old Church Hotel
now stands. A newer church was near Gowbarrow Hall in 1474, destroyed by the Scots
soon after that. A new church was built on the present site, consecrated in 1558.
This was demolished and the present church built in 1881, completed by a rebuild of
the tower in 1884. |
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| : : church leaflet |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : All Saints |
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| place:- | Watermillock / Carlisle Diocese | |
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