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St James, Uldale
St James's Church
Uldale Church
locality:-   Uldale
civil parish:-   Ireby (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   church
coordinates:-   NY24013794
1Km square:-   NY2437
10Km square:-   NY23
references:-   : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5


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BLR62.jpg (taken 9.3.2006)  
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BLR64.jpg (taken 9.3.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 47 1) 
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 (Rectory) / Grave Yard"

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Uldale Church
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.
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"Uldale Church"
church 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Uldale Chapel
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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FD02NY23.jpg
"Uldale Ch."
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page

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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"IREBY WITH ULDALE ST. JAMES"
linked with Uldale St John 
item:-  JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page


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BSL50.jpg  The bells.
(taken 4.4.2010)  

 stained glass

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Church of St James
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST JAMES / / / IREBY AND ULDALE / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72457 / NY2401137930"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish church. C12 with extensive alterations of 1730 and additions of 1837 with restoration of 1914 by J.H. Martindale. Whitewashed rubble on chamfered plinth under graduated greenslate roof with coped gables. 3-bay nave with west double bellcote; single-bay chancel with north vestry. Nave has west double doors in C18 stone architrave with cornice. North wall is medieval but south wall was rebuilt in 1730 and the west wall refaced. Diamond-paned windows in keyed round-headed arches, surrounds with shutter hinge brackets. Bellcote rebuilt 1914, with bell of no interest. Chancel and vestry of 1837 have similar windows to nave except for 3-light east window in Decorated style which is probably from the medieval chancel. Interior has 1914 open timber roof. West wall has plaque to Thomas Thomlinson 1803 and painted arms board recording gift of Thomas Cape 1773. C18 font on medieval base. Late C15 depressed chancel arch. Chancel has C19 and C20 wall plaques to the Gillbanks family of Whitefield House. Recesses in east wall for pater and creed boards now missing. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &Archaeological Society, new series, 1ix, pp51-63; lxx pp189-190."

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3 cross slab grave covers; in churchyard.

Ryder, Peter: 2001: Cross Slab Grave Covers of Cumbria: Cumbria CC (Carlisle, Cumbria)


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BLR65.jpg  Painted board:-
"Two hundred Pounds The Gift of Thomas Cape, who was born at Horsemoor-hills in ye Parish of Uldale, liv'd in Paternoster-row, London, &died at Henley upon Thames, May 1773. The Interest thereof to be distributed yearly on ye 14th. of Sept. to such poor People of Uldale Parish as receive no other Pension or Alms." (taken 9.3.2006)  
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BSL51.jpg  Harmonium, Mason and Hamlin.
(taken 4.4.2010)  
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BSL52.jpg  Harmonium, Mason and Hamlin.
(taken 4.4.2010)  
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BSL53.jpg  Harmonium, supplied by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle.
(taken 4.4.2010)  
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BYH26.jpg  Memorial, Joseph Gillbanks, died 1853.
(taken 2.5.2013)  
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BYH27.jpg  Coat of arms on memorial, Joseph Gillbanks, died 1853.
(taken 2.5.2013)  
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BLR63.jpg  The west door.
(taken 9.3.2006)  
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CBJ73.jpg  Lintel to vestry door:-
"The Chancel was rebuilt in 1837 / Joseph Gillbanks Esquire Patron / and Joshua Clark Rector." (taken 15.8.2014)  
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CBJ74.jpg (taken 15.8.2014)  


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CBJ69.jpg (taken 15.8.2014)  
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CBJ70.jpg (taken 15.8.2014)  

dedication
person:-    : St James
place:-   Uldale / Carlisle Diocese

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