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| St Bridget, Ponsonby | ||
| St Bridget's Church | ||
| Ponsonby Church | ||
| locality:- | Ponsonby | |
| civil parish:- | Ponsonby (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY04200560 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY0405 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY00 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) |
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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. D4NY00NW.jpg church at Ponsonby item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | 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 sourcePage 75:- "[Ponsonby Hall] ... The Church stands in the park, and is a pretty stone building, well paved, and containing some stained glass brought from Dalegarth." |
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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. NUR1NY00.jpg "ST. BRIDGET'S BECKERMET AND PONSONBY" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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 stained glass |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Ponsonby Church |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "PONSONBY CHURCH / / / PONSONBY / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76356 / NY0420105605" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Church. Probably medieval, with heavy restoration. 1840 and 1874. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Single vessel nave and chancel west tower and north vestry. Coped gables with crosses. South elevation of 5 bays; 2-bay nave has paired lancets; gabled buttress between nave and chancel, which has 2-light flat-faced mullioned window and 2 small lancets, wall incorporates head of straight-headed light, part of arch, and part of medieval grave slab. East end has stepped triple lancets with rose window over; clasping buttresses. North elevation has single lancet and 2 pairs of lancets, 2-bay vestry has 2 gables, that to east smaller, lancets and east entrance. Entrance to nave in projection under pentice, single order arch. Tower has paired lancets to west single lancets to north and south, south stair turret under hipped roof. 2-light louvred tracery bell openings, broach spire with lucarnes. Interior: deep arch-braced collar roof, tower arch and vaulting; wall mounted gas lamps and hanging oil lamps. Medieval chancel arch raised 1874. Richly carved pulpit and stalls. Arch to vestry space. East window has stained glass, 1875, Morris and Co; some earlier fragments to south window. Medieval graveslabs and wall memorial, Thomas Curwen (died 1653, 2 figures, arms, in dog-tooth border; pillar piscina." |
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 BTE04.jpg Harmonium. (taken 13.10.2006)  BTE05.jpg Harmonium:- "Mason &Hamlin / Boston U.S.A." (taken 13.10.2006)  CDW31.jpg Harmonium. (taken 6.9.2015)  BMV85.jpg Coat of arms, Edward Stanley of Ponsonby Hall, d.1863, motto:- "SANS CHANGER" (taken 13.10.2006)  BMV86.jpg Coat of arms, George Edward Stanley, Ponsonby Hall, d.1806, motto:- "SANS CHANGER" (taken 13.10.2006)  CDW30.jpg Memorial, brass, Francis Patrickson, d.1578. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW28.jpg War memorial plaque. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW26.jpg Gas lamp. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW27.jpg Oil lamp. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW19.jpg Boot scraper. (taken 6.9.2015)  BMV80.jpg Hah ha wall. (taken 13.10.2006) |
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 BTE03.jpg 17th century memorial (taken 13.7.2010)  BSX99.jpg 17th century memorial (taken 13.7.2010)  BTE01.jpg 17th century memorial (taken 13.7.2010)  BTE02.jpg 17th century memorial (taken 13.7.2010) |
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| notes:- |
The church dates back to about 1220, and altered since. The tower was added in 1840;
a vestry added in 1866; major repairs, and a spire, in 1874 etc. |
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| : : church leaflet |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St Bridget |
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| place:- | Beckermet / Carlisle Diocese | |
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