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Church of St John

A Grade II Listed Building in Firbank, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3364 / 54°20'10"N

Longitude: -2.5737 / 2°34'25"W

OS Eastings: 362793

OS Northings: 493575

OS Grid: SD627935

Mapcode National: GBR BLG9.L9

Mapcode Global: WH943.F8NH

Plus Code: 9C6V8CPG+GG

Entry Name: Church of St John

Listing Date: 21 February 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1086913

English Heritage Legacy ID: 75650

ID on this website: 101086913

Location: St John's Church, Firbank, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA10

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Firbank

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Firbank, Howgill and Killington

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description



SD 69 SW FIRBANK B6257
(West side)

11/71 Church of St John

II

Church. 1842. Attributed to George Webster. Stone rubble with slobbered
mortar and slate roof. 4-bay nave with chancel apse and west bell turret. Top
cornice and coped gables with kneelers, finials to east. Weathered buttress
towards west end, and diagonal buttresses. Apse has 3 stepped lancets. West
end has pointed entrance, the datestone above reading: "AD/1841". Small
corbelled square bell turret has string course and projecting embattled parapet;
round-headed louvred bell openings. Interior: flat ceilings, that to apse with
cornice and rose. Chancel arch has canted jambs with caps. Lord's Prayer,
Creed, and Commandment boards. Roll moulding round east window. West gallery
over vestry and stair. Altar rail on cast iron bracketed supports.


Listing NGR: SD6279393575

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