Latitude: 54.5977 / 54°35'51"N
Longitude: -3.5427 / 3°32'33"W
OS Eastings: 300427
OS Northings: 523600
OS Grid: NY004236
Mapcode National: GBR 3HP8.TM
Mapcode Global: WH5YW.KP6N
Plus Code: 9C6RHFX4+3W
Entry Name: Church of the Holy Spirit
Listing Date: 9 August 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1137112
English Heritage Legacy ID: 76116
Also known as: Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington
ID on this website: 101137112
Location: Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA14
County: Cumberland
District: Copeland
Civil Parish: Distington
Built-Up Area: Distington
Traditional County: Cumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria
Church of England Parish: Distington Holy Spirit
Church of England Diocese: Carlisle
Tagged with: Church building
NY 02 SW DISTINGTON CHURCH ROAD (South side) Distington 2/20 Church of the Holy Spirit G.V. II
Parish Church, 1886 by Hay & Henderson replacing medieval church. Snecked rubble with quoins on chamfered plinth; stepped buttressing. Steeply pitched graduated slate roofs with stone copings, kneelers, and apex crosses; decorative ridge tiles. Corniced stone octagonal chimney to north side of chancel. 4-bay nave, 2-bay chancel with low tower offset to south. 3 lancets to west end with cinquefoil above. South porch, with moulded, pointed arch, in 2nd bay from west. Paired lancet aisle windows; plate traceried nave clerestory windows each 3 quatrefoils under pointed containing arch. Lancets to north side of chancel, 3-stage tower (incorporating vestry) to south; east window 5 stepped lancets with nook shafts. Interior: Pointed nave arcade carried on polished granite piers with foliate capitals (carved 1897). Roof trusses spring from corbels; decorative tie-beams. Moulded chancel arch on corbels. 3-seater sedilia with piscina and aumbry in chancel. Ornate altar carved with interlaced arcading and angels in niches. Polygonal pulpit carved with scenes from Bible. Bowl-shaped marble font on pillar at west end; octagonal stone font from earlier church dated 1662. Stained glass by Powell & Co.
Listing NGR: NY0042723600
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