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Church of St Paul

A Grade II* Listed Building in Caton, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.0753 / 54°4'31"N

Longitude: -2.7012 / 2°42'4"W

OS Eastings: 354217

OS Northings: 464607

OS Grid: SD542646

Mapcode National: GBR 9PL9.0V

Mapcode Global: WH842.GTYN

Plus Code: 9C6V37GX+4G

Entry Name: Church of St Paul

Listing Date: 4 October 1967

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1163957

English Heritage Legacy ID: 182097

Also known as: St Paul's Church, Caton

ID on this website: 101163957

Location: St Paul's Church, Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Civil Parish: Caton-with-Littledale

Built-Up Area: Caton

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Caton with Littledale

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Church building English Gothic architecture Gothic Revival Norman architecture

Description


CATON-WITH-LITTLEDALE CATON GREEN ROAD (NORTH SIDE) SD 56 SW

5/24 Brookhouse

4.10.1967 Church of St. Paul

GV II*

Church, 1865-7 by Paley, with tower probably C16th, and with Norman remains. Snecked sandstone rubble with slate roof. Comprises a west tower, nave with clearstorey, lower chancel, north and south aisles, north transeptal organ chamber, and south porch. The 3-stage tower has diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. The bell openings are of 3 round-headed lights under a flat head with hood. The west door has a pointed head with 2 hollow-chamfered orders, and a hood. Above is a window of 3 cusped lights with Perpendicular tracery under a segmental head. South aisle has 4 bays to east of porch, separated by buttresses. The windows have flat heads with hoods, and are of 3 lights with Perpendicular tracery. To the left of the right-hand window is a priest's door with moulded pointed head. The 4 clearstorey windows have flat heads and have, alternately, pointed and ogee lights. The east window has a segmental head, 3 cusped ogee lights, and Perpendicular tracery. In the west wall of the north aisle is a Norman doorway with one order of columns with scalloped capitals. The inner order of the arch is cut from a tympanum with figure decoration. The doorway is filled in with medieval cross slabs and coffin lids. Interior has nave arcades of 4 bays with pointed arches and octagonal piers. The chancel arch is similar, as are the arches between the chancel and the north organ chamber and south chapel. The roof has trusses carried on stone corbels, with arch-braces and king posts. A number of wall tablets have been re-set from the earlier church, including 4 by Websters of Kendal, and a figure and urn in relief by C. Regnart. Edwards, M., 'Medieval Cross Slabs and Coffin Lids in North Lancashire', Contrebis, vol.5, 1977, p.p. 1-22.

Listing NGR: SD5421764607

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