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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Paul's Church, Brookhouse at Wikipedia
• St Paul's Church, Brookhouse official website
• Wikidata Q7595120

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