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Carlisle Cemetery Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Denton Holme, Cumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8802 / 54°52'48"N

Longitude: -2.9494 / 2°56'57"W

OS Eastings: 339184

OS Northings: 554356

OS Grid: NY391543

Mapcode National: GBR 7DV0.8C

Mapcode Global: WH802.NLQL

Plus Code: 9C6VV3J2+36

Entry Name: Carlisle Cemetery Chapel

Listing Date: 11 April 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1196907

English Heritage Legacy ID: 386839

Also known as: Carlisle Cemetery Anglican Chapel

ID on this website: 101196907

Location: Longsowerby, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA2

County: Cumberland

District: Carlisle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Carlisle

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Carlisle St James

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


CARLISLE

NY3954 RICHARDSON STREET 671-1/15/246 Carlisle Cemetery Chapel

GV II

Mortuary chapel (formerly the Anglican chapel) for Carlisle cemetery. 1855-6 by Messrs JM & J Hay of Liverpool. Flemish bond red brick on moulded plinth (all dressings of calciferous sandstone), with flush stone quoins, sill band, buttresses and modillioned eaves cornice. Steeply-pitched graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and finials; decorative trident-speared cast-iron ridge rail. Small 4-bay chapel, aligned north-south; north door (to face other chapel), west porch and corresponding east transept; north open bellcote. North double plank doors with scrolled wrought-iron hinge brackets, in pointed arch of 2 orders; lancet side lights under continuous hoodmould with king and queen carved stone heads as springers. Rose window over door. West porch has a similar doorway. Windows are 2-light and cusped headed. South 4-light traceried window, hoodmoulds over each window, with carved head label stops. INTERIOR has open timber roof, the trusses supported by low carved head corbels. Some stained glass with IHS motive. Pews not fixed and C20 altar.

Listing NGR: NY3918454356

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