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Parish Church of St Martin

A Grade I Listed Building in Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland and Furness

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3641 / 54°21'50"N

Longitude: -2.921 / 2°55'15"W

OS Eastings: 340252

OS Northings: 496900

OS Grid: SD402969

Mapcode National: GBR 8K1Z.DC

Mapcode Global: WH82M.3K9R

Plus Code: 9C6V937H+JH

Entry Name: Parish Church of St Martin

Listing Date: 8 May 1950

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1332562

English Heritage Legacy ID: 351692

ID on this website: 101332562

Location: St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA23

County: Westmorland and Furness

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Windermere

Built-Up Area: Bowness-on-Windermere

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Windermere St Martin

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

Tagged with: Church building English Gothic architecture

Description


WINDERMERE

781/3/20 LAKE ROAD 08-MAY-50 BOWNESS ON WINDERMERE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARTIN

GV I

2. A church has been on this site since 1203. Present building circa 1480. Upper part of tower and east end added 1870. Built of local slate rubble with sandstone dressings. Very sturdy arcade piers. All walls painted with verses, scrolls etc, some C17, some Victorian. Some mediaeval glass. A Flaxman monument. Painted Royal Arms of 1761.

Parish Church of St Martin forms an important village centre group with No 1, Premises occupied by Hairdresser, Old Kirk Cafe, Old Curio Shop, Stags Head Inn and Rose Cottage, Church Street and White House, Robinson Place, New Hall Inn with attched buildings to south, Lowside and Fold Head, Fallbarrow Road.

Listing NGR: SD4025296904

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