Description

KENTMERE
SP 1083 CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT
0/1083 Church

II

Parish Church. C16, substantially rebuilt (by subscription) in 1866; some
further alterations in the 1930s. Rough cast rubble; local graduated slate
roof. West tower nave and chancel (externally undivided), South porch. West
tower, saddleback with coping, finials (stone to East, metal to West); 2 stages,
2-light round-headed belfry openings to all sides, single lancet to West. Nave
and chancel treated in the simplest way with round-headed lancets (4 to nave, 3
to chancel) to North and South. South porch, gabled with depressed arched
doorway, and with one C18 and one early C19 gravestone built into South wall.
4-light East window under segmental head, plain mullions, uncusped. Interior:
uninterrupted space. C16 roof with moulded ties, ridge piece and purlins,
shallow pitch, boarded. C19 tower screen, simple stalls and benches. Flag
floor; the windows are deeply splayed. Only one monument of note: to Bernard
Gilpin (barn at Kentmere), 1901 by the Keswick School of Industrial Arts, bronze
with foliage frame: 'Arts and Crafts, almost Arts and Crafts, almost Art
Nouveau' (Pensner, Buildings of England - Cumberland and Westmorland, p25.

Listing NGR: NY4563104107

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St Cuthbert at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26620609

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version