St Mary's Church is in the village of
Staveley-in-Cartmel
Staveley-in-Cartmel is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England. It lies east of Newby Bridge, near the south end of Windermere, northeast of Ulverston. It is sometimes known as ...
,
Cumbria
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, England. It is an active
Anglican
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parish church
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in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the
diocese of Carlisle. It is recorded in the
National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II
listed building
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.
History
A church was present on the site by 1618, and was repaired in 1678. The south
aisle
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and the tower date possibly from 1793. The church was
restored
''Restored'' is the fourth
studio album by American contemporary Christian music musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 16, 2004 by BEC Recordings.
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Enhanced edition
Deluxe gold edition
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in 1897 by the
Lancaster architects
Austin and Paley
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.
Architecture
The church is constructed in stone rubble with slate
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roofs. Its plan consists of a nave
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and a chancel
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Ove ...
in one range, a south aisle
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, and a west tower with a vestry
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to its south. The tower has a west doorway, with a two-light window above it. The paired bell openings are round-headed, and the battlemented parapet
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has crocket
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Description
...
ed pinnacle
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s at the corners. There is a clock face on the north side. On the sides of the church are two-light round-headed windows.[ The east window has three lights.][
Inside the church is a five-]bay
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oak arcade,[ and a 19th-century open timber roof.][ The furniture dates from the 19th century and includes a simple octagonal ]font
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In mod ...
, and a timber pulpit
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decorated with traceried panels.[ The two-]manual
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Instructions
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pipe organ
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is located at the east end of the south aisle, and was built by Wilkinson of Kendal
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...
in 1870.
External features
In the churchyard, standing on an outcrop of rock, is an 18th-century stone sundial
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. This consists of a square pier with a moulded base and cap. The plate and gnomon
A gnomon (; ) is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The term is used for a variety of purposes in mathematics and other fields.
History
A painted stick dating from 2300 BC that was excavated at the astronomical site of Taosi is the ol ...
are missing. The sundial is listed at Grade II.
See also
*Listed buildings in Staveley-in-Cartmel
Staveley-in-Cartmel is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the t ...
* List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)
References
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Church of England church buildings in Cumbria
Diocese of Carlisle
Grade II listed churches in Cumbria
English Gothic architecture in Cumbria
Austin and Paley buildings
St Mary's Church