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| St Michael, Nether Wasdale | ||
| St Michael and All Angels Church | ||
| Nether Wasdale Church | ||
| Wasdale Church | ||
| locality:- | Nether Wasdale | |
| civil parish:- | Nether Wasdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY12480407 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1204 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY10 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H |
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| source data:- | Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John
Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2NY10.jpg cross, a church item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet
Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland,
and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76. goto sourcePage 114:- "... and passing the church,- so small and domestic-looking as to appear like a house, ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Nurse 1918 |
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| source data:- | Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and
Lancashire North of the Sands, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by
Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11
English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 2nd edn 1939. NUR1NY10.jpg "NETHER WASTDALE" United benefice with Wastdale, but separate parish. item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Chapel of St Bees |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHAPEL OF ST BEES / / / WASDALE / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 76280 / NY1248404074" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Parish Church, originally Chapel of St Bees (dedication uncertain). Said to date from C15; north aisle added 1830. Later additions and alterations. Pebble-dashed rubble. Graduated slate roof with outshut to north aisle; stone copings with bellcote to west end and apex cross to east. Single cell with north aisle. Single storey. Plank door with window to left and 2 to right, all 2-light. Interior: North arcade of elliptical arches carried between monolithic stone columns with stop chamfers and octagonal caps. Similar plaster transverse arches to main body of church springing from corbels bearing winged heads. Decorative plaster bosses to each bay, some foliate, others with open bible, star of David and (over altar) dove in sunburst. Royal coat-of-arms of George III, in plaster on west wall, suggests early C19 date for plasterwork. Richly carved panelling behind altar is C17, brought from York Minster after 1829 fire there; pulpit to left has similar carving. C19 texts on wall to either side of east window; remains of C18 texts on south wall." |
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| notes:- |
Described in:- |
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| Butler, Lawrence (ed): 2011: Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne for Cumbria, 1833-1872:
CWAAS:: ISBN 978 1 873124 52 9 |
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| Extracted from the original notes made by Sir Stephen, now in Deiniol's Library, Hawarden,
Flintshire, contact through Flintshire Record Office |
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 BQN97.jpg Royal coat of arms, George III. (taken 11.5.2009)  CDW44.jpg Kneeler at altar rail.. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW48.jpg Felted cushion. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW49.jpg Felted cushion. (taken 6.9.2015)  CDW50.jpg Felted cushion. (taken 6.9.2015) |
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| hearsay:- |
The maypole in the churchyard was set up to commemorate the jubilee of Victoria, 1897. |
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| personal | ||
| person:- | : Ritson, Wil |
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| place:- | burial place | |
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