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| St Michael, Torpenhow | ||
| St Michael and All Angels Church | ||
| Torpenhow Church | ||
| locality:- | Torpenhow | |
| civil parish:- | Blennerhasset and Torpenhow (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | church | |
| coordinates:- | NY20593980 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2039 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY23 | |
| references:- | : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5 |
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 BMS26.jpg (taken 29.9.2006)  BMS27.jpg (taken 29.9.2006) |
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| The church dates from about 1120. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 15) placename:- St Michael's Church |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "St. Michael's Church (Vicarage) / Grave yard" |
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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. NUR1NY13.jpg "TORPENHOW" item:- JandMN : 27 Image © see bottom of page |
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 CBV34.jpg Bell. (taken 10.10.2014) |
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 stained glass |
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| kneelers |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Church of St Michael |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL / / / BLENNERHASSET AND TORPENHOW / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / I / 72321 / NY2057839804" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Parish Church. Early C12 with mid C12 and C13 extensions, C15 and C17 alterations; restorations of 1882 and 1913. Roughly-coursed mixed sandstone on chamfered plinth under graduated greenslate roof with coped gables. 3-bay nave with aisles, north transept, open west bellcote and south porch; lower 3-bay chancel. 1882 gabled porch has blocked south door with present door in Tudor-style surround to side. Blocked west doorway with 2-light C15 window above. South aisle has hollow-chamfered 2-light windows, that in east wall having round head under hoodmould. Battlemented parapet. North aisle has blocked flat-headed doorway and late C19 2-light window. 3-light tracery window in north transept. Chancel has narrow round-headed Norman windows in north wall and similar blocked windows in east and south walls, with replacing lancet in south wall and intersecting-traceried 3-light east window. Interior of nave has round-column arcade under round arches with Norman carved responds. Norman south doorway has columned surround with carved capitals under zigzag and rope arch, over which is a sundial dated 1871. Small medieval graveslab in porch, others used as lintel for west window and 2 in the blocking of the west door flanking a C17 inscribed stone T.T. A.T. Carved Norman font on later stem. C17 painted panelled-wood ceiling was given by Thomas Addison in 1689 and is thought to have come from the hall of one of the Livery Companies in London. Norman chancel arch of 2 orders of zigzags on columns with carved capitals. Open timber roof in north transept has date 1614 and initials. 1966 vestry screen. South aisle wall plaque to Reverend Thomas Nicholson, former vicar of the parish, 1735. Chancel has C19 or C20 panelled ceiling. Tomb recess in south wall probably contained medieval effigy now in south aisle. Aumbry in east wall and piscina with sun motif. Panelled choir stalls 1882; all other furnishings and fittings are C20." |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Calverley 1899 item:- font |
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| source data:- | Font:- click to enlargeCV1143.jpg Sketch by W G Collingwood. item:- JandMN : 190 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old painting:- item:- font |
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| source data:- | Painting, watercolour, Torpenhow Font, at St Michael and All Angels Church, Torpenhow,
Cumberland, by William Gershom Collingwood, 1899. click to enlargePR0843.jpg Study of a font with carved decoration of interwoven arches above interlacing bands within which are set trefoiled twigs; the stem bears heraldic devices. The font is Norman. Drawn to illustrate Notes on the Early Sculptured Crosses, Shrines and Monuments in the Present Diocese of Carlisle, by Rev William Slater Calverley, published by T Wilson, Kendal 1899; opposite p.271. initialled & inscribed &dated at bottom left:- "WGC Torpenhow 30.6.99" inscribed at top centre:- "Torpenhow Font." item:- Tullie House Museum : 1902.18.29 Image © Tullie House Museum |
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| cross slabs |
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| sundial |
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 BMS28.jpg Panel of the painted ceiling in the nave, done at the charge of Thomas Addison, in 1689. (taken 29.9.2006)  BMS29.jpg Organ. (taken 29.9.2006)  BMS30.jpg Organ pipes. (taken 29.9.2006)  CBV10.jpg Font. (taken 10.10.2014)  CBV08.jpg Effigy, in porch. (taken 10.10.2014) |
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 CBV07.jpg South door. (taken 10.10.2014)  CBV09.jpg South door. (taken 10.10.2014)  CBV17.jpg (taken 10.10.2014)  CBV23.jpg (taken 10.10.2014)  CBV27.jpg Chancel arch. (taken 10.10.2014)  CBV28.jpg (taken 10.10.2014)  BMS31.jpg Capital on the north side of the chancel arch; dark red sandstone, north is the side of darkness. (taken 29.9.2006)  BMS32.jpg Capital on the south side of the chancel arch; light coloured sandstone, south is the side of lightness. (taken 29.9.2006)  CBV26.jpg Re-used roman stone? (taken 10.10.2014) |
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| MN photo:- |
The ceiling in the nave is rumoured to have come from a guild house in London. |
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 CBV29.jpg Painting by N L Gem, before 1880. (taken 10.10.2014) |
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| dedication | ||
| person:- | : St Michael |
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| person:- | : All Angels |
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| place:- | Torpenhow / Carlisle Diocese | |
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