Old Cumbria Gazetteer - St Mungo, Dearham

St Mungo, Dearham

St Mungo's Church

Dearham Church

locality:-

Dearham

civil parish:-

Dearham (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

church

locality type:-

runic inscription

locality type:-

cross

coordinates:-

NY07243640

1Km square:-

NY0736

10Km square:-

NY03

references:-

: 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

BOU22.jpg (taken 14.3.2008)
photograph

BQH77.jpg (taken 27.3.2009)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 45 6)

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.
"Church (Vicarage) / Grave Yard / Cross"

evidence:-

old text:- Gents Mag
item:- inscription; stained glass

source data:-

Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.

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Gentleman's Magazine 1751 p.254
"... ..."
"To GEORGE SMITH, Esq;"
"SIR,"
"HAving been long absent on a journey, it was not in my power, till now, to give you my sentiments on the inscription you are pleased to propose in a late Magazine."
"I lay it down as a rule, that there is no stroke in these short abbreviated inscriptions, which is not of significance, consequently we must in the first place resolve the ligatures; which being done, I take the letters to be,"

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"There is an appearance of the Saxon character, particularly in the [G], but as it is well known that letters of that form were in use in the north as late as 1361, (See Mr Drake's Eboracum p.497.) this will be no objection to my referring the inscription to the second century, as you will see I shall do in the sequel; and much less, since you may observe a strong inclination to the more modern form in the [reverse D] and [G] the third and fifth letters."
"'Tis uncertain whether I shall give you that satisfaction you seem to expect from me, in the interpretation I am now going to offer of this imperfect legend; but 'tis much at your service, such as it is, with an entire submission to your better judgment, and the voice of the learned."
"The glazing and painting of windows in our churches being formerly a work attended with great costs and charges, nothing was more common than for benefactions to the fabric of churches and chapels to run in that course. I could multiply examples of this sort, but shall content myself with two authorities, one relating to the south, and the other to the north part of the kingdom. See Somner's Antiq. of Canterb. appendix p.69. Drake's Eboracum p.339, 340, 529. Wherefore observing this epigraph to be in a church window, I conceive the 4 first letters to be the last syllable of the Latin word fenestras, and the inscription to be imperfect at the beginning. If this be so, and the inscription be in the church, and not in the chancel, (which in my opinion would vary the case extremely) I explain it thus;"
"Has fenestras T RAS Galfridus G V D N L reparavit Anno Domini MCL°"
"In English, Geofry Goding repair'd these windows in the year 1150."
"Two or three particulars in this interpretation you will expect I should account for, which I thus briefly attempt."
"GVD"
Paul Gemsege is Samuel Pegge 1704-96.

evidence:-

old text:- Gents Mag 1751

source data:-

Map of the Black Lead Mines in Cumberland, and area, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by George Smith, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1751.

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Gentleman's Magazine 1751 p.255 "GVDNL. 'Tis an usual practice in inscriptions to drop the vowel that should precede a mute; see Sir Andrew Fountaine's Tables of the Anglo-Saxon Coins, and Dr Hick's Thesaurus, Eadmund xvii. 25. AEthelstan ii. AEthelred ii. 3. Eadward iii. 21. inc or ing is a vulgar termination in our English names; see the same author Cnut ix. Aethelred viii. and you have an authority for the C being unfinish'd in one transverse stroke at top, Eadmund xviii. insomuch that this is no other than the common name of Goding, or Gooding, so frequent in the north."
"R. There is a dot or point between the legs of this letter, that seems to denote the abbreviation."
"A. The stroke at the head of this letter shews the abbreviation plainly."
"[triangle]. This is a very arbitrary mark; how it should stand for M, I cannot imagine, and yet it can be nothing else in this case."
"[square]. This form of an O you will find in Sir Andrew Fountaine's alphabet, and others of a sharp lozenge figure both in him and Bouterovius. It is plac'd in your type at the top of the L very apositely, to express the last letter of the word quinquagesimo, which in a numeral would stand in that manner, thus L°.Yours, &c. PAUL GEMSEGE."
"June 8, 1751."

evidence:-

old text:- Gents Mag

source data:-

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Gentleman's Magazine 1751 p.112 "..."
"An INSCRIPTION in Deerham Church window, near Workington in Cumberland, Communicated by the Vicar to G. S. Esq; who desires Mr GEMSEGE, from his great Knowledge in the Lapidary Stile, or any Gentleman of that Taste, to give the Publick their Opinion about it."

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"..."

evidence:-

old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
item:- stained glass

source data:-

Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.

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Page 185:- "..."
"The church of Dereham was given by Alice de Romely, widow, to Giseburn abbey. In one of the windows is an inscription, communicated by Mr. G. Smith to the Gentleman's Magazine, XXI. 112, where it was explained by Mr. Pegge, 255, to mean Has fenestras Galfridus Gudng reparavit Anno Domini MCL."

evidence:-

old map:- Nurse 1918

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.

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"DEARHAM"
item:- JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page

stained glass

evidence:-

database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:- Church of St Mungo

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST MUNGO / / CHURCH STREET / DEARHAM / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / I / 72229 / NY0724736396"

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish Church. Late C12 with C13 additions and north aisle 1882 by C.J. Ferguson. Mixed St Bees and red hammer-dressed sandstone. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and cross finials. Square west 3-storey tower may have been fortified; 3-bay nave with 6-bay aisle and south porch; 2-bay chancel. Tower has 2-light west window and 2-light bell openings, but all other windows are small. Nave has C19 2-light south windows. Porch has pointed arch under trefoil niche; south door is C12 with carved capitals and round-moulded arch. Various medieval grave slab fragments built into east wall of porch. Aisle has 2- and 3-light C19 windows. Chancel has priest's doorway and 2 original south windows; small original east window. Interior of tower base is tunnel-vaulted with segmental arch opening into nave. 4-bay aisle of pointed arches on hexagonal columns. C12 font appears to have been a cushion capital, carved with dragons and symmetrical designs in scrolled panels. Medieval grave slabs, 3 built into the aisle wall, and a free-standing Celtic wheel-head cross. North wall of chancel has the internal remains of an original window. Roof, furnishings and fittings all 1882. C19 stained glass in east window only."

evidence:-

old print:- Calverley 1899
item:- gravestone; Adam Grave Slab; runes; cross; Kenneth Cross; font

source data:-

In the church:-

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Engraving by M Petersen.

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Tracing by W G Collingwood.
Entrance to churchyard:-

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Lithograph by W S Calverley.
On a window cill in the church,
The Kenneth Cross:-

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Engraving by M Petersen.

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Sketch by W G Collingwood.
Font:-

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Sketch by W G Collingwood.
item:- JandMN : 190
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evidence:-

old drawing:-
item:- font

source data:-

Drawing, Dearham Font, St Mungo's Church, Dearham, Cumberland, by William Gershom Collingwood, about 1899.

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Sketch of the front and reverse of font; carved decoration of interlaced knot on upper sketch. A winged dragon like creature with elongated tongue on lower sketch. The font dates from 11th century?
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.131.
inscribed at centre:- "Dearham Font."
dated at bottom right:- "W.G.C."
item:- Tullie House Museum : 1902.18.30
Image © Tullie House Museum

cross slab gravestones

incumbents:-

Gilcrouce, John de	1354 -
Derham, John de	1354 -
Hayton, William de, Sir	1365 -
Udall, Robert, Sir	1535 -
Dykes, Edward, Sir	1578 -
Bowman, John, Sir	1600 -
Hurd, Michael
Harrison, William	1623 -
Sleddale, Musgrave	1662 -
Murthwaite, Richard	1686 -
Murthwaite, Peter	1701 -
Ritson, Joseph	1736 -
Sharpe, Anthony	1737 -
Dalzell, A	1794 -
Whitelock, John	1815 -
Swinburn, John	1834 -
Overend, Henry	1836 -
Currie, James	1839 -
Calverley, William Slater	1877 -
Melrose, Thomas W	1885 -
Sugden, Edward Hugh	1899 -

scratch dial

notes:-

Described in:-

Butler, Lawrence (ed): 2011: Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne for Cumbria, 1833-1872: CWAAS:: ISBN 978 1 873124 52 9

Extracted from the original notes made by Sir Stephen, now in Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, Flintshire, contact through Flintshire Record Office

BQH69.jpg Norman door, about 1130?
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH70.jpg Norman door, detail.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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CHA69.jpg Norman door, detail.
(taken 22.2.2018)
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CCS71.jpg Mothers Union banner.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH75.jpg Font.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH76.jpg Font.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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CCS73.jpg Font.
(taken 30.3.2015)
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CCS74.jpg Font.
(taken 30.3.2015)
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BQH86.jpg Organ, by C H Walker,
(taken 27.3.2009)
photograph

BQH88.jpg Organ, by C H Walker, London.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH87.jpg Organ, maker's plate:-
"C. H. WALKER, / ORGAN BUILDER / 25, MANCHERSTER STREET / MANCHESTER SQUARE / LONDON" (taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH78.jpg Coat of arms, Christian Famly of Ewanrigg Hall.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH79.jpg The Kenneth Cross; telling the story of St Kenet or Kenedus.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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CCS79.jpg The Adam Stone; perhaps representing the Fall and Redemption.
(taken 30.3.2015)
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BQH80.jpg The Adam Stone.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BQH81.jpg Viking Cross.
(taken 27.3.2009)
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BOU23.jpg A sad memorial:-
"Also - this Tablet is DEDICATED to the Memory of / Henry the Son of William & Sarah Parsable, who was / Unfortunately Drowned in the River at Row Beck, on the / 3rd. of August 1830, Aged 9 Years and 6 Months / ..." (taken 14.3.2008)
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CCS72.jpg Quern.
(taken 30.3.2015)

CCS77.jpg (taken 30.3.2015)
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CCS78.jpg (taken 30.3.2015)

notes:-

There was probably some sort of church here in Anglo Saxon and Viking times. The earliest part of the present building is norman doorway and a norman arch in the north wall of the chancel, possibly dating from 1130. A small chancel was added a little later, and this extended a little later again. The tower probably dates to the early 14th century. There was probably repair after Bishop Nicholson's visitation, 1703; repairs were made about 1815; and again, dealing with subsidence, 1847-49; there was more restoration in 1882-83, when a vestry was added.

Kelly, Joseph Steele: : Short History of Dearham Church: (in a church leaflet)

notes:-

Cumbrian Sundials database, R Sylvester, 29.5.2008 records a scratch dial:-

"Dearham / Church. Upper left of priest's door jamb / No rays. Drill holes"

observation:-

We couldn't see any dial; 27.3.2009.

notes:-

The church tower may have been a 14th century pele tower.

Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustrations

dedication

person:-

: St Mungo

place:-

Dearham / Carlisle Diocese

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