Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	St Mark's Church
	other name:-	Natland Church
	locality:-	Natland
	parish	Natland parish, once in Westmorland
	county:-	Cumbria
		church
	coordinates:-	SD52108918
	10Km square:-	SD58
	References	: 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5
	1Km square	SD5289
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- 12.9.2005
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- 26.4.2009
	old map:-	Nurse 1918
		Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, now Cumbria, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1918 and 2nd edn 1939.
		NATLAND
	site name:-	Kendal Rural Deanery
	site name:-	Archdeaconry of Westmorland
	site name:-	Diocese of Carlisle
	date:-	1939
	period:-	1930s
	old map:-	Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
		Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
		church
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1770
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		CHURCH OF ST MARK / / / NATLAND / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 76455 / SD5210789200
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Parish Church 1909-1910. By Paley and Austin. Roughly coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; graduated greenslate roof; stone ridge. Late Decorated/early Perpendicular style. West Tower, nave with aisles, chancel, vestry to North, porch to South. 3-stage tower has plinth, diagonal buttresses, string course to each stage, battlemented parapet. Battlemented stair turret rises above roof of tower at North East corner. Battlemented porch has 2-centred opening with hood mould and labels with plain shields. 3-light traceried windows in pointed surrounds. Interior: 4-bay nave, 3-bay chancel. Massive circular columns to tower and crossing. Piers to aisle arcades alternately round with capitals decorated with leaves or octagonal with capitals decorated with rosettes. East window designed by Gerald E.R. Smith and carried out by A.K. Nicholson, stained glass studios, inscribed: To the GLORY OF GOD in proud and grateful memory of all those who flew up in our defence between 1939 and 1945 and especially of Sub-Lieutenant (A) ERNEST MARK CECIL MAPLES RVVR May 25th 1944 aged 19 years. 5-light window design based on Benedictus: words from the 1st and 2nd verses of the canticle inscribed across base. Outer lights: Isaiah, St Alban and St Peter to left; St John the Baptist, St Augustine, St Mark to right. Inner lights: Annunciation to left, Nativity to right. Central light: The Lord reigning from the tree of life with David and Abraham below. In the base of the windows groups of figures led by St George with the rising sun of hope behind represent all those who served in the war including service personnel and civilians such as farmers and nurses and forms an important social record.
	placename:-	Church of St Mark
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building
	coordinates:-	SD52108920
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
		photographs
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- Stained glass, commemorating Rena Blight d.2009. -- 15.8.2012
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- Stained glass, commemorating George E H Keesey d.1916 and Johj H Keesey d.1944. -- 15.8.2012
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- Stained glass, detail, The Somme 1816.. -- 15.8.2012
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- Stained glass, detail, Arnhem 1944. -- 15.8.2012
	incumbents:-	Head, Thomas 1735 Wade, William 1738 Godmond, James 1741 Towson, William 1747 Kendal, George 1777 Briggs, Thomas 1804 Thornbarrow, Thomas 1818 Corry, John 1818 Mackreth, Thomas 1819 Fawcett, Joseph 1825 Fisher, Ralph W 1828 Sampson, John 1830 Salmon, Frederick T 1861 Bowman, Isaac 1863 Inglis, James 1865 Bannerman, Edward 1866 Duncan, James I 1871 Whitaker, Charles 1875 Kewley, William 1897 Miller, Edward J 1907
		photographs
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- Organ. -- 12.9.2005
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- Mothers Union banner -- 15.8.2012
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- 'DONATION FOR BREAD 1842 JOHN CREIGHTON OF NATLAND left nineteen guineas, the interest thereof to be given in bread, to poor householders attending divine service in this church.' -- 12.9.2005
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- 'THE INCORPORATED / CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY / GRANTED 100, A.D. 1822 & 70, / A.D. 1908 TOWARDS REBUILDING / THIS CHURCH, UPON CONDITION / THAT ALL THE SITTINGS ARE / FOR THE FREE USE OF THE / PARISHIONERS ACCORDING TO LAW.' -- 15.8.2012
		St Mark's Church -- Natland -- Natland -- Cumbria / -- 15.8.2012
		war memorial, Natland
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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