Cumwhitton: St Mary the Virgin

Name:
Cumwhitton: St Mary the Virgin
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
607047
Diocese:
Carlisle
Archdeaconry:
Carlisle
Parish:
Cumwhitton

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 607047 Cumwhitton St Mary the Virgin
Caption:
Exterior image of 607047 Cumwhitton St Mary the Virgin
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Mary the Virgin church Cumwhitton taken 7 February 2006
Year / Date:
2006
Copyright:
Andrew Smith
Originator:
Andrew Smith

Summary Description

The church reflects the passage of time through the incorporation of historic styles from Norman to L.C.Evetts Post-War stained glass. Visually, the church interior is held together by the robust Norman piers and arches that support the north aisle. Possible evidence of earlier buildings can be seen in the re-use of a probable Saxon double splayed window in the aisle. The position of the church notched into the summit of the circular mound at the centre of the village where both Christian and pre-Christian activities occurred supports this supposition. Norman zigzag arbitrarily decorates the south wall by a fenestrated blocked-up door together with other early carved stone that was probably added when the windows were changed in the early nineteenth century. The chancel was added and the Early English style tower built at this time in a restrained way without Gothic flourishes. Substantial sections of medieval walls survive to support later changes and additions. The combination of slate and sandstone roof is attractive as is the delicate and unusual suppressed tracery on the Georgian semi-circular fanlight over the west door. Other points of interest are the hearse house, restoration font, reformation wall sundial and the substantially intact eleventh century head of a Maltese Cross.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

Andrew Smith (2006) Exterior image of 607047 Cumwhitton St Mary the Virgin [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 607047 Cumwhitton St Mary the Virgin
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12242/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell