Harrington: St Mary

Name:
Harrington: St Mary
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
607355
Diocese:
Carlisle
Archdeaconry:
West cumberland
Parish:
Harrington

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:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 607355 Harrington St Mary
Caption:
Exterior image of 607355 Harrington St Mary
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Mary church Harrington taken 9 September 2012
Year / Date:
2012
Copyright:
Ian S
Originator:
Ian S

Summary Description

A late C19th church on a mediaeval site. The most dominant feature of the church is the tower, built in 1905-7 with castellated projecting parapet and stone water spouts. The present church built in 1885 appears to incorporate a small amount of stonework from an earlier building at the north west corner of the nave and below cill level to the north side of the nave. Some quoin stones from an earlier structure appear to have been re-used. A C12th arch has been re-used in the base of the tower. The church is characterised by use of mauve rock faced sandstone ashlars, red sandstone window and door surrounds and buff coloured rock faced quoins with draughted margins to the corners. Unusually the church has north and south aisle at the east end only with no architectural separation between nave and chancel. The roof trusses and rafters are exposed for the full length of the church. The trusses are ‘A’ frames with queen posts and hammer head beams, more decorative than functional and with posts supported on stone corbels. At the west end there is a modern glazed screen and organ gallery of no great architectural quality that defines an entrance lobby but contributes little to the aesthetic experience. There is an early mediaeval octagonal font with a later incised date 1634. Two mediaeval grave slabs have been incorporated in the north wall and there is a fragment of a C10th cross.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
https://www.stmarys-harrington-and-holyspirit-distington.co

Sources and Further Information

Ian S (2012) Exterior image of 607355 Harrington St Mary [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 607355 Harrington St Mary
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 02043 & 02044 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 6
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12277/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~96130~114823 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 04669

Coverage - 1853-1855

Created by TEULON, Samuel Sanders: b. 1812 - d. 1873 of London

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell