Martindale: Old Church

Name:
Martindale: Old Church
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
607375
Diocese:
Carlisle
Archdeaconry:
Carlisle
Parish:
Martindale

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 in the following National Park: Lake District 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:
Post Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 607375 Old Church, Martindale
Caption:
Exterior image of 607375 Old Church, Martindale
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of Old Church, Martindale.
Year / Date:
2014, August 17
Copyright:
Rude Health
Originator:
Rude Health

Summary Description

The present church is believed to date from the late C16th although there has been a church on this site back to at least 1220. The presence of a very ancient yew tree within the churchyard suggests the possibility of the site having religious significance before the Christian era. The church is of simple plan form comprising a single rectangular space and an entrance porch at the west end. Very thick rubble stone walls with simple rectangular timber framed openings support a C19th roof of exposed timber trusses and exposed rafters. The C19th roof replaces an earlier roof was destroyed in a storm of 1882. There is a single small stone bellcote above the west gable. Furnishings are extremely simple with box seating lining the walls. There is a reading desk of 1634 and an altar table of 1674.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
https://ullswater-churches.org.uk

Sources and Further Information

Rude Health (2014, August 17) Exterior image of 607375 Old Church, Martindale [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 607375 Old Church, Martindale
Marathon (2018, August 24) Interior image of 607375 Old Church, Martindale [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 607375 Old Church, Martindale
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12332/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell