Description

NY 24 SE WESTWARD Westward

7/216 Church of St Hilda

II

Parish Church. 1785-6 on a C16 site. Coursed hammer-dressed red sandstone with
flush quoins on projecting plinth, probably that of the original church.
Graduated greenslate roof. 3-bay preaching box with west porch under square
bellcote/tower with pyramidal spire. C19 tracery-panelled double door in
recessed pointed arch, continuing up to form bellcote with louvred vents.
3-light windows with level pointed heads throughout. Interior has late C19
furnishings and fittings, including a panelled ceiling and a screen to provide a
western vestibule, both enriched with bubble-leaf ornament. Stained glass in
east and south window, 1890. West wall has brass plaque to Richard Barwis of
Islekirk Hall, 1648. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &
Archaeological Society, new series, lxxxiii, ppl5l-6.

Listing NGR: NY2731944891

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451836

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide