Description

CARLISLE

NY4055 WARWICK ROAD
671-1/11/302 (South side)
Church of Our Lady and St Joseph

GV II

Roman Catholic church. 1891-3 by Dunn, Hansom and Dunn of
Newcastle. Red sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth, with
stepped buttresses, string courses and eaves cornice.
Graduated greenslate roofs with coped gables and cross
finials; decorative ridge tiles.
West 3-storey tower; 8-bay nave/chancel under common roof,
with aisles and contemporary south porch; in Perpendicular
style.
Tower has west double doors in pointed arch within a cusped
and pedimented porch with Statue of Our Lady; left angle
turret projects and rises above battlemented parapet; small 2-
and 3-light traceried window; belfry has pierced quatrefoil
panels with cusped heads under flat arches. Aisles have
traceried 3-light cusped-headed windows under flat arches; the
north aisle has broad and narrow interval buttresses. 2-light
cusped-headed clerestory windows under flat arches. East
window of flowing tracery is based on the Bishop's Eye at
Lincoln.
INTERIOR: screened baptistry with organ gallery projecting
from the tower arch above. 7-bay aisles have grouped and
octagonal columns under pointed moulded arches. Open timber
vaulted roof with carved angel corbels. Open late C19 pine
benches. Late C19 and early C20 unsigned figurative stained
glass in some windows. Chancel has carved wooden figure in
elaborately figured carved surround under canopy, against east
wall.
HISTORY: An earlier design for a church on this site by the
same architects, dated 1877, was published (see Carlisle
Library Collection). Plans for the church are in Cumbria
County Record Office, Ca/E1/339 and Ca/E4/2432. The foundation
stone was laid on 18 May 1891, on land belonging to the Duke
of Devonshire. It cost »10,000 and opened in 1893.
The Presbytery of red brick adjoining the church is of the
same date and architect (not included).

Listing NGR: NY4064655850

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Our Lady and St Joseph's Church at Wikipedia
• Our Lady and St Joseph's Church official website
• Wikidata Q22087190

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