St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Bride, Kirkbride, and St John the Evangelist, Newton Arlosh.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
| St Michael's Church | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church from the southwest | |
| 54°57′09″N 3°12′49″W / 54.9524°N 3.2135°W | |
| OS grid reference | NY 224,627 |
| Location | Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Michael, Bowness-on-Solway |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Michael |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 11 April 1967 |
| Architect(s) | Paley, Austin and Paley (north transept) |
| Style | Norman, English Gothic architecture, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 12th century |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 1891 |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Archdeaconry | Carlisle |
| Deanery | Carlisle |
| Parish | Bowness |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Peter Blackett |
History
editThe church dates from the 12th century, with a restoration in the 18th century.[2] A north transept was added in 1891 by the Lancaster architects Paley, Austin and Paley.[3]
Architecture
editExterior
editSt Michael's is constructed in red and calciferous sandstone, taken from the nearby Hadrian's Wall, with a green slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a south porch, a north transept, and a single-bay chancel with a north vestry.[2] At the west end of the church is a double bellcote, standing on a large buttress; it has arched openings and is surmounted by an oblong pyramidal roof. There are doorways on the north and south sides of the church, both of which are Norman. Both are damaged and have one order of columns. There is also one Norman window on the north side of the chancel; the other windows are Victorian.[4] Most of these are lancet windows, other than the three-light windows in the east and south walls of the chancel.[2]
Interior
editThe font is Norman, and stands on a shaft dating from 1848.[2] The stained glass in the east window dates from 1891, and is by Daniel Bell. The rest of the glass is from the 20th century. In the north transept are windows by Clayton and Bell dated 1900, and by Powells, dated 1918. On the west side of the church are two windows by Millican, Baguley and Atkinson of Newcastle, dated 1954. On the south side is a window by A. E. Buss, dated 1957, depicting the Good Samaritan, and windows by R. R. Nichol, dated 1990, showing Christ with young people, and Alex Haynes, dated 1999, depicting Saint Michael.
See also
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References
edit- ^ St Michael, Bowness-on-Solway, Church of England, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Bowness (1137007)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ Price, James (1998), Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, p. 90, ISBN 1-86220-054-8
- ^ Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 162–163, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1