Weight: 697 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1880
Dove Bell ID: 60947 Tower ID: 23996 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Tebay: St James
Diocese of Carlisle
Church, 607030
http://www.hwparishes.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: NY 616 44
A most noteworthy church that reflects its key role in the railway village of Tebay. The coming of the railway in the mid-C19 saw the village grow and with it the expansion of its facilities. The church, designed by C.J.Ferguson in 1880, was built through money raised by the railway company and its workers. The Shap granite rock-faced building is cut into a slope with its walls chamfered at the bottom to give the appearance of spread and solidity. Ferguson designed the church as a single space with the internal walls and arches faced in brick; the crimson and cream colours possibly being the same as the livery of the railway company. This has produced a polychromatic delight that has the aesthetics of railway station interior, an impression that is reinforced by the appearance of the pews that replicate platform benches. Fine stained glass and a polished granite pulpit and cylindrical font add to the quality of the interior. The ceiling is the open scissor beam timber roof that comprises a multitude of cranked rafters that creates an intense pattern. The church has a western apse that houses the baptistery. This sits over the sacristy that is built into the slope and approached by a downward spiral staircase leading from the porch. The relationship of the circular sacristy, which has a meeting table wrapped around a central support column, with the remainder of the church must be extremely rare. A quirky cylindrical bell turret surmounted by conical slate roof completes the building.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 200 m²
Exterior Description
Grade II LIsted- West gates to churchyard
Building Materials
Shap Granite
19th Century
Shap Granite
Slate
19th Century
Slate
Interior
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: NY 616 44
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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