Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1837
Dove Bell ID: 56026 Tower ID: 21246 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Kendal: St Thomas
Overview
Grid reference: SD 513 931
The illuminated cross high on the tower is probably the most familiar point of reference, but the towers convenience for high level advertising sums up the issues: history as background to more contemporary means. In response to a difficult site, the altar unusually is to the west; only essential parking is provided off a busy road. The Parish Centre extensions (c.1980-95) enwrap its host so people now enter and congregate in spaces from a different era; the Victorian building is present, but its characteristics seem irrelevant to the experience even ignored or a hindrance. Under the gallery, an arcade of original slender columns has become inconsequential behind a glazed partition that encloses a purely functional lobby. The nave surprisingly is still very much rank-and-file pews ironically, it is their regime and not the contemporary west window that seems alien as the context for modern worship. The design is boldly graphic in technique, cartoon-like in its immediacy; the dice must be quite unusual in this medium. On glass or around the building, everywhere, space is animated as the resource of active church worship and fellowship. This Victorian church building as a formal expression of worship no longer seems to be expressing the free spirit of this church as a body of people with vision.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 887 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
To come
Exterior Description
To come
Building Materials
Limestone
19th Century
Great Scar Limestone
Slate
19th Century
Slate
Interior
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SD 513 931
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.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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.
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.
Further information
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