Nominal: 1900 Hz Weight: 187 lbs Diameter: 19.63" Bell 1 of 2
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1870
Dove Bell ID: 56348 Tower ID: 21434 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Lamplugh: St Michael
Overview
Grid reference: NY 88 207
St. Michael’s and its churchyard is in a rural setting, bounded by fields. It is located on a low rise at the northern end of a long narrow Parish. To the east, on the opposite side of the road which borders the southern and eastern churchyard walls, are Lake District fells providing a dramatic setting to the church. To the north, the distant coastal mountains of Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) are often visible. The road is part of the ‘Coast to Coast’ route (‘C2C’) much used by cyclists and tourists in general. A church (or chapel) has existed on the site since c. 1150. Of the two bells one has been dated to the third quarter of the 15th century, probably made by famous bell founders in York and is on the national list of preserved bells. The other dates from 1870 and was cast by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough. The 1870 bell was repaired and rehung in 2018 and the mediaeval bell was repaired at the Loughborough Bell Foundry and rehung in 2020. The famous Victorian architect William Butterfield (responsible, inter alia, for chapels at Rugby School, and at Keble and Balliol Colleges, Oxford, for churches, [for example], All Saints’, London, as well as cathedrals in Perth and Melbourne) was commissioned to design the present church (the only Butterfield church in Cumberland) which was re-dedicated and opened in 1870. Some mediaeval features were retained: a doorway in the north chancel wall (now blocked, though de-lineated externally by an 18th century monument), the re-modelled chancel and vestry (the latter with an original cusped window and door) and three gargoyles relocated to the external east wall. Pevsner claims that the Perpendicular style adopted by Butterfield is unusual for the date and must have reflected the earlier building. The walls are of sandstone with ashlar details; the roof is of slate. The stained glass is particularly fine. Two of the windows are by Charles Eamer Kempe (1891 and 1901) identified by the wheatsheaf trademark and two, subsequent to the death of Kempe, are from the Kempe –Tower workshop: ‘Kempe & Co. Ltd.’ (a director being C.E.Kempe’s cousin, Walter Tower) dated to 1910 and 1911 and identified by the crenellated tower placed within a wheatsheaf. Kempe's work can be found in twenty seven British cathedrals. Of the other four stained glass windows, one, dated 1903, is by Heaton Butler and Bayne of London and the other three are attributed to the London firm of Clayton and Bell (where C.E.Kempe originally studied. An Honours Board, which commemorates all those from the Parish who served in WWI, having been researched by the Lamplugh and District Heritage Society was erected by the Society in November 2018.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 248 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Earlier chapel/churches and burials
Exterior Description
War memorial, immediately to the west of the church, unveiled and consecrated in June 1921; inscribed with 30 names from WWI and 4 names from WWII.
One WWI grave: J.E.Sewell, aged 19, (12.6.1918), and one WWII grave: J.Benn, aged 22, (4.11.1943).
Interior
Bells
Nominal: 1636 Hz Weight: 159 lbs Diameter: 19.63" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by Unidentified (inscribed)
Dove Bell ID: 56349 Tower ID: 21434 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: NY 88 207
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
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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