St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill
| St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill | |
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 St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill, from the southeast | |
  St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill Location in Cumbria | |
| Coordinates: 54°16′39″N 2°22′34″W / 54.27757°N 2.37621°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 756,869 |
| Location | Cowgill, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St John the Evangelist, Cowgill |
| History | |
| Founded | 30 June 1837 |
| Dedication | Saint John the Evangelist |
| Consecrated | 31 October 1838 |
| Associated people | Adam Sedgwick |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 14 June 1984 |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1838 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Dent with Cowgill |
| Deanery | Kendal |
| Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness |
| Diocese | Diocese of Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Peter John Boyles |
St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Cowgill, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the Diocese of Carlisle. It normally holds two services a month on the first (9am) and third (2.30pm) Sundays. Its benefice has been united with that of St Andrew, Dent.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The church was built in 1837–38, and has previously been known as Kirkthwaite Chapel, and Cowgill Chapel.[2] It was designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. Its design is similar to that of Holy Trinity Church, Howgill, which dates from the same period. The foundation stone was laid on 30 June 1837 by Adam Sedgwick, Professor of Geology at Cambridge University. The church was consecrated on 31 October 1838 by the Bishop of Ripon.[3] It provided seating for 250 people.[4] The Church of England Commissioners moved the parish into the care of the Diocese of Carlisle in 2012.
Architecture
St John's is constructed in coursed sandstone rubble with slate roofs. Its architectural style is Early English. The plan consists of a six-bay nave, a single-bay chancel with a vestry to the north, a south porch, and a bellcote at the west end. Each bay contains a lancet window, and the bays are separated by buttresses. On the south side of the church is a wooden gabled porch. The bellcote has wooden louvres, and a steep pyramidal roof surmounted by a weathervane. At the gabled west end of the church is a central buttress flanked by lancets, above which is an oculus. The east window is a stepped triple-lancet. Inside the church are wall memorials to members of the Elam family and others.[2] The single-manual organ was built by T. Hopkins and Son.[5]
External features
The wrought iron gates and the sandstone gate piers to the churchyard, dating probably from 1838, are also listed at Grade II.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ Cowgill: St John the Evangelist, Cowgill, Church of England, retrieved 25 July 2011
- 1 2 3 Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Dent (1383834)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ↑ Hughes, John M. (2010), Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster, John M. Hughes, p. 133
- ↑ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin (publication-place = Swindon ed.), English Heritage, p. 210, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ↑ Yorkshire, West Riding (Cumbria), Cowgill, St. John the Evangelist (D01801), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 25 July 2011
- ↑ Historic England, "Gates and gate piers to churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist, Dent (1383835)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2012