Churches which still retain west gallery
features or connections |
Bolton, dedication not
known |
West gallery shown
in picture in AM |
Brougham, St Ninian, Ninekirks
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This remote church is known locally
as 'Ninekirks', and stands in glorious isolation surrounded by trees in the
middle of a field in a lonely Dale and beside the River Eamont. It is three
miles from the Vicarage.
Originally a Saxon church, it was taken over by
the Normans who altered it to suit them. Lady Anne Clifford took it over in
1660, and rebuilt it - it remains today almost as she left it, a plain
white-washed little church with oak box- and canopied-pews, a pulpit with
sounding-board, oak seats with carved arm-rests, and screens. It is believed
there also may be a west gallery . . . Over the altar are her initials, she
being from the nearby Brougham Castle, and the most memorable of her
family.
NB - if visiting this church, be sure to visit also St Wilfrid's
Church in Brougham, the contrast between the two has to be seen to be
described. It is well worth a visit. - EMLM. |
Ravenstonedale, St Oswald |
NY 722043
Originally the site of a much older
building, fragments of this were incorporated into the new church of 1738-44.
There is a three-decker pulpit and the congregation face each other collegiate
style. |
Troutbeck,
Jesus Church |
NY365271. Old church, built by at least 1506,
demolished and rebuilt 1736 reusing
many of the original oak roof beams. Its
beautiful east window was designed by Edward Burne Jones, Ford
Maddox Brown and William Morris. The churchyard lies in a
perfect valley setting, overlooked by ancient yew trees.
Peaceful, light and colourful, the church is open for quiet
viewing throughout the year. Original
(1736) west gallery.
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Churches which are known to have had west
gallery features or connections |
Appleby, St Lawrence |
This is a large Early English and perpendicular
style church, restored in 1655 by Lady Anne Clifford, who in fact is buried
here, together with her mother. The organ was given by Dean Smith of Carlisle
Cathedral in 1683.
The organ was set up on a classical singers' gallery
in 1722, since removed. Parts of the organ casing survive from 1542-7, some has
been reused on corporation pews. |
Kirkby Lonsdale,
Dedication
unknown |
Had organ in west gallery until 1866. |
Witherslack, St Paul |
Church built 1644 and restored in 1873. The canopied
pulpit was once a three-decker. |
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