St Andrew, Penrith
St Andrew, Penrith
St Andrew in St Andrew’s Churchyard, Penrith, is a Grade I parish church with a twelfth- and thirteenth-century red sandstone tower and a classical nave of 1720, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Location
- Penrith, Cumbria
- Country
- England
- County
- Cumbria
- City / town
- Penrith
- Address
- St Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7YE
- Postcode
- CA11 7YE
- Built
- West tower 12th–13th centuries; body rebuilt 1720
- Architect
- William Etty (body of the church, attributed)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Andrew
- Diocese
- Carlisle
- Parish
- Penrith St Andrew
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Medieval tower; Georgian classical nave
- Materials
- Red sandstone rubble (tower); red sandstone ashlar (1720 church)
- Grid reference
- NY 516 301
- Opening hours
- The church is open everyday from 8am to 6pm in the summer and 8.30am to 4pm in the winter. In the winter as the days draw out the closing time is also extended.
- Access
- Accessible toilets nearby. Level access to the main areas. Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
Historic England records a red sandstone rubble west tower of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; the west doorway and the rest of the church were rebuilt in 1720 in red sandstone ashlar, classical, with two rows of round-headed windows in chamfered openings with triple keystones and a sundial on the south wall. The interior has two tiers of Roman Doric arcades, wide aisles, galleries over the aisles and at the west, panelled ceilings, and a round arch over the altar with paintings. Wikipedia attributes the body of the church to William Etty. The church is on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register (poor condition, slow decay). Listed Grade I on 24 April 1951 (NHLE 1145048).