St Cuthbert, Kentmere
St Cuthbert, Kentmere
St Cuthbert’s at Kentmere, Cumbria, is a Grade II Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Carlisle, a small valley church with sixteenth-century fabric, substantially rebuilt in 1866.
- Location
- Kentmere, Cumbria
- Country
- England
- County
- Cumbria
- City / town
- Kentmere
- Address
- Hodgson Brow, Kentmere, Cumbria, LA8 9JL
- Postcode
- LA8 9JL
- Built
- C16 fabric, substantially rebuilt 1866; further alterations in the 1930s
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Cuthbert
- Diocese
- Carlisle
- Parish
- Kentmere
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Simple vernacular, with round-headed lancets
- Materials
- Roughcast rubble; local graduated slate roof
- Grid reference
- NY 456 041
- Opening hours
- The church is always open.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England lists the Church of St Cuthbert (NHLE 1336083, listed 30 October 1989). The list records a parish church of the sixteenth century, substantially rebuilt by subscription in 1866, with further alterations in the 1930s: roughcast rubble and a local graduated slate roof, west saddleback tower, nave and chancel externally undivided, and a south porch. The interior is an uninterrupted space with a sixteenth-century roof of moulded ties, ridge-piece and purlins. The only monument of note is to Bernard Gilpin (1901) by the Keswick School of Industrial Arts. A priest is recorded at Kentmere by 1453; Rev. Thomas Machell’s 1690s sketches already show a building close to the present plan, except the raised tower of 1866. The church stands on a brow overlooking the valley and remains open daily.