Church of St Cuthbert, Kirkby Ireleth
Description: Church of St Cuthbert
Grade: II*
Date Listed: 25 March 1970
English Heritage Building ID: 75870
OS Grid Reference: SD2336982234
OS Grid Coordinates: 323369, 482234
Latitude/Longitude: 54.2301, -3.1770
Location: Beckside Court, Kirkby Ireleth, Cumbria LA17 7TQ
Locality: Kirkby Ireleth
Local Authority: South Lakeland
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Postcode: LA17 7TQ
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Listing Text
KIRKBY IRELETH BECK SIDE
SD 28 SW
12/96 Church of St Cuthbert
25.3.70
II*
Church. C12 nave and chancel and early C16 north aisle, built as chantry
chapel, all heavily restored in 1880s. West tower, 1829. Stone rubble with
dressed quoins quoins ashlar dressings; slate roofs. 3-bay nave has 2-light
traceried windows and 1864 rainwater heads. Gabled porch has pointed opening;
inner doorway c1170 of 2 orders with waterleaf capitals and beak-head mouldings.
Gable over chancel has slate hanging. North aisle is gabled; 3-liqht east
window and 2-light west window. North elevation has straiqht-headed window
of 3 ogee-headed lights to 1st bay, 3rd bay has similar 2-light window;
2nd bay has 2-light hollow-chamfered-mullioned window; 4th bay has trefoil-
headed light. Chancel has elliptical-headed east window of 5 lights with
Perpendicular tracery, hood has one head stop; south side has Y-tracery
window, entrance and window of 3 ogee-headed lights, north side has similar
2-light window and small round-headed light. Interior has 3-bay arcade.
Timber-framed chancel arch with tracery panels. Collar and tie-beam roofs.
Some C14 stained glass: bust of Christ and Cross to chancel windows. Chancel
has blocked south light and C18 paintings of Moses and Aaron. Font of goblet
type with roll mouldings to arrises. Blocked squint between aisle and chancel.
Bequest boards in porch.
Listing NGR: SD2336982234
Source: English Heritage
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