St Michael's Church, Blindcrake

St Michael's Church, Blindcrake
St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church, Blindcrake Location in Cumbria
Coordinates: 54°41′16″N 3°18′03″W / 54.6879°N 3.3008°W / 54.6879; -3.3008
OS grid reference	NY 162 333
Location	Blindcrake, Cumbria
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Binsey Team Ministry
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	3 March 1967
Architect(s)	C. J. Ferguson (1878 restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman
Groundbreaking	c. 1130
Completed	1878
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone with green slate roofs
Administration
Parish	Isel
Deanery	Solway
Archdeaconry	West Cumberland
Diocese	Carlisle
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev Peter Streatfield
Curate(s)	Rev Clare Spedding
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Mrs M. Mossop Mrs A. Thompson

St Michael's Church, Blindcrake, stands in the Isel Valley on the north bank of the River Derwent, some 2 km to the southeast of the village of Blindcrake, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.^[1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.^[2]

History

The church dates from about 1130.^[3] Additions were made and a restoration carried out in 1878 by C. J. Ferguson.^[2] The church and churchyard were damaged in the floods of November 2009.^[4]

Architecture

The church is built in calciferous sandstone with green slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a south porch, and a three-bay chancel with a north vestry. At the west end is an open bellcote. A cross finial stands on the east gable. The architectural style is Norman. The trussed timber roof dates from the 16th century. The church contains a royal coat of arms of George I dated 1721. Flanking the south door are fragments of an Anglo-Danish cross-shaft.^[2]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria

References

1. ^ St Michael, Isel, Church of England, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/isel-st-michael/, retrieved 15 March 2010 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Church of St Michael, Blindcrake", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1145219, retrieved 11 May 2011 
3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002) [1967], Cumberland and Westmorland, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 143, ISBN 0-300-09590-2 
4. ^ St Michael and all Angels' Church, The Binsey Team Ministry, http://www.binsey.org.uk/index.php/parishes/isel, retrieved 15 March 2010