Saint Ninian. Detail of window. Church of Saint Michael. Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
St. Michael's Church, Bowness-on-Solway, is located in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Bride, Kirkbride, and St John the Evangelist, Newton Arlosh. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. The church dates from the 12th century, with a restoration in the 18th century. A north transept was added in 1891 by the Lancaster architects Paley, Austin and Paley. St Michael's is constructed in red and calciferous sandstone, taken from the nearby Hadrian's Wall, with a green slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a south porch, a north transept, and a single-bay chancel with a north vestry. At the west end of the church is a double bellcote, standing on a large buttress; it has arched openings and is surmounted by an oblong pyramidal roof. There are doorways on the north and south sides of the church, both of which are Norman. Both are damaged and have one order of columns. There is also one Norman window on the north side of the chancel; the other windows are Victorian. Most of these are lancet windows, other than the three-light windows in the east and south walls of the chancel. The font is Norman, and stands on a shaft dating from 1848.
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Location: Church of Saint Michael. Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
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