Church of Saint John the Evangelist. Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, miles (8 km) north east of Kendal, on the north side of the West Coast Main Line, and west side of the M6 motorway. Church of Saint John the Evangelist. 1837 with tower of 1869. By George Webster. Stone rubble with slobbered mortar, roughcast to south facade, ashlar dressings and slate roof; tower of dressed stone and ashlar. Nave, west tower and east apse. 5-bay nave has weathered buttresses and diagonal buttresses. Lancet windows have splayed reveals. Gabled south porch has pointed entrance and datestone: 1837. Coped gables with fleuron finials. Gabled apse has flanking lancets and 3 stepped lancets. Tower has diagonal buttresses. 3 stepped lancets under hoodmould to west face, with 2 lancets in 2-bay applied arcade above. Bell stage has sill course to 2-light louvred plate-tracery bell openings with hoodmoulds and head stops. String course with gargoyles and stepped embattled parapet. Interior: ceiling has braced beams, pendants, and 3 traceried roses. Tower arch has traceried glazed screen and flanking diagonal -buttresses; small octagonal font. Windows to east end have hoods with head stops, apparently in form of plaster casts of faces. Splayed arch to apse has roll moulding and shafts. East window has stained glass dated 1892.
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Location: Church of Saint John the Evangelist. Greyrigg, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
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Keywords: church, cumbria, evangelist, george, grayrigg, john, saint, village, webster
