St Catherine's Church, Boot

St Catherine's Church is in the village of Boot, Cumbria, England. It is the Anglican parish church of Eskdale, Cumbria, and is in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of Irton, St Paul, Muncaster, St Michael, and St John, Waberthwaite.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It stands by the side of the River Esk.[1]

St Catherine's Church, Boot
St Catherine's Church, Boot, from the southeast
St Catherine's Church, Boot
Location in Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY 176,003
LocationBoot, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Catherine, Boot
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Catherine
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated8 September 1967
Architect(s)Paley and Austin (restoration)
Architectural typeChurch
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roof
Administration
ParishEskdale
DeaneryCalder
ArchdeaconryWest Cumberland
DioceseCarlisle
ProvinceYork
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Charles Browne, Tony Fox,
John Wedley
Parish administratorJohn Wedley

History

A church has been on the site since the 6th century.[1] The present church dates from the 14th century, with later alterations and additions.[2] It was restored in 1881 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. They reseated the church, increasing its accommodation to 126, and added a vestry, at a cost of £750 (equivalent to £76,000 in 2019).[3][4]

Architecture

Exterior

St Catherine's is constructed in random rubble. It has a slate roof with a stone ridge. The church has a simple plan, consisting of a single cell in four bays, and a south porch. At the west end is a gabled double bellcote, and there is a cross on the apex of the east end. The side windows are mainly 19th-century replacements of earlier windows, and are mullioned.[2] The east window has three lights and contains Decorated-style tracery.[5]

Interior

Inside the church is an octagonal font; its bowl has low-relief carving on each face. On the south wall of the church is a benefactors' board dated 1798.[2] All the stained glass dates from between 1889 and 1896. The glass in the east and west windows is by Gibbs and Company, and that on the north and south sides is by A. Savell and Company.[5] The glass in the east window depicts Saint Catherine, the Good Shepherd, and Saint Cecilia. Windows on the south side of the church depict the Annunciation, and on the north side the Last Supper.[6] One of the bells in the bellcote was cast in 1445.[7]

See also

References
  1. St Catherine, Eskdale, Church of England, retrieved 13 September 2011
  2. Historic England, "Church of St Catherine, Eskdale (1086695)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 September 2011
  3. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 2 February 2020
  4. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 232, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
  5. Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 342, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1
  6. Eskdale – St Catherine's Church, Visit Cumbria, retrieved 13 September 2011
  7. The Parish of Eskdale: Saint Catherine's Church, Churches of Eskdale, retrieved 13 September 2011
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