Edenhall Church of St Cuthbert (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Langwathby.
In the historic county of Cumberland.
Modern Authority of Cumbria.
1974 county of Cumbria.
Medieval County of Cumberland.

OS Map Grid Reference: NY56903205
Latitude 54.68161° Longitude -2.67010°

Edenhall Church of St Cuthbert has been described as a probable Pele Tower, and also as a probable Fortified Ecclesiastical site.

There are no visible remains.

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*.

Description

Parish church. C12 with C13, C14 and C15 alterations and additions. Repaired 1662 by Sir Philip Musgrave and renovated in 1834 for the Musgrave family. Red sandstone rubble walls with C19 angle buttresses; the tower of more regular blocks of square dressed red sandstone. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and cross finials. 3-bay nave with C19 south porch, square 2-storey west tower, C19 north vestry and 2-bay chancel. Nave has C19 round-headed doorway within porch. Large 3-light C14 south window and smaller 2-light C19 windows, all with cusped heads. Built into the south wall left of the porch are 2 fragments of a medieval graveslab. North wall has blocked C12 narrow round-headed window and C14 2-light window. Vestry has shields with Musgrave coats-of-arms. Tower of c.1450 has 2-light cusped-headed west window incorporating the Musgrave and constituent family coats-of-arms. Similar windows for bell openings. Battlemented parapet has unusual rectangular openings. Short spire with weather vane. Chancel has blocked priest's doorway and lancet window to left. C14 and C15 2-light windows. C19 pointed-arched east window. C19 north door. All walls show signs of having been raised, most noticeable on chancel. Interior of nave has 1834 oak trussed roof. C19 rear gallery with panels of Musgrave family arms. Medieval font shaped like a cushion capital. Heraldic stained glass, some of the panels pre-C17. Chancel has C19 panelled oak ceiling. Various white marble wall plaques from 1650s- early C19 all commemorating members of the Musgrave family. Under carpet is a C15 brass showing William Stapleton and his wife, thought to be the finest brass in the county. Various C18 and C19 white marble and brass wall plaques to rectors and Musgrave family staff. C19 linen-fold panelled choir stalls. C19 stained-glass windows have fragments of earlier glass brought here from one of the Musgrave houses, probably in 1834. (Listed Building Report)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1145341
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 12264.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 4593.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Matthew Emmott's Castle Blog
  Visit Cumbria
  Wikipedia entry
  Old Cumbria Gazetteer
Books
- Brooke, C.J., 2000, Safe Sanctuaries (Edinburgh; John Donald) p. 313-4
  Bulmer, T.F., 1901, History, Topography, and Directory Of Cumberland p. 365-7 online transcription

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