Window On Windemere

Hyde and Pevsner , in the Buildings of England series, describe the interior of the church as being "a strange sight", because it is constructed entirely in thickly plastered, white-painted, rubble. The piers have a square cross section, are chamfered , and are "markedly tapered".

It consists of a small octagonal bowl, the corners of which are carved with heads. The reredos dates from , is made from marble , and contains mosaics that depict the symbols of the Four Evangelists and the Passion. It contains books, including a copy of the Breeches Bible and two 16th-century chained Bibles. On the south wall of the church is a wall memorial dated The east window contains stained glass from many periods. The oldest piece is believed to date from Below these are kneeling figures that include benefactors, Augustinian canons , and the prior of Cartmel Priory. It is thought that these pieces were transferred from the priory.

During the restoration by Henry Hughes, new pieces of glass were added, each of which is inscribed with the initials "HH". One of the older features of the window, at the top, is the coat of arms of George Washington , whose ancestor, John Wessington , owned land at nearby Warton. In the north aisle is the Carriers Arms window. It incorporates pieces of ancient glass depicting the emblems of a carrier, and commemorate the carrier Bellman who supplied the lead for the roof.

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The glass in the northeast chapel, dating from the s, is by Shrigley and Hunt. On the walls of the nave and on the beams are inscriptions.

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In the spandrels of the arches are catechetical texts believed to be from a book by Robert Openshawe published in On an arch facing the lectern is a thanksgiving poem dated for deliverance following the Gunpowder Plot. In the chancel and nave are murals in tempera and oil by Henry Hughes. This was designed by Dan Gibson and carved by the vicar and parishioners of St. It is in Arts and Crafts style, and contains openwork panels. The screen in the tower arch, dating from , consists of etched glass panels standing on a wood and glass base.

The etchings were executed by Sally Scott, and depict angels and music. The interior is also home to several historic books dating back to the 16th and 17th Centuries that are on display.

In the churchyard is a tomb with a headstone dated inscribed to the memory of a freed slave named Rasselas Belfield, who is described as "A Native of Abyssinia ". It is thought that he had been a valet to Peter Taylor of Belfield house. Find out more about this amazing woman and the real places which so inspired her.

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