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placename:- St Mary's Church
other name:- Walton Church
locality:- Walton
parish Walton parish, once in Cumberland
county:- Cumbria
church
coordinates:- NY52106448
10Km square:- NY56
References : 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

1Km square NY5264

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St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- 29.3.2008
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St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- 29.3.2008

old map:- Nurse 1918

Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, now Cumbria, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1918 and 2nd edn 1939.
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WALTON
site name:- Brampton Rural Deanery
site name:- Archdeaconry of Carlisle
site name:- Diocese of Carlisle
date:- 1939
period:- 1930s

database:- Listed Buildings 2010

Listed Buildings 2010

courtesy of English Heritage
CHURCH OF ST MARY / / / WALTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 77966 / NY5221664490
courtesy of English Heritage
Church. 1869-70, by Paley of Lancaster, (on site of medieval church, rebuilt 1811 and extended 1843). Hammer dressed red sandstone, with ashlar chamfered plinth, quoins and string courses; graduated slate roof with coped gables, cross finial and decorative ridge tiles. North-west square tower porch of 3 storeys; 4-bay nave with north aisle; 3-bay chancel. Tower: north entrance has pointed arch and plank door; pointed bell openings with engaged column surround, have louvred vents; pyramidal spire, projecting stair tower to west wall. Nave: steeply pitched roof to north, with projecting eaves, covers north aisle with small 2 light pointed lancets; south wall has large pointed lancets; 2 large pointed lancets and rose window to west end. Chancel has triple lancet east window with hood mould and quatrefoil window above. Interior: vaulted pine roof to nave and vestry, supported by king posts, each with 4 curved struts. Pews and other furnishings are late C19 or early C20. C10 or C11 free standing cross fragment at base of C19 font. White marble wall plaques are all early C19 from the earlier church. Altar frieze is in coloured mosaic in flowing leafy design of 1880's with alabaster surround. Brass plaques set in floor inside altar rail are of 1821-1865 commemorating members of the Johnson family of Walton House (Castlesteads).

placename:- Church of St Mary
district:- Carlisle
listed building
coordinates:- NY52216449
date:- 2010
period:- 2010s

database:- Listed Buildings 2010

Listed Buildings 2010

courtesy of English Heritage
HEARSE HOUSE NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY / / / WALTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 77967 / NY5223264504
courtesy of English Heritage
Hearse house in churchyard. Early C19. Calciferous sandstone rubble with large quoins, graduated slate roof. Single storey, single bay. Plank doors have large stone lintel in gable end. Left side window has round head with impost blocks and keystone. Lean-to to right side not included in listing. Included for group value.
district:- Carlisle
listed building -- hearse house
coordinates:- NY52236450
date:- 2010
period:- 2010s

photocopy Whitehead 1882:-
vol.6 p.441

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vol.6 p.442

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vol.6 p.443

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Whitehead, H: 1882: Church Bells in the Deanery of Brampton: TransCWAAS: vol.6: pp.417-443

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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Cross slab gravestone. -- 29.3.2008

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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- 29.3.2008
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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Mosaic reredos. -- 29.3.2008
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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Organ. -- 29.3.2008
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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Organ. -- 29.3.2008
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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Gravestone with 'coat of arms'. -- 29.3.2008
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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Gravestone (reverse of the stone with the 'coat of arms'). -- 29.3.2008
tiny photograph, 
button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Old market cross? in the churchyard. -- 29.3.2008
tiny photograph, 
button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- 29.3.2008

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button to large St Mary's Church -- Walton -- Walton -- Cumbria / -- Watercolour painting:- -- 'Walton Church & Parsonage, June 7th. 1834. (As rebuilt 1813.)' -- 29.3.2008

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