Barter, M. (2022). Statement of Significance, Church of St Lawrence, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria. Marion Barter Associates Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1114566. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Statement of Significance, Church of St Lawrence, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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Series:		 Marion Barter Associates Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The study was commissioned to inform discussions and a potential Faculty, about the future of a set of pews at the front of the nave. The church was visited and research carried out using primary and secondary sources in Cumbria Archives at Kendal, and online. The report was compiled in consultation with the parish and local historians. The study considered the origins and significance of the Corporation and Castle pews in the Grade I listed Church of St Lawrence, a medieval building. A visual assessment of the pews, together with research found that the pews were made up of re-used oak joinery from earlier pews, rebuilt in their current form as part of a re-ordering of seating in the church in 1863. The architect for the 1861-3 repairs and seating was Ewan Christian. Prior to the 1860s, the church contained an earlier set of corporation and castle pews, the former used by the town's mayor and aldermen and the latter by the owners of Appleby Castle. High quality carved timber friezes, of Renaissance design dating from the late 16th or early 17th centuries, are set into the pews; these were re-used from the pre-1863 corporation and castle pews. The carved panels are of differing designs and unknown provenance and may have come from private box pews in the church or from elsewhere. They are not related to the organ case, as previously thought. The study assessed the significance of the corporation and castle pews, setting them in the context of the church as a whole. The pews have medium to high significance for historical and design interests, as part of the 1860s phase of re-seating, their association with the town's council and the owners of the castle. The re-set carved friezes have high significance as examples of late 16th or 17th century decorative joinery. The pews contribute to the historic and architectural value and overall character of the church. However, their position directly in front of the pulpit intrudes upon the architectural and liturgical relationship between the nave and the chancel, and on the setting of the chancel steps and the pulpit.
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Author:		 Marion Barter ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Marion Barter Associates Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Parish: Appleby-in-Westmorland
District: Eden
District: Westmorland and Furness
County: Cumbria
Country: England
County: Westmorland and Furness
Grid Reference: 368328, 520439 (Easting, Northing)
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ANGLICAN CHURCH (Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: marionba2-519993
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Created Date:		 27 Oct 2023