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Church Of St Mary
Hob Uid: 8577
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Workington
Grid Ref : NX9942025690
Summary : Parish Church. 1885 on medieval site with 1905-7 tower. Quarry-faced pink St Bees sandstone with calciferous sandstone quoins and red sandstone dressings. Graduated Welsh slate roof with coped gables and cross finial. 6-bay nave with square 3-storey west tower and 4-bay chancel with north vestry. St Mary's Church has tower foundations of the 12th century, and was rebuilt in 1885. An inscribed fragment of Roman altar was found in the church wall during rebuilding and is now in Newcastle Museum. The altar measures 16" by 11" by 10 ". Two fragments of a 10th-11th century cross-head were found nearby at at Eller Bank during road widening and are now in the church.
More information : [NX 9942 2569] Church [TU] Inscribed Altar Found AD 1885 [TI] (1) St. Mary's Church, Harrington, has tower foundations of 12th cent., but was rebuilt in 1885 (2) An inscribed fragment of a Roman altar (16" x 11" x 10") was found in the church wall during the rebuilding, and is now in Newcastle Museum (3) Pre-Norman carved stones (4) Two fragments of a 10th-11th century cross-head were found nearby at at Eller Bank during road widening and are now in the church. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" Prov. 1957
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Source details : (W G Collingwood)
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Source details : (Rev RE Hoopell)
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Source details : Rec 6" (K.S. Hodgson 1947)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
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Monument Type : Altar
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : C10-11
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 900
Monument Type : Cross
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C12
Monument End Date : 1199
Monument Start Date : 1100
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Rebuilt 1885
Monument End Date : 1885
Monument Start Date : 1885
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1907
Monument End Date : 1907
Monument Start Date : 1907
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Components and Objects:

Period : Early Medieval
Component Monument Type : Cross
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Object Material : Sandstone

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 72256
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NX 92 NE 6
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