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Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal

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In the 18th century the Roman Catholics of Kendal met in a house in Stramongate, which was replaced by a chapel on the same site in 1793. This church was a replacement for that chapel. The chapel and the church were founded by the priest of the parish, Thomas Wilkinson. The church was designed by the
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The church was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 30 January 1985. Grade II* is the middle of the three grades of listing, and is granted to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest". The architectural historians Matthew Hyde and
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and was flooded on a number of occasions. In 1908 the level of the floor was raised above the flood level. Electricity was installed in 1927. The original
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local architect George Webster, and cost £4,000 (equivalent to £460,000 in 2023). The foundation stone was laid in October 1835, and the church was
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regard it as "much the best" of the three churches designed by Webster in Kendal, and remark on its "wide and brightly lit interior".
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The central window contains the kneeling figure of Wilkinson offering the church to Christ. The flanking windows represent
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Westmorland (Cumbria), Kendal, Holy Trinity and St. George, 33 Blackhall Road, Corner New Road (D00902)
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Westmorland (Cumbria), Kendal, Holy Trinity and St. George, 33 Blackhall Road, Corner New Road (R00104)
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In the porch are four squares of 17th-century Flemish glass. The stained glass in the east wall is by
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organ of unknown date made by the Orchestrelle Company. The organ was moved from Whitbarrow Lodge,
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and Saint George. The glass in the side windows of the chancel are by H. Barnett, and depict
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gable containing a statue by Thomas Duckett. The statue on the left depicts
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19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston
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with slender columns. On the sides of the chancel are two large
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is also octagonal. On each side of the doorway is an octagonal
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Inside the church is a west gallery carried on a four-bay
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The church is orientated southeast/northwest, and the
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For churches with similar dedications in Kendal, see
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of Liverpool. In 2000 this organ was replaced by an
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Kendal Parish Church
St George's Church, Kendal

Church of Holy Trinity and St George is located in the former South Lakeland district
Church of Holy Trinity and St George is located in Cumbria
54°19′41″N 2°44′37″W / 54.3280°N 2.7435°W / 54.3280; -2.7435
OS grid reference
SD 517,928
Kendal
Cumbria
Denomination
Roman Catholic
www.kendalcatholicchurch.uk
Parish church
Consecrated
Architect(s)
George Webster
Style
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking
Materials
Limestone
slate
Diocese
Lancaster
Priest(s)
Kendal
Cumbria
Roman Catholic
parish church

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