Church Of St Paul

NZ 16 SE BLAYDON SCOTLAND HEAD (east side) 4/19 (inset) Winlaton

Church of St. Paul

G.V. II

Parish church.1827-9 by Ignatius Bonomi. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; low-pitched roof of Lakeland slate. Nave, chancel, west tower. Perpendicular style. 3-stage battlemented tower with corner pinnacles and tall angle buttresses. 2-light belfry openings above 3-light pointed-arched window; slit window below. Tudor-arched south door with hoodmould. 4-bay nave has mullioned and transomed 3-light windows, the eastern- most with tracery, under hoodmoulds; stepped buttresses define bays. Short chancel with priest's door, 5-light traceried east window, and diagonal buttresses. Corbelled and coped continuous parapet. Wrought iron gates to doors. Interior: plastered above wainscoting. Slender nave arcades with: 4-centred arches. Panelled ceiling on cast iron brackets. Memorial panel to Charles John Clavering died 1838, High Sheriff. Memorial screen and choir stalls to Sir Henry A. Clavering died 1898.

Listing NGR: NZ1756861931