Church Of St Paul

CATON-WITH-LITTLEDALE CATON GREEN ROAD (NORTH SIDE) SD 56 SW

5/24 Brookhouse

4.10.1967 Church of St. Paul

GV II*

Church, 1865-7 by Paley, with tower probably C16th, and with Norman remains. Snecked sandstone rubble with slate roof. Comprises a west tower, nave with clearstorey, lower chancel, north and south aisles, north transeptal organ chamber, and south porch. The 3-stage tower has diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. The bell openings are of 3 round-headed lights under a flat head with hood. The west door has a pointed head with 2 hollow-chamfered orders, and a hood. Above is a window of 3 cusped lights with Perpendicular tracery under a segmental head. South aisle has 4 bays to east of porch, separated by buttresses. The windows have flat heads with hoods, and are of 3 lights with Perpendicular tracery. To the left of the right-hand window is a priest's door with moulded pointed head. The 4 clearstorey windows have flat heads and have, alternately, pointed and ogee lights. The east window has a segmental head, 3 cusped ogee lights, and Perpendicular tracery. In the west wall of the north aisle is a Norman doorway with one order of columns with scalloped capitals. The inner order of the arch is cut from a tympanum with figure decoration. The doorway is filled in with medieval cross slabs and coffin lids. Interior has nave arcades of 4 bays with pointed arches and octagonal piers. The chancel arch is similar, as are the arches between the chancel and the north organ chamber and south chapel. The roof has trusses carried on stone corbels, with arch-braces and king posts. A number of wall tablets have been re-set from the earlier church, including 4 by Websters of Kendal, and a figure and urn in relief by C. Regnart. Edwards, M., 'Medieval Cross Slabs and Coffin Lids in North Lancashire', Contrebis, vol.5, 1977, p.p. 1-22.

Listing NGR: SD5421764607