Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1989. A Victorian Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- guardian-rubblework-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1989
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Church of St Mary, A 595, Whicham, Cumberland
- OS grid reference
- SD 119 839
- Coordinates
- 54.24381, -3.35297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed church located in Whitbeck, which likely has medieval origins but was heavily restored in 1883. It features a single-vessel nave and chancel, constructed of roughcast stone with ashlar dressings and a slate roof. The south side has three bays with paired lancets, while the west end displays a coped gable, two double-chamfered lancets, and a pointed entrance with double-chamfered reveals, along with a gabled bellcote and diamond buttresses. The east end is marked by stepped triple lancets, and the north elevation has a single lancet.
Inside, there are timber partitions leading to the porch and vestries, with arch-braced collar trusses that include kingposts. The interior also features 19th-century hanging lanterns and a double-chamfered chancel arch with detached shafts. A memorial to the Pearson family, who died between 1772 and 1829, is located on the north wall, and the chancel displays the Stuart Royal arms over the chancel arch, along with a stained glass panel depicting the Head of Jesus.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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