The Chapel of Christ and St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Chapel.
The Chapel of Christ and St Mary
- WRENN ID
- far-loggia-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- The Chapel of Christ and St Mary, Hesket
- OS grid reference
- NY 505 462
- Coordinates
- 54.80823, -2.77012
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chapel of Christ and St Mary is a chapel built in the early 17th century, with restoration work carried out in the early 20th century. It features large blocks of dressed red sandstone and is topped with a graduated sandstone slate roof that has coped gables and cross finials. The structure includes a three-bay continuous nave and chancel, along with a west open bellcote. There is a 20th-century north vestry that has a flat roof and shaped parapets. The south door, made of oak planks, is set in a hollow-chamfered surround, and the round-headed windows have been restored. The east window consists of two round-headed lights beneath a hoodmould, which is also a restoration.
Inside, the chapel boasts a 17th-century open timber roof supported by kingpost trusses. There are two hatchment panels displaying the arms of the Milbournes of Armathwaite Castle. The chapel contains a stained glass window from 1914 by Morris & Co and another from 1915 by A.L. Moore & Son, London, based on a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. The west window, signed by Nicholson from London, dates to 1937. Additionally, there are various 19th-century white marble wall plaques commemorating occupants of Armathwaite Castle, along with furnishings and fittings from the late 19th century.
Local climate
The Chapel of Christ and St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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