St Mark's Church, Natland
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St Mark's Church, Natland, from the southeast
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 St Mark's Church, Natland
Location in Cumbria
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| Coordinates: 54°17′46″N 2°44′15″W / 54.2961°N 2.7374°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 521,892 |
| Location | Natland, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Mark, Natland |
| History | |
| Founded | 1246 |
| Dedication | Saint Mark |
| Consecrated | 7 November 1910 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 19 July 1984 |
| Architect(s) | Austin and Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1909 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Natland |
| Deanery | Kendal |
| Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Revd Angela Whittaker |
| Assistant priest(s) | Revd Martin Jayne Revd Marion Mashiter |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Gill Walkley |
| Organist(s) | Jonathan Hall |
| Churchwarden(s) | Roy Watkinson Marion Thornton |
| Parish administrator | Bill Wood |
St Mark's Church is in the village of Natland, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
The first church in the village was built in 1246, and this was replaced by a new church on a different site in 1735. This was replaced again in 1825 on the site of the present church. This church was designed by the Kendal architect George Webster. As the size of the local population increased, the church became inadequate for its congregation, and in 1908 it was decided to demolish it and replace it with a larger building. The Lancaster architects Austin and Paley were commissioned to design the new church. The foundation stone was laid on 29 June 1909, and the new church was consecrated by the bishop of Carlisle on 7 November 1910. It provided seating for 259 people, and cost about £5,000 (equivalent to £570,000 in 2015).
St Mark's is constructed in Lancaster sandstone and in stone from Darley Dale. It is roofed with green slate, and has a stone ridge. Its architectural style is late Decorated-early Perpendicular. The plan consists of a four-bay nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a three-bay chancel with a vestry to the north, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages on a plinth with diagonal buttresses, and has a battlemented parapet, At the northeast corner of the tower is a stair turret, also battlemented, that rises higher than the tower. The windows on the sides of the church have two lights, the east window has five lights, and all are under pointed heads.
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