St Thomas' Church, Kendal
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 St Thomas' Church, Kendal
Location in Cumbria
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| Coordinates: 54°19′54″N 2°44′57″W / 54.3316°N 2.7493°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 514,932 |
| Location | Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | St Thomas, Kendal |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 5 July 1837 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 30 January 1985 |
| Architect(s) | George Webster |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1835 |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St. Thomas, Kendal |
| Deanery | Kendal |
| Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd George Briggs |
| Curate(s) | Revd Matt Allen |
| Assistant | Revd Ray de Vial |
St Thomas' Church is in Stricklandgate, Kendal, 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. Along with St George's Church and the Church of Holy Trinity and St George it is one of three churches in the town designed by local architect George Webster.
Building of the church started in 1835, and it was consecrated on 5 July 1837. It was designed by the local architect George Webster. The church has subsequently altered, and additions have been made; in particular the interior has been extensively remodelled. There have been at least two pipe organs in the church, both of which have been removed. an earlier organ was built in about 1881 by Thomas Wilkinson, and was moved to Hightown Methodist Church, Luton, in 1898. This was replaced by a three-manual organ made by Harrison and Harrison, which was enlarged by the same company in 1909.
The church is constructed in stone with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a six-bay nave and a short chancel, without aisles, an octagonal north vestry, and an embraced west tower. The tower is in four stages. In the bottom stage are triple lancet windows flanked by single lancets; there are three stepped lancets in the second stage; a clock (moved from the town hall) in the third stage; and paired lancet bell openings in the top stage. Surmounting the tower is a castellated parapet with corner pinnacles. Along the sides of the church are paired lancets, separated by stepped buttresses. At the east end are three stepped lancets. The church is entered from the north side, through a concrete parish centre that was added in 1980.
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