St Cuthbert's Church, Pateley Bridge
Church building in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, England
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St Cuthbert's Church is the parish church of Pateley Bridge, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
St Mary's Church, Pateley Bridge was the town's church from the 13th century, but in 1827 a replacement was constructed, to a design by John Woodhead and William Hurst.[1] It was originally a chapel of ease to Ripon Minster, and was originally also dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus.[citation needed] It is a substantial building, which originally had seating for 568 worshippers, but in 1851 had fewer than 40 regular attendees.[2] It was grade II listed in 1967.[1]
The church is built of stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, north and south porches, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has three stages, angle buttresses, a plinth, triple-chamfered bands, a west doorway with a pointed head, a fanlight, a chamfered surround and a hood mould. Above is a clock face in a diamond-shaped tablet, windows with pointed heads, three-light bell openings, a moulded cornice, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The stained glass in the east window was designed by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier and Francois-Ambroise Comere in 1893.[1][3]
