St Cuthbert's Church, Pateley Bridge

St Cuthbert's Church is the parish church of Pateley Bridge, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

The church, in 2012

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]

See also

• Listed buildings in High and Low Bishopside