St Gregory'S Church, Vale Of Lune

About St Gregory'S Church, Vale Of Lune

St Gregory's Church, Vale of Lune, also known as the Vale of Lune Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church situated on the A684 road about 1. 5mi to the west of Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. HistorySt Gregory's was built by the Upton family of Ingmire Hall in the 1860s. The London and North Western Railway was at that time constructing the Ingleton Branch Line, and the company sent a scripture reader to minister to the navvies building the railway. The church was altered and enlarged in the 1900s; this included the installation of stained glass windows and the addition of a porch. It continued as the chapel to the Ingmire Estate until 1918. St Gregory's was declared redundant on 1 May 1984, and was vested in the Trust on 16 March 1992.

St Gregory'S Church, Vale Of Lune Description

St Gregory's Church, Vale of Lune, also known as the Vale of Lune Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church situated on the A684 road about 1. 5mi to the west of Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. HistorySt Gregory's was built by the Upton family of Ingmire Hall in the 1860s. The London and North Western Railway was at that time constructing the Ingleton Branch Line, and the company sent a scripture reader to minister to the navvies building the railway. The church was altered and enlarged in the 1900s; this included the installation of stained glass windows and the addition of a porch. It continued as the chapel to the Ingmire Estate until 1918. St Gregory's was declared redundant on 1 May 1984, and was vested in the Trust on 16 March 1992.

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St Gregory'S Church, Vale Of Lune is located at Sedbergh
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