Sat 12 Sep 26
Sat 12 Sep:Church open for self-guided tours 12.00-16.30; Sun 13 Sep:Eucharist 10.30-11.30 self-guided tours 12.00-16.30 & Evensong 18.30; Wed 16 Sep:Eucharist 10.00 self-guided tours 10.30-16.30 Teas & cakes 13.30-16.30; Fri 18 Sep:Church open for self-guided tours 12.00-16.30 Teas & cakes 13.30-16.30; Sat 19 Sep:Church open for self-guided tours 12.00-16.30; Sun 20 Sep:Eucharist 10.30-11.30 Eden Brass Quartet concert 15.00-16.00; Free Entry.
St Cuthbert with St. Mary, Blackfriars St, Carlisle CA3 8AQ
Heritage Open Day: Come and learn about the people who have been associated with the oldest consecrated site of public Christian worship in the City of Carlisle. The current St. Cuthbert's was built in 1778/1779 and is a Georgian church with a Victorian vestry. The present St. Cuthbert's Church was built for the glory of God and for his service in 1778/1779. It stands on the site of earlier churches, a fact hinted at by surviving fragments of 14th century stained glass and more particularly by its peculiar NE to SW orientation, standing end-on to a Roman road. This suggests a very ancient origin. Its dedication to St. Cuthbert certainly relates to that saint's recorded visits to Carlisle in the years 685 and 686...
