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In the beautiful valley of the River Eden, on the edge of the village of Armathwaite, stands this small and simple
sandstone church.
The Chapel was originally a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Hesket-in-the-forest, but fell into a state of disrepair.
In 1660 or thereabouts, the Chapel was rebuilt by Richard Skelton of Armathwaite Castle, and remains to this day
almost as it was built.
The Church has some fine stained glass windows. The east windows has two panels made by the
William Morris workshop.
They show Christ displaying the nail marks, designed by JH Dearle,
and Mary the mother of Jesus, designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.
A booklet is available describing the history of the Church, and the windows.
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Page last changed 17 Nov 2006.
