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Kirkgate, Cockermouth.
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ll Saints Church has a long history. In 1395 Henry Percy endowed a church
here, said to have been 'the most ancient and beautiful specimen of Gothic architecture in
the North of England'. This was replaced in 1711 by a plain building. This burned down in
1850, and a third church was built in the Early English style.
he Church was dedicated in 1854, and the Bible and Prayer Book placed in the
Church on that occasion are still preserved and on display. The groined ceiling and the
Caen stone pulpit are worth noting.
he spire reaches a height of 180 feet and has some particularly splendid
carving of the capitals of the pillars. The Church has some fine Victorian stained glass,
the west window (1897) by Charles Kempe, and the east window (1853) by Hardman as a
memorial window to William Wordsworth,
who was baptised here, and whose father John is buried in the churchyard.
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