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The oaken pews show an unusual degree of craftmanship. They were donated by Col A T Porritt in memory of his wife who died in 1943 and of his son who was a Member of Parliament and the first officer to be killed in action in May 1940. Col Porritt also provided the funds for the west porch,
churchwardens' stall, baptistry and font, and the carved oak panneling
throughout the Church. Yewbarrow, the sheltered housing complex, stands on
the site of his house which was bombed during the last war.
The organ was designed by George Rathbone, a well-known musician of Cartmel, and installed by Wilkinson & Sons of Kendal. It was cleaned, repaired and improved in 1963 in memory of James Postlethwaite Jopson.
The names of the incumbents are listed on a board in the baptistry - there have been 10 since the church was built. The stainless steel altar cross and candlesticks are modern. They were designed by Dennison of Cartmel to replace the originals stolen during the Cartmel Races at Whitsuntide in 1976. The bell has on it the date 1772, and was purchased from the churchwardens of Cartmel for £35 7s. The church possesses a number of coloured kneelers which have been worked by members of the parish. In 2002 seven altar kneelers were worked to mark the Millennium. |