Churches of Carlisle & Hadrian's Wall

Church buildings are primarily places of worship, but they are also historic places with enormous heritage value.  They are often buildings of conscious design and are of high artistic quality and craftmanship.

St Michaels, Burgh by Sands is built with stones from Hadrian’s wall and has architectural features from other eras through time.  St Cuthbert’s, Bewcastle is home to the 8^th century Anglo Saxon cross, with its elaborate carvings and runic inscriptions.  The plain Georgian exterior of St Andrews, Kirkandrews-on-Esk hides a highly decorated and gilded baroque interior.  See the full glory of ‘Gods own architect’ AWN Pugin’s design in the small parish church of Our Lady and St Wilfred, Warwick Bridge.  In contrast to Pugin’s English Gothic style is the unique St Mary’s, Wreay designed by Sarah Losh, ornament and carvings refer to death and rebirth are based on the natural world. St Martin’s, Brampton reflects the design philosophy of Phillip Webb and the Arts and Crafts movement. Its breath-taking stained glass was designed by Edward Burne-Jones and made by William Morris.

Below, we have highlighted just a few of the churches in the Carlisle and Hadrian's Wall area for you to explore. You can read about all the churches in the Lake District and Cumbria on the Explore Churches website.