Logged Visits:

16th Apr 2024  18:05  by VinceTP

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28th Oct 2023  12:50  by Dusty

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Church Tower

10th Sep 2023  14:06  by Topofthemoor

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Kirby Stephen Church Tower Centre

8th Aug 2023  19:45  by sheepsocks

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Lots of green grass. Have passed it hundreds of time en route to the M6 or Lake District; finally stopped and walked over to it.

18th May 2023  12:43  by RAH

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Kirkby Stephen Church The church and tower.

18th Apr 2023  15:25  by Border Peat

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1st Oct 2021  13:51  by BobWalton

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Church Tower
Church Tower

1st Oct 2021  13:51  by BobWalton

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30th May 2021  17:55  by Wheresthatpenguin

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St Stephen's Church, Kirkby Stephen. Beautiful Grade II listed church, built in 1240, and rebuilt / restored between 1847 and the 1870's. The flagstaff has gone. A lot of people have been confusing it with the weather vane pole that is in the centre of the tower, and which is still there (although the vane itself has disappeared from its pole - sometime between 2018 and 2020). The flagstaff however was to the west of the weather vane. Looking at the photographs on here, the flagstaff disappears between June 2012 when @edfielden photographed it, and September 2012 when @CJO visited the church. Hence, the flagstaff has been gone for almost 9 years. There is a CBM and 1GL/PA bolt on the south face of the tower. Did not investigate the bolt

Church
Tower (No Flagstaff)
CBM and 1GL/PA bolt

12th Sep 2020  12:57  by pendlelill

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Nice church

21st Jul 2020  10:08  by greenbell

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Time to move on, it's been beautiful to stay up here again. A wild fling on to the OL30 map coming up but first a trip to one of my favourite towns and churches. No macaws today alas. Pop into the bakers for treats of course.

8th Nov 2019  14:00  by Thomas David Whitaker

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Kirkby Stephen is a firm favourite of ours but I hadn't bagged the church tower before; so that's been put right. However today's interest was the Andy Goldsworthy sheepfold art works in nearby villages (Church Brough, Warcop etc)

21st Jul 2019  13:55  by Ant1974

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27th Dec 2018  13:20  by Bertie

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Easy to find just to the left of the front door

Tower

19th Jun 2018  15:12  by tigger4242

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Nice Church

©tigger4242

9th Oct 2017  13:37  by pkbathrooms

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It was market day today. Unfortunately only 2 stalls were there due to the demise of a traditional market day. Had a lovely walk through the town and a mooch around the shops. Nice pa bolt on the church also.

26th Jul 2017  17:28  by jonglew

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St Stephen's Church is a Grade II* listed building, it was rebuilt c1230 with the tower added early 16thC. There is weather vane at the top of a pole at centre of the tower roof which may or may not be the FS the OS sighted to, however, there is no halyard or pulley at the top. OS also lists Centre and Bolt as components. Also 1GL Bolt and cut benchmark located on the tower's S face.

Church of St Stephen TP9727©jonglew
Church of St Stephen - Tower Roof TP9727©jonglew

6th May 2017  12:45  by fitzydan

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Very nice church and a great day to be in Kirkby Stephen...

The church tower

30th Apr 2017  10:02  by thejackrustles

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Spotted from a distance whilst trig bagging in the area.

Kirkby Stephen Church Tower Flagstaff ©thejackrustles

27th Aug 2016  13:40  by dugswell2

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Seen many times during FMD 2001 and before and after.

27th Aug 2016  08:51  by Earby Rambler

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Visited whilst on 11 Trig day with P61

Church
Flagstaff

27th Aug 2016  08:41  by painterman61

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First of day fine old church unusual benchmark with offset bolt on tower fb on old schoolhouse wall next to church.

church ©painterman61
BM and bolt ©painterman61

29th May 2016  18:09  by We TRye hard

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Easy to spot!

©We TRye hard

30th Nov 2015  12:00  by gerryu2

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Impressive structure that you can see from quite a distance.

14th Sep 2015  20:08  by stignest

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28th Jun 2015  00:00  by rupertal

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11th Jun 2015  20:02  by oodboo

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©oodboo

11th Jun 2015  20:02  by oodboo

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17th May 2015  17:21  by Thejenkies

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Staying nearby and had to get a photo of this Church. very well protected by surrounding houses.

Kirkby Stephen Church flagstaff ©Thejenkies

2nd Apr 2015  11:31  by Morecambe Monkey

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Easy spot from road.

24th Jan 2015  15:00  by Mickandkim

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Easy bag

12th Oct 2014  11:34  by ZanderH

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12th Oct 2014  11:33  by agentmancuso

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No sign of flagpole as such. Church well worth a visit. 1GL bolt too.

12th Oct 2014  11:15  by BeccaKate

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Good view from rise near cricket pitch.

12th Dec 2013  13:00  by FrankR

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17th Jul 2013  12:59  by Griefmiester

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Flagstaff - logged as was passing - had a cuppa in the cafe on the high street right next door - all appears good to me.

Flagstaff

14th Jun 2013  15:15  by Trigpoint100

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C2C#10: Parish church of St Stephen's, very large (second largest church in Cumbria), with simple spacious interior. FB (G2360) on adjacent wall. Journey's end for us, Nine Standards Rigg and beyond will have to wait for another day!

9th Jun 2013  19:14  by catman

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Church

27th May 2013  11:20  by ted

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No sign of a flagstaff although the base of the vane might once have been one. FB G2360 on wall just outside the churchyard. No macaws about today; http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/13/kirkby-stephen-macaws-celebrity-status

Kirkby Stephen Church Tower
Kirkby Stephen Church Tower

21st Apr 2013  16:41  by peregrinus

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Flagstaff with flag; also vane

1st Sep 2012  09:30  by CJO

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Kirby Stephen Parish Church

14th Aug 2012  19:13  by PeteBoggs

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Church

2nd Jun 2012  10:05  by edfielden

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The Union flag was flying proudly for the Jubilee weekend and a groundskeeper was mowing the extensive lawn in front of the church. The tower also has a Bolt listed on OS's trig database as 1.8m SW of flagstaff but I didn't venture in and up to see where it was!

Kirkby Stephen Church ©edfielden
Kirkby Stephen Church Tower Flagstaff ©edfielden

14th Feb 2012  21:22  by Triggers

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i didn't know this was a trig. we visited it in feb on a ancestor hunt

26th Jun 2011  10:36  by Historian

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One of countless visits.

©Historian

9th Jul 2007  00:00  by RogerTempleman

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Main reason for visit was to find the OS 1GL bolt benchmark on the tower http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm24292

24th Jan 1999  09:30  by lonesome_cowboy_burt

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Church - with free flying Macaws!