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St Martin

St Martin

Brampton

Cumbria

C12 with later alterations and additions.

Architectural Features

Red sandstone rubble walls, partly of reused stone from the Roman Wall (on the site of a pre-Hadrianic fort), with ashlar dressings, dressed sandstone to porch, slate roofs with coped gables.

Chancel has round head Norman lancet in south wall: reused medieval recessed arch below, rebuilt 1788

South wall of chancel has piscina and aumbry, possibly c12 and repositioned: Norman lancet has splays and stepped sill.

Flagged floor includes in north east corner late C17 and early C18 grave slabs.