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Wreay ( )〔G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 164.〕 is a small village in Cumbria, incorporated in 1934 into the Carlisle parish of St Cuthbert Without. It lies on the River Petteril. The M6 motorway, A6 trunk road and West Coast Main Line railway all skirt the village. ==Church== Wreay is noted for St Mary's Church, an adjacent mausoleum, and a copy of the 7th-century Bewcastle Cross. The church, designed and built in basilica form in 1840–42 by the local landowner Sara or Sarah Losh, exhibits an original style which she called "early Saxon or modified Lombard". It makes striking use of carved plant and animal motifs. As the church website points out, "St Mary’s embodies many of the attributes of the Arts and Crafts Movement and yet predates it by some 50 years."〔St Mary's Church, Wreay. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 The carvings embody symbolism that "refers to death, rebirth and eternity, drawing upon Christian, pagan and personal references.〔St Mary's Church, Wreay. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 It is a Grade II * listed building.〔British Listed Buildings. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 The church replaced a small medieval chapel on a different site, which had become dilapidated by the 1830s.〔St Mary's Church, Wreay. (Retrieved 20 October 2012 ); Uglow, Jenny (2012): ''The Pinecone'' (London: Faber) ISBN 978-0-571-269501; Rosemary Hill: "Against Michelangelo", ''London Review of Books'', 11 October 2012 (reviewing Uglow's book); English Lakes. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. ); Visit Cumbria. http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/wreay.htm Retrieved 15 October 2012.]〕 Recent repairs and restoration of the church have involved relaying sandstone roof slabs, internal redecoration, installation of a new heating and lighting system and the construction of a new vestry.〔Architects Plus. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 The church received a private visit from HRH Prince Charles in 2009.〔English Lakes...〕 Near the church is a Grade II listed mausoleum designed by Sara Losh and erected in 1850 in memory of her sister Katharine (1787–1817).〔British Listed Buildings. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 Plans to restore the Grade II chapel of rest designed by Sara Losh were announced in 2012.〔BBC News. (Retrieved 15 October 2012. ); British Listed Buildings. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 Next to the mausoleum is a Grade II listed reconstruction of the Saxon Bewcastle Cross, erected by Sara Losh around 1835, possibly in memory of her parents, John and Isabella Losh.〔British Listed Buildings. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 but with an inscription apparently referring to the recent loss of her sister.〔Matthews, S. 2007. ''Sarah Losh and Wreay Church''; Bookcase, Carlisle〕 Also by Sara Losh is the Grade II listed sexton's cottage.〔British Listed Buildings. (Retrieved 20 October 2012. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wreay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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