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Former parish church, now redundant. Constructed in the 11th century, with later additions and alterations throughout the 13th to 16th centuries. Restored in 1924. Constructed in coursed limestone rubble and ashlar, with a pantiled and plain tiled roof. The church has an 12th century unbuttressed west tower, a clerestoried nave, south aisle and porch, chancel. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
In Pevsner the church is recorded as the Church of St Margaret. Declared redundant in 1973 and now maintained by the Redundant Churches Fund. Early Norman, completely unmoulded chancel arch on the plainest imposts. West tower, unbuttressed, also Norman - see the small round-arched windows. The arch to the nave is Early Englsih. The bell stage is ashlar faced and in Decorated style. Early English chancel with 17th century eastern end. Lancet windows, including one 'low side'. One window with Y-tracery. Perpendicular south arcade with octagonal piers with double chamfered arches. Perpendicular windows. Perpendicular clerestory. There are traces of a medieval Doom painting over the chancel arch, with a later royal coat of arms painetd over the top. {2}
The tower is a late derivative of the 11th century 'Lincolnshire tower' type, probably of 12th century date, although only the lower stage survives and the bell-chamber is a 14th-15th century replacement. A late medieval bell dedicated to St Barbara hangs within the tower.There is a re-used fragment of Romanesque sculpture on the west face of the tower about 8m above ground level. {5}
There are also two re-used stones, one in the west window of the south porch and one in the chancel aumbrey, with 12th-13th century cross pattee designs. {6}
During a watching brief, a probably rectangular stone foundation on the north side of the church was revealed. It may represent a demolished north aisle of similar size to the existing south aisle. A slightly raised linear earthwork was visible, apparently following the line of the possible foundation. The investigation also revealed that the existing tower was built after the possible north aisle but before the south aisle, and that the porch is a later feature. If the tower is of Norman date, then the possible north aisle is likely to be an earlier Norman or pre-Norman element of the church. {7}{8} | Subjects: | Building | Temporal: | 1100 - 2050 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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