For some time I have had a project to photograph all the redundant churches in Lincolnshire, UK. "Redundant" means the church is no longer used for worship but the church is still consecrated - it is still a church. There are rather a lot of them - 24 officially in Lincolnshire - these are the ones owned and looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust. I have photographed 14 of them so far so only ten more to 'do' but I might revisit some of them as I am learning the art of photographing small dark buildings as I go and some of the first churches I went to could do with a second visit.
When I have finished all of the redundant churches I might go on to photograph churches in current use. however, I have been advised that this might act as advertisements to would be thieves who will be able to see what is worth stealing from my pictures, so I am going to have to think that aspect through deeply.
From Wikipedia lists the redundant churches in Lincolnshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_churches_preserved_by_the_Churches_Conservation_Trust_in_the_East_of_England) :
Name and town or village |
Date | Notes | Grade |
---|---|---|---|
St
Martin, Waithe |
10th century
|
The
central tower of the church is Saxon,
dating from the 10th century. Additions and alterations were
made in the 11th and 13th centuries, and the church was
restored
in 1861 in Early
English style. |
I |
St Nicholas, Normanton |
11th century
|
The church dates from the
11th century, with additions and alterations made during
each of the following four centuries. In 1845 the vestry
was added, and the chancel
and the north wall of the nave
were largely rebuilt. The church was declared redundant in
February 1974. |
II* |
St
Mary, North Cockerington |
11th century
|
St Mary's stands a mile
from its former parish.
It dates from the 11th century, with additions and
alterations in the late 12th century, in about 1300, and in
the 14th century. The tower was added in the 19th century,
and the church was declared redundant in March 1981. |
I |
St
Mary, Barnetby |
Late
11th century
|
St
Mary's dates from the 11th century, the tower was built in
the 11th–12th century, and additions and alterations were
made in the 13th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The church was
declared redundant in 1972. |
I |
St Michael, Burwell |
Early
12th century
|
St Michael's dates from
the early 12th century. The chancel
was added during the following century, and the tower was built
in the early 16th century. There were alterations in the
18th and 19th centuries. The church was restored in 1911,
but declared redundant in 1981. |
I |
St Benedict, Haltham on Bain |
Early
12th century
|
Dating from the
12th century, additions and alterations were made later that
century, and in each of the following three centuries. It was
restored
in 1880 and in 1891, increasing its seating from 67 to 140. The
church was declared redundant in October 1977. |
I |
St Barbara, Haceby |
12th century
|
This limestone
church dates from the 12th century, with later additions and
alterations. It was restored in 1890 and in 1924. Above its
chancel arch
are Royal
arms paint. |
I |
St Peter, Normanby by Spital |
12th century
|
St
Peter's dates from the 12th century, with additions and
alterations in each of the following three centuries. It was
restored
in 1890. Its north arcade
is Norman,
with round arches, and its south arcade has pointed
arches. |
I |
All Saints, Saltfleetby |
12th century
|
All Saints stands in
marshland and has a leaning west tower. One of the two pulpits
inside the church was donated by Oriel
College, Oxford. The church dates from the 12th century,
and many later additions and alterations have been made. It was
declared redundant in 1973. |
I |
St Lawrence, Snarford |
12th century
|
The church was built to
serve the residents of the nearby Snarford Hall (now demolished),
including the St Paul (or St Pol) family. It contains
elaborate monuments to this family, and an alabaster
plaque to Robert
Rich. The church was declared redundant in 1995. |
I |
St
John the Baptist, Stamford |
12th century
|
Built
in the 12th century, the church was expanded during a time
of prosperity in the town in the early 15th century. It was
restored
in the High
church tradition in 1856. Repairs had to be undertaken in
1950–53 because of subsidence
resulting from the collapse of burial
vaults under the church. |
I |
All Saints, Theddlethorpe |
12th century
|
Sometimes known as the
"Cathedral of the Marsh", All Saints dates from the
12th century, with additions and alterations in about
1380–1400, and again in the late 17th century. It was
declared redundant in 1973. |
I |
St
Peter, South Somercotes |
c. 1200
|
With
its tall spire rising from a flat landscape, this church has been
called "The Queen of the Marsh". Since it was declared
redundant it has been underpinned
because of subsidence. |
I |
St Botolph, Skidbrooke |
Early
13th century
|
Standing in the
Lincolnshire marshlands, additions and alterations have been
carried out since the church was built in the 13th century. It
was declared redundant in 1973, and there have been reports of
satanist
activity in the church. |
I |
St Michael, Buslingthorpe |
13th century
|
St Michael's is a simple
church standing on the site of a deserted
medieval village. Its limestone
tower dates from the 13th century, while the rest of the church
was rebuilt in brick in 1835. It is notable for two medieval
monuments to members of the Buslingthorpe family. The church was
declared redundant in 1984. |
II* |
All Hallows, Clixby |
13th century
|
Since being built in the
13th century the fabric of this church deteriorated so much
that by 1871 only the chancel
had survived. This was restored
in 1889 by C.
Hodgson Fowler and a west porch was added. The church was
declared redundant in 1973. |
II* |
St
John the Baptist, Yarburgh |
14th century
|
St
John's was largely rebuilt in 1405 after a fire. It was restored
in 1854–55 by James Fowler of Louth.
The church has a prominent sandstone
tower, and its west doorway is embellished with carvings,
including depictions of Adam
and Eve and the serpent,
and a Paschal
Lamb. |
I |
St Andrew, Redbourne |
14th–15th century
|
The
church was largely rebuilt in the later part of the 18th century,
although the south chapel was rebuilt in the early 19th century
as a mausoleum
for the Dukes
of St Albans. It was restored
in 1888 by local architect W. W. Goodhand. The east
window contains painted glass by William
Collins dating from about 1840, depicting the Last
Judgment. |
I |
St George, Goltho |
c. 1640
|
This
simple red brick church is built on the site of a former Saxon
settlement. Alterations were made in the early 18th and the late
19th centuries. Two 17th-century gravestones have been
incorporated into the floor of the nave.[235][236] |
II* |
All
Saints (old), Great Steeping |
1748
|
All Saints is a simple
Georgian-style
church built on the site of an earlier medieval
church. It was restored in 1908. A new church with the same
dedication
was built in 1891, and the old church was declared redundant in
August 1973. |
II* |
All Saints, Haugham |
1840
|
All
Saints was designed by W. A. Nicholson to replace an
earlier church on the site. Its ornate octagonal spire is
supported by flying
buttresses and is decorated with crockets.
Except for a 15th-century font,
a stoup
and some memorial slabs, the fittings date from 1840. |
II* |
St
John the Baptist, Burringham |
1856–57
|
S.
S. Teulon designed this brick church with its square short
tower and apsidal
east end. The interior is decorated in red, yellow and black
brick, and it is floored with polychrome encaustic
tiles. The church closed in 1983, and was declared redundant
the following year. |
II |
St
Helen, Little Cawthorpe |
1860
|
A small church, seating
only about 60 people, St Helen's is built in red brick
and decorated with bands of black brick. At its west end is a
bellcote
surmounted by a broached
spirelet and a weathercock.
The church was declared redundant in April 1996. |
II |
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