Building record MLI12756 - Church of St Guthlac, Fishtoft

Summary

Parish church dating from the 12th century, with 13th, 14th and 15th century additions, and restored in 1853 with a vestry addition.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

The chancel of the Church of St Guthlac is Norman with later insertions. The rest of the fabric is perpendicular, restored in 1853-4. The church is in normal use. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5} Parish church dating from the 12th century, with 13th, 14th and 15th century additions, and restored in 1853 with a vestry addition. The building is of limestone ashlar, some of which is rendered, and features lead and decorative tile roofs. The church has a clerestoried nave, aisles, western tower, chancel, south porch and vestry. The 15th century tower is of three-stages, and features a moulded plinth, two string courses, embattled parapet and stepped corner buttresses with blank shields. 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. {6} Stained glass in this church, some of which is in situ, dates to the 15th century. {7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 34 SE: 3.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 34 SE: AQ.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Pishey Thompson. 1856. The Histories and Antiquities of Boston. pp.485-6.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: John Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.126.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). pp.525-6.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 12/23.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Penny Hebgin-Barnes. 1996. The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire. pp.88-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 36448 42543 (47m by 22m) Surveyed
Civil Parish FISHTOFT, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 6 2023 10:31AM

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