Building record MLI22168 - St Mary's Church, Cowbit
Summary
A church said to have been built in about 1400.
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1380 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
St Mary's Church, Cowbit, is said to have been built about 1400 as a chapel in the parish of Spalding. The chancel and massive west tower were added in 1487. Restored 1882. In normal use. {1}{2}{3}{4}
The church was built in 1380, the tower was built and the nave extended in 1480-86. It was restored in 1882. It is built in coursed limestone rubble, limestone ashlar, red brick with ashlar dressings and a lead rood. Inside there is a triangular headed pisicina in the south wall of the nave. 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. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2458 Index: OS CARD INDEX. COWBIT. TF 21 NE:2,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI896 Bibliographic Reference: J. Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.107.
- <3> SLI3565 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1904. Ordnance Survey County Series twenty-five inch map 1904. paper. 1:2500. -.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P 235.
- <5> SLI8382 Index: Department of the Environment. 1988. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 13/2 (112.002).
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 25981 18009 (31m by 16m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COWBIT, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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