Building record MLI30086 - St Lawrence's Church, Sedgebrook

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St Lawrence's Church, Sedgebrook

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1920 AD to 2050 AD)

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PRN 30086 Architecturally the church is Perpendicular with the exception of the Early English north arcade. {1}{2} There is no record of a church in the Domesday Book but in 1087 a church of Seckebroc was given to Eye Priory. {3} Sedgebrook Church of St Lawrence is built of iron stone with Ancaster stone dressings with some walls of Ancaster stone. Externally it was all built more or less at the same time in the fifteenth century. Internally the north arcade is early thirteenth century. There are many slate headstones in the churchyard. {2} St Lawrence Church is a Grade I listed Parish Church. It was built in the mid 15th century but retains the early 13th century north arcade and the 14th century chancel arch and other fragments. The chancel and the south chapel were paid for by Sir John Markham in 1468. The building was restored in 1897. 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. {4} Stonework was discovered during a watching brief in the churchyard. This includes remains of the known side chapel on the north side of the chancel as well as stonework which may indicate that the north aisle was once wider. A small amount of pottery and disarticulated human bone was also found. {5}{6} Sedgebrook war memorial is the blue-faced clock with Roman numerals, affixed to the south façade of St Lawrence's Church tower. The clock was unveiled in 1920 to commemorate all those who fought in the First World War. A roll of honour, inscribed on an illuminated scroll decorated in green and gold and mounted in an oak frame, is situated inside the church. {7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. SEDGEBROOK. SK 83 NE:19,1965, SEAMAN B H.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.638-39.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Taggart, Reverend Hugh Selwyn. 1928. The history of Sedgebrook and its parish church of S Lawrence. Sedgebrook. THE HISTORY OF SEDGEBROOK AND PARISH CHURCH.
  •  Index: Department of National Heritage. 1994. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/221.
  •  Report: Naomi Field Archaeological Consultancy. 2010. St Lawrence Church, Sedgebrook: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording. SSLC09.
  •  Archive: Naomi Field Archaeological Consultancy. 2010. St Lawrence Church, Sedgebrook: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording. LCNCC 2009.98.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.156.

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Grid reference Centred SK 8576 3804 (39m by 24m)
Civil Parish SEDGEBROOK, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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