Building record MLI30605 - St Martin's church, High Street St Martin's, Stamford
Summary
St Martin's church, High Street St Martin's, Stamford
Type and Period (2)
- CHURCH (Rebuilt 1480-83, Medieval to Modern - 1130 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Medieval to Modern - 1130 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 30605
This is a good complete church of the late 15th century. {1}{2}
This church stiil stands and has a burial ground to east. It has a suggested foundation date of 1133-56, but could be a pre-Conquest foundation. Most of the church building is late 14th to 15th century. In 1473 the chancel was described as ruinous and rebuilding was carried out from 1482 onwards. {3}
This is a good complete church of 1480-83 with a partly enlarged west tower. The Cecil family chapel was enlarged in 1865. The windows have 15th century glass which mostly came from Tattershall and Snape and was set up around 1758. There is a monument to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, who died in 1598 and also a 14th century font. 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}
Several sources give a detailed description of the history, fabric, fittings and memorials of this church. {5}{6}{7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI2751 Index: Ordnance Survey. O.S. cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:19,1961, FC.
- <2> SLI3292 Index: SMR cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:BR -.
- <3> SLI1102 Bibliographic Reference: Hartley, J.S. and Rogers, A.. 1974. The Religious Foundations of Medieval Stamford. No 8, pp 31-32.
- <4> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/202.
- <5> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 31, pp 18-23, plates 26, 35, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51.
- <6> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp 691-93.
- <7> SLI12932 Bibliographic Reference: ROGERS, A.. 1970. The Medieval Buildings of Stamford. No 15, p 26.
- <8> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1169102.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 0312 0679 (72m by 50m) |
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Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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