Building record MLI33665 - Church of St Michael & All Angels, Edenham

Summary

The Church of St Michael & All Angels is a parish church of mainly Perpendicular style, but with some earlier Norman and late Saxon elements.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 700 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is mainly Perpendicular with Norman & Early English detail. The fabric has been much restored at different times. The building is of ashlar, squared and coursed limestone rubble, with lead roofs, battlemented parapets and stepped buttresses throughout. There is a western tower, clerestoried nave, aisles, chancel, south porch and vestry. The 4 stage ashlar tower is of the 16th century. There is an 8th century, relief carved foliate roundel resting on a contemporary projecting plain string course at the western end of the south aisle. This feature was cut by the insertion of the early 13th century nave arcade and appears to be in situ. At the same level at the eastern end of the aisle is a similar roundel and string course suggesting that there was originally an entire scheme of external decoration to the Anglo-Saxon nave. Although restored, the roof retains much original wood and some contemporary angel supporters. In the north aisle is the west archway of a 12th century chapel of ease built at Scottlethorpe by the Huntingfield family. The archway was re-erected here in 1967, following the demolition of the chapel a few years previously (see PRN 30060). At the western end of the nave is an 8th century morticed base of an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft of tapering rectangular shape. The sides are ornamented with tight interlace and on one front is a seated female figure beneath a panel containing interlacing foliage. Many monuments to prominent Edenham figures are within the church. 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. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7} The church stands on a natural elevation and is in normal use. The medieval village cross & roundels within the church survive as illustrated, but the roundels have been colour-washed. {8}{9} Stained glass in this church dates variously to the 15th and 17th centuries, with Netherlandish glass dating to the early 16th century, and German or Swiss glass dating to c.1475-1500 AD. {10}

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 02 SE: 2.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 7/134.
  •  Article in Serial: Taylor, H. and Taylor, J.. 1963. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. vol.26, 1963, pp.6-10.
  •  Serial: HOPKINS A L. 1938. LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE. 4:p.62 ff.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: John Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.114, 122-3.
  •  Article in Serial: 1913. Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. 2:p.140 sketch plan.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: ARNOLD FOSTER. 1899. CHURCH DEDICATIONS. 3, p.114.
  •  Serial: Rowlands D S. 1934. The Lincolnshire Magazine. vol.2, part.5, pp.141-2.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Rev. Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Penny Hebgin-Barnes. 1996. The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire. pp.83-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 06214 21831 (42m by 25m) Surveyed
Civil Parish EDENHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 6 2023 10:30AM

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