Building record MLI33866 - Church of St Thomas a Becket, Bassingthorpe
Summary
Parish church dating from the mid 12th century.
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1133 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The Church of St Thomas is Norman and Early English in style. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Parish church dating from the mid 12th century, with late 12th, late 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 19th century alterations. Built of ashlar, squared and coursed limestone rubble, ashlar quoins and dressings. Stone coped slated roofs. Western tower, nave, south aisle, chancel, south porch. The 3 stage late 13th tower has plinth, 2 chamfered offsets and octagonal ashlar broach spire with tiny lucarnes to each principal direction. 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}
Historic graffiti at this church was recorded in January 2014 by the Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project. The survey identified a large number of historic marks, located all around the church and comprising a very wide variety of graffiti types and designs. The marks include a large number of names, dates and initals, witch marks, compass-drawn designs, masons marks, faces and shoe inscriptions, amongst many other symbols. Perhaps some of the more significant marks include a possible gaming board design, a possible harp carving, and a possible figure or ship design. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 92 NE: O.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 92 NE: 1.
- <3> SLI896 Bibliographic Reference: J. Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.57.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.128-9.
- <5> SLI12338 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/1.
- <6> SLI17096 Index: Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project. 2013->. Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project Surveys. -.
- <7> SLI17126 Bibliographic Reference: Matthew Champion. 2015. Medieval Graffiti: The Lost Voices of England's Churches. pp.176, 233.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 96605 28538 (26m by 15m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BITCHFIELD AND BASSINGTHORPE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2022 11:32AM
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