Building record MLI40674 - Church of St Mary and St Gabriel, Binbrook
Summary
Parish church, built in 1867, on the site of the former medieval Church of St Mary.
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Full Description
Two churches are recorded at Binbrook in Domesday, these most likely being the former churches of St Mary and St Gabriel. These churches, just a few hundred yards from one another provided a dual focus to Binbrook. This may have possibly happened if there were only two principal landowners in Binbrook, and each built a church. These churches survived throughout the medieval period. {1}
By the 19th century, St Mary's had 'suffered a century of misuse', and its attendance was poor, attracting fewer parishioners than the chapels. The nearby St Gabriel's was equally falling into disrepair. It was therefore decided that the churches of St Mary and St Gabriel should be merged. A report produced in 1855 concluded that St Mary's was beyond repair. There was some backing for the rebuilding of St Gabriel's but it was insufficient and the idea was dismissed. The surveyor in 1855 proposed a scheme, which was subsequently carried by the parishioners in a unanimous motion, to demolish St Mary's and rebuild a new church on a new site. The plan to re-site the church was not approved by the rector, however, and so the new Church of St Mary and St Gabriel was to be rebuilt on the site of the former St Mary's. In 1864 a committee was formed to raise funds for the new church and by 1867 the fund was sufficiently well established to enable work on the church to begin. In May of 1867 the old church was demolished and by October the new one was underway. James Fowler was commissioned as the architect and Wallis and Son of Market Rasen conducted the building work, partly reusing stone from both of the old churches. The new church opened in August 1869. Prints within the present church show the former Church of St Mary as being Norman to Early English in style. {2}{3}{4}
The church is formal for a village. It is built in ironstone with a tall tower with broach spire, nave and aisles and a chancel with a polygonal apse. {5}
The church is built in the Early English style with a slate roof and decorative clay ridge tiles. All the fittings date from 1869 apart from the chancel screen of 1884. There is also a hatchment of 1864 to Richard Bewley Caton and the font dates from the 14th century. 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. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI1064 Bibliographic Reference: Dorothy M. Owen. 1971. Church and Society in Medieval England. p.4.
- <2> SLI9900 Article in Serial: Rawding, C. 1990. 'To the Glory of God? The building of Binbrook St. Mary and St. Gabriel' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. pp.41-6.
- <3> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 29 SW: D.
- <4> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 29 SW: 1.
- <5> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.143.
- <6> SLI7686 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/11.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 21177 93937 (41m by 27m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BINBROOK, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Aug 31 2021 12:59PM
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