Building record MLI42401 - St Margaret's Church, Bag Enderby, Somersby

Summary

A parish church with architectural features surviving from the 15th century.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval to Modern - 1350 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

PRN 42401 St Margaret's Church is all early Perpendicular in date (1180AD to around 1300AD) and was built by Albini de Enderby who died in 1407. Nailed to the church door is an Anglo Saxon shield boss. {1}{2}{3} Medieval stained glass found in this church variously dates to the 14th century, the early 14th century (predating the building of the church), and about 1390 to 1408 AD. Some of the glass is in situ, and one of the pieces is the Arms of Crowland Abbey, considered rare. {4} A parish church with architectural features surviving from the 15th century and was restored in about 1956. It was constructed of dressed greenstone with some red brick patching and has a lead and plain tile roofs. 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}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. SOMERSBY. TF 37 SW DD -.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. SOMERSBY. TF 37 SW 15,1964, HARPER F R.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P112.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Penny Hebgin-Barnes. 1996. The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire. pp. 13-15.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/67.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3492 7204 (24m by 11m)
Non Parish Area Bag Enderby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Civil Parish SOMERSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 6 2023 10:33AM

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