Monument record MLI51098 - ANGLO-SAXON TOWER AND STONEWORK, ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH
Summary
ANGLO-SAXON TOWER AND STONEWORK, ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH
Type and Period (2)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- CARVED STONE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
RESET AS THE NORTH JAMB OF THE WEST TOWER WINDOW IS A LATE C10 OR EARLY C11 GRAVE-MARKER WITH A CABLE-MOULDED BORDER AND A CENTRAL CROSS WITH CHEVRON DECORATION. THE WEST TOWER ITSELF PROBABLY DATES FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE C11. IT IS TALL, WITH A PLAIN LOWER STAGE AND SHORTER UPPER STAGE, SEPARATED BY A SQUARE STRING COURSE. THERE ARE TYPICAL TWIN BELL-OPENINGS WITH MID-WALL SHAFTS (MUCH REPAIRED - SEE THE NATTES DRAWING), BUT THERE ARE SOME CURIOUS DETAILS, FOR EXAMPLE THE WEST CAPITAL. THERE ARE SIDE-ALTERNATE QUOINS. ON THE SOUTH FACE OF THE TOWER, BENEATH THE STRING COURSE, IS A KEYHOLE WINDOW WITH A HOODMOULD OF SQUARE SECTION RESTING ON SHORT IMPOSTS; THE OUTER FACE HAS PALMETTE ORNAMENT CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE SAXON WORK IN LINCOLNSHIRE. THE ARCH TO THE NAVE IS CONTEMPORARY. {3}~
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2511 Index: OS CARD INDEX. GLENTWORTH. SK 98 NW:6,1964, HARPER F R.
- <2> SLI3037 Index: SMR FILE. GLENTWORTH. SK 98 NW:U,1983, D.E.S..
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn pp308-9.
- <4> SLI856 Bibliographic Reference: Taylor, H.M. and Taylor, J.. 1965. Anglo-Saxon Architecture. VOLUMES 1-3 pp257-8 etc.
- <5> SLI536 Article in Serial: WEBSTER L E. 1973. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 17 p145.
Map
Location
Grid reference | SK 9459 8809 (point) |
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Civil Parish | GLENTWORTH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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