Building record MLI51164 - Church of St Lawrence, Bardney
Summary
Parish church, dating from 1434. Built to replace an earlier parish church near to the site of Bardney Abbey.
Type and Period (2)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1434 AD to 2050 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD)
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Full Description
The current Church of St Lawrence dates from 1434. It was built to replace an earlier parish church thought to have been located near to (or possibly on) the site of Bardney Abbey which had collapsed. Architectural fragments and material from the earlier structure was re-used in the construction of the current church. {1}{2}
Built after 1434, when the old parish church by the abbey collapsed. Ashlar-faced, except for the brick chancel. The chancel is, nevertheless, contemporary with the rest as the brickwork is as old as that of Tattershall castle with diaper patterns. To the north is a small doorway all of brick, and a low side-window all of brick. The other chancel windows are of stone. The broad, low west tower has eight pinnacles. The windows of the church are mostly of three cusped lancet lights under a four-centred arch, and without Perpendicular tracery. The arcades are of five bays, the piers octagonal with concave sides, and the responds of the chancel arch too. The chancel was restored in 1873 and the rest of the church in 1878. There are a number of architectural fragments from the abbey site, including a large incised monumental slab to Abbot Richard Horncastle (died 1508), with an inscription scroll round his head and shoulders. Painted decoration in the chancel is a trompe l'oeil effect of panel tracery, some with saints, by A. Willets in 1934. Over the north and south doors are two 17th century painted charity boards dated 1639 and 1603 respectively, both with painted portraits of the benefactors. The stained glass in the chancel south-west window is by Christopher C. Powell, c.1942. 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. {3}{4}
Some late Saxon and later architectural fragments from Bardney Abbey are in the church, both re-used as construction fabric and as loose fragments kept here on display. {4}{5}
Historic graffiti at this church was recorded in June 2013 by the Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project. The survey identified a large number of historic marks, including a substantial number of mason's marks, several Mary marks, and several hexfoil circles. A large number of names, dates and initials were also recorded, particularly around the tower at the western end of the church. Many faint and more enigmatic marks were also recorded, including a possible ship graffito on one of the south-western interior pillars. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 16 NW: 2.
- <2> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive notes.
- <3> SLI2316 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/8.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.114-5.
- <5> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp.97-100.
- <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. p.76.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 11938 69367 (40m by 27m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARDNEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2022 11:24AM
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