Building record MLI51326 - St Paul's church, Morton
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St Paul's church, Morton
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PRN 51326
Morton was created a separate parish in 1846, having formerly been part of Gainsborough, though the parish church built then actually stands on the south side of the Main Street still in Gainsborough parish. {1}
The church built for the new parish in 1846 by Thomas Johnson of Lichfield, was rebuilt in 1891 in the Decorated style by Micklethwaite and Somers Clarke, keeping, it is said, Johnson's west tower; if so, it must have been refaced, as it appears uniform with the rest. The church is quite big and thoroughly competent, but dull externally and of rock-faced limestone. The nave with embattled aisles, transepts, and chancel; the tower also embattled, with pinnacles and diagonal buttresses. The nave inside is broad, with four-bay arcades. Prettily painted ceiling, as in the transept. Chancel sedilia under one heavy cusped ogee arch, the adjoining piscina also with a cusped ogee. The font is octagonal, of Frosterly marble, with a tall, richly carved cover. The screen with ogee lights and rood; gilded organ case and other fittings, including the original light fittings, are all by Micklethwaite and Somers Clarke. The stained glass is by Morris and Co. (Burne-Jones), the east window and chancel north window are of 1891; the south transept chapel window also of 1891; two more windows in the south transept are of 1892 and 1896; two windows in the north aisle are of 1892 and 1899; and two windows in the south aisle are of 1901 and 1914. {2}
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}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 566.
- <3> SLI2315 Index: Department of the Environment. 1977. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/79; 167.054.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8098 9145 (41m by 22m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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