Building record MLI51355 - Saints Lawrence and George's Church, Springthorpe

Summary

A late Saxon church which was restored in the 19th century.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

SS Lawrence and George's church is late Saxon to Early English in date and was restored in 1845 and 1876. The church is in normal use in 1964. {1} A Norman [1066-1200] south doorway with two orders of shafts, two of them decorated with zigzags, capitals and abaci. There are two original decorated windows on the nave north side. The rest of the exterior is all over-restored. Inside is a low two bay 14th century south arcade with an octagonal pier, double chamfered arches, and a big, heavy capital. The chancel especially the chancel arch is in a coarse Neo-Norman style. The date is probably 1845 and there was further restoration in 1876. The font has a heavy, undecorated Early English bowl on a 19th century base. A maiden's garland was for Mary Hill, killed in 1814 while ringing a bell. Much of the stained glass is of c.1865; it is fairly close to the Morris style and was probably by Powells. {3} See PRN 51354 for the late Saxon tower. The church of SS George and Lawrence has an unusual dedication that seems to be unique in the country. It has an unbuttressed tower, that is originally Anglo-Saxon and has some surviving Anglo-Saxon herringbone masonry at the base. It has a blocked Anglo-Saxon west doorway in which has been inserted a window formed from the destroyed belfry lights. Because there is no long-and-short work on the cornerstones of the tower it has been suggested that the tower was largely rebuilt in Norman times and that this rebuilding utilised the original Anglo-Saxon window. The rest of the church is later medieval. The church was restored in 1864, and probably in about 1876 as well. The plans of the church before the restoration of 1864 are held in the Lincolnshire Archives. The font and a south arcade are Early English Gothic. A maiden's funeral garland and gloves cut out of white paper used to hang in the chancel arch, a memorial to Mary Hill, a girl who died in 1814 as a result of an accident whilst ringing one of the bells. These are now encased for protection and display, and a replica has been made to hang in the church. The stained glass in this church is by Kayll and Company of Leeds. The organ is a one manual organ by Joseph Walker, made in 1851 and placed in this church in 1869. It is now in a Neo-Gothic case, probably since 1889 when the organ chamber was built. {5} 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)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. SPRINGTHORPE. SK 88 NE:3,1964, FEATHERSTON K J A.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. SPRINGTHORPE. SK 88 NE:I -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.682.
  •  Aerial Photograph: COLE, C.. 1993-2002. InnerVisions Business Presentations. SPRINGTHORPE/A-F2A/93,1993, .
  •  Website: 2010. Springthorpe Village website. http://www.springthorpe-village.org.uk/. Accessed 27 August 2010.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/46.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 8756 8975 (52m by 43m)
Civil Parish SPRINGTHORPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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