Building record MLI51397 - St Peter and St Paul's Church and Churchyard, Owmby by Spital
Summary
A 12th century parish church.
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 51397
St. Peter and St Paul's church has Transitional or late Norman details. In 196 the church was in normal use. {1}{2}
St Peter and St Paul's church has an unbuttressed Early English west tower, in evidence from the bell-openings and the quatrefoil in the south wall; but the plain tower arch is 12th century in date. Higher up the details are Early English. A very crude north arcade of three bays, dating from c.1200, has round piers, square but chamfered abaci, capitals with big stiff-leaves, and pointed double-chamfered arches. The chancel was rebuilt in 1808 but must have been Early English, according to the base and part of a keeled shaft in the vestry which probably came from the chancel arch, and also the east window of three lights with flat geometrical tracery of foiled circles. The north aisle is also Early English, judging by the reset east window: with intersecting tracery, the mullions with nice filleted shafts. The north window with bar tracery is reset in the recess for a north door. The font is crude and is octagonal with broaches at the corners. There is original 15th century ironwork on the west door. {3}
A watching brief during the installation of a water pipeline revealed the original wall footings and foundations of the medieval north aisle wall. Medieval pottery and a glazed floor tile were also recovered. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2679 Index: OS CARD INDEX. OWMBY. TF 08 NW:2,1963, COLQUHOUN F.
- <2> SLI3214 Index: SMR FILE. OWMBY. TF 08 NW:S,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 pp596-7.
- <4> SLI5534 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/34; 349.001.
- <5> SLI10840 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2006. SS Peter and Paul Church, Owmby by Spital: Archaeological Watching Brief. OBSC06.
- <6> SLI10841 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2006. SS Peter and Paul Church, Owmby by Spital: Archaeological Watching Brief. LCNCC 2006.120.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0002 8734 (40m by 43m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OWMBY BY SPITAL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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