Building record MLI52246 - Church of St John the Baptist, South Carlton
Summary
A parish church built in the 12th century which underwent alterations in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries and was remodelled and restored in 1859 by Teulon.
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Full Description
The Church of St John the Baptist retains Norman, Early English and decorated arcades which have been walled up in the 18th century. The church was largely rebuilt in 1859. {1}{2}
A parish church built in the 12th century which underwent alterations in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries and was remodelled and restored in 1859 by Teulon. Many monuments to members of the Monson family are within including effigies of Sir John and and Lady Monson, designed by Nicholas Stone in 1625, set recumbent under a six poster canopy. The church also includes the Monson mausoleum, built by William Watkins. 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}{5}
The Monson mausoleum was built by William Watkins in 1898 for the 7th Baron Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge. It was designed in a Perpendicular Gothic Revival style, and is located at the north-east end of the north aisle, but with access only from the churchyard. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 97 NE: AT.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 97 NE: 3.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.661-2.
- <4> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. pp.148-9.
- <5> SLI8885 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 5/67.
- <6> SLI16501 Website: The Mausolea & Monuments Trust. 2020->. The Mausolea & Monuments Trust. http://www.mmtrust.org.uk/. Accessed 23/01/2020.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 95084 76673 (24m by 29m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | SOUTH CARLTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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