Building record MLI52875 - Church of St Clement, Fiskerton

Summary

A parish church with features dating from as early as the 11th century.

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

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The Church of St Clement retains Norman to Perpendicular features. It was much restored in 1863. It was in normal use in 1964. {1}{2}{3}{4} A parish church with features dating from the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th centuries. It was restored in 1863 by Ewan Christian. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and coursed limestone rubble, and features lead roofs with an ashlar-coped east gable with cross finial, and ashlar battlemented east nave gable with pinnacles and cross finial. The church is comprised of a west tower, nave with north and south aisles, rectangular chancel. The possibly 11th century round west tower was encased in ashlar and raised in the 14th century. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {5}{6} A discrete area of relatively recent demolition material was identified adjacent to the tower in January 2014, during archaeological monitoring of groundworks for new drainage at the church. Finds of post-medieval window glass, brick and tile were recovered from the deposit, which may possibly be related to the 1863 restoration works. Fragments of medieval tile were also found in the demolition deposit, suggesting the church had previously been roofed with tiles. {7}{8} Historic graffiti at this church was recorded in September 2021 by the Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project. The survey identified a large number of historic marks present throughout the church, although more concentrated around the tower and north aisle. The marks comprise examples from a wide variety of graffiti types, including a large number of memorial graffiti and initials, figurative images of people and possible fish, masons marks, witch marks, crosses, and geometric shapes. {9}{10}{11}

Sources/Archives (11)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 07 SW: 23.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 SW: BQ.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.279-80.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: John Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.126.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/30.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1064020.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. St Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton. APS site code: FISC 13.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. St Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton. LCNCC 2013.94.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: V. Pritchard. 1967. English Medieval Graffiti. -.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project. 2013->. Lincolnshire Medieval Graffiti Project Surveys. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Matthew Champion. 2015. Medieval Graffiti: The Lost Voices of England's Churches. -.

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Grid reference Centred TF 04828 71979 (26m by 18m) Surveyed
Civil Parish FISKERTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Apr 14 2026 2:34PM

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