Building record MLI81227 - Heighington church and school
Summary
Heighington church was originally twelfth century, and was revived as a chapel and a school in 1619. In 1865 it was adapted, with additions, as part of the village school.
Type and Period (4)
- CHAPEL OF EASE (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1619 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHAPEL (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1924 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The chapel at Heighington was originally twelfth century with a west tower, single-cell nave and chancel. Its late Norman tower arch with waterleaf capitals has been preserved. The chapel was dependant on the mother church at Washingborough, and is mentioned in 1524 as a subordinate chapel. {1}{2}{3}
It then fell into decay. It was revived in 1619 by Thomas Garratt, one of the Fen Drainage Adventurers, as a chapel and Free Grammar School. It took boys from Washingborough, Heighington and Branston. A chaplain and teacher are mentioned in the early eighteenth century. There are no traces of this phase. {1}{4}{5}
In 1865 it was adapted again, with additions, as part of the village school. {1}
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}{7}
The current chapel of ease is dedicated to St Thomas. The school is now used as a heritage room. {8}
The clock in the tower of the Chapel of Ease of St Thomas was unveiled in 1924 as the Heighington war memorial to commemorate those who fought in the First World War. The clock was used as a war memorial after previous plans for a different war memorial were abandoned. There is a plaque inside the chapel recording the names of the fallen. {9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 378.
- <2> SLI6390 Article in Monograph: Dorothy Owen. 1979. 'Chapelries and Rural Settlement: An Examination of some of the Kesteven Evidence' in English Medieval Settlement. page 37.
- <3> SLI1064 Bibliographic Reference: Dorothy M. Owen. 1971. Church and Society in Medieval England. page 21.
- <4> SLI6090 Bibliographic Reference: R.E.G. Cole. 1913. Speculum Dioeceseos Lincolniensis sub Episcopis Gul: Wake et Edm: Gibson A.D.1705-1723. Part 1: Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow. pp.22, 43, 136, 137.
- <5> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 368.
- <6> SLI6205 Index: Department of the Environment. Jul 1991. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 10/50, 11/50; 221.029, 030.
- <7> SLI5466 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Ordnance Survey County Series twenty-five inch map 1906. paper. 1:2500. 71/9.
- <8> SLI11537 Unpublished Document: North Kesteven District Council. 2007. Heighington Conservation Area: An Assessment of the Character and Appearance of the Conservation Area. Appendix 1 no 69; p 35.
- <9> SLI14624 Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.103.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0300 6941 (27m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEIGHINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 8 2023 12:17PM
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