Building record MLI81376 - All Saints church and churchyard, Bracebridge
Summary
All Saints church and churchyard, Bracebridge
Type and Period (4)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
- CARVED STONE (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
- WALL (Unknown dateMedieval to Unknown - 1200 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
61531
A church and a priest are mentioned in the Domesday Book (16/47), and which probably refer to All Saints church (rather than the church at Canwick, with which Bracebridge was returned). {1}
All Saints church has an eleventh century Saxo-Norman nave and west tower, which are possibly pre-Conquest. It also has elements dating to the mid-late twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth century. It was restored in 1874-75. 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. {2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
In the wall of the south aisle are 26 fragments of medieval incised grave slabs and one fragment of possible Anglo-Saxon interlace (described below). {2}
One of the fragments of sculpture is located in the fabric of the south wall of the south aisle, and was discovered reused during the restoration of 1874-75. The single visible face appears to show two arms of a small cross surrounded by a pattern of interlace, and dates to the late tenth or early eleventh century. It is part of either a large grave-slab or a fragment of a cross shaft. The size of the fragment is perhaps more likely to indicate a cross shaft rather than a grave cover, but this cannot be considered to be firm evidence, and an origin within a large grave cover cannot be ruled out. Also reused in the south wall of the south aisle is a late eleventh-twelfth century grave marker, with at least three incised crosses. {7}
A watching brief was undertaken during groundworks at All Saints Church, Bracebridge. A limestone wall was encountered c. 13m west of the church tower. It has a single sherd of 13th century green glaze in the rubble and a sherd of 12th to 13th century shelly ware from the spoil. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 16/47.
- <2> SLI6475 Index: SMR File. Bracebridge (Lincoln). SK 96 NE:BS; AJW; 1978.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 527.
- <4> SLI5854 Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Dec 1999. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1941-1/5/46.
- <5> SLI6478 Index: OS card index. Bracebridge (Lincoln). SK 96 NE:18; DA; 11/7/62.
- <6> SLI6479 Unpublished Document: Crack, Nigel C.. All Saints Church, Bracebridge: An Introductory Guide. -.
- <7> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp.112, 276, p.309.
- <8> SLI10036 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Apr 2005. Watching brief at All Saints Church, Bracebridge. BASC05.
- <9> SLI10037 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Apr 2005. Watching brief at All Saints Church, Bracebridge. LCNCC 2005.70.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9680 6788 (91m by 95m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRACEBRIDGE, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 24 2021 11:34AM
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