Monument record MLI81544 - All Saints Church, Church Road, Branston

Summary

All Saints Church, Church Road, Branston

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)

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61633 A church and a priest are mentioned in Domesday Book. {1} All Saints church in Branston seems to have two early phases of construction, dating to the Saxon and Saxo-Norman periods. The south-west quoin of the nave shows eleventh century work, and appears to be earlier than the west tower. The west tower has late Saxon/early Norman characteristics. The arcade on the west side shows the influence of Remigius' west front at Lincoln cathedral. It may have been built by the son of Walter de Aincurt, who was a kinsman of Remigius. It is thought to be a pre-Conquest church of high status, and was probably known as a 'minster'. {2}{3}{4} The Early English chancel was destroyed by fire in 1962 and was rebuilt in 1964-66. {5}{6} There is a fourteenth century cruciform panel, possibly a reredos reset in the west wall of the south porch. {4} 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.{7} Stained glass in this church dates from the 14th-17th centuries, with certain pieces dated specifically to 1503-9 AD, 1537-47 AD, 1567 AD, and 1614 AD. The pieces include German and Netherlandish roundels.{8}

Sources/Archives (9)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 31/11.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 179-180.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: HILL, J.W.F.. 1948. Medieval Lincoln. page 51n, 141.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture: Volume 5 - Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire. page 74, 294.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. BRANSTON AND MERE. TF 06 NW:4; DA; 13/5/63.
  •  Unpublished Document: Deverill, A.F.. 1966. Guide to the All Saints Church, Branston. -.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 8/4; 60.001.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Penny Hebgin-Barnes. 1996. The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire. pp. 51-55.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 2006. Summoning St Michael: Early Romanesque Towers in Lincolnshire. No 7, pp 112-17; also see main text.

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Grid reference Centred TF 02133 67302 (54m by 58m)
Civil Parish BRANSTON AND MERE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Dec 6 2023 10:32AM

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