Church of Holy Trinity
CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1063584
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1063584
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, MAIN STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Raithby
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 37379 67065
Details
RAITHBY MAIN STREET TF 36 NE (east side) 2/39 Church of Holy Trinity 3.2.67 G.V. II* Parish church. C12, reused C14 details, partly rebuilt 1873 by Sir G. G. Scott, 1886 chancel enlarged by Temple Moore, tower renewed by Hodgson Fowler, 1895. Squared greenstone rubble with limestone ashlar dressings. Ashlar, lead roofs. Western tower, nave, aisles, chancel, south porch. 3 stage tower in greenstone, with plinth, chamfered string courses, plain parapet, corner gargoyles and crocketed pinnacles. C15 re-cut belfry lights with 2 louvred openings with ogee heads and hollow chamfered surrounds. C15 west doorway with moulded surround and triangular head. Above a 4 light C15 window with hollow moulded surround and C19 panel tracery. Above a trefoil headed light. On the north side a wider buttress forms the stair tower. Ashlar north aisle has a C14 recut 2 light west window with trefoil headsto the lights and quatrefoil over, on the north side a bell moulded plinth and cill band, and 3 broad stepped buttresses. Pointed doorway in moulded surround, 2 two light C19 flat headed windows with ogee heads to the lights. C14 2 light west north aisle window with trefoil heads to the lights and mouchettes. Tall C19 chapel with a pair of ogee headed lights and facetted stack between. Pent roofed vestry with 4 centred arched headed doorway and reset C16 2 light window, deeply set with cusped heads to the lights and label hood mould. 3 light C15 east window in hollow chamfered surround with C19 recut panel tracery. Small quatrefoil over in gable. On the south side 2 C14 largely recut C19 3 light flat headed windows with cusped ogee heads to the lights. The south aisle has a taller similar 2 light east window and 2 south windows. The westernmost coping is moulded with a cusped and crocketed gablette. C19 gabled porch with angle buttresses, continuously moulded pointed outer doorway and a 2 light eastern window. C19 inner doorway with moulded pointed head. Interior. Double chamfered pointed north nave arcade with octagonal piers and capitals, moulded bases. The south nave has been recut by Sir G. G. Scott and may have been C12 originally with scalloped capital and chamfered arches. C19 chancel screen and pews. Window by Kempe 1896. Interior not available for inspection.
Listing NGR: TF3737967065
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 196154
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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