Church of St Mary Magdalen

CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, HALLGATE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1146568
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary Magdalen
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, HALLGATE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1146568
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary Magdalen
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, HALLGATE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, HALLGATE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
South Holland (District Authority)
Parish:
Fleet
National Grid Reference:
TF 38888 23680

Details

FLEET HALL GATE TF 32 SE (east side)

10/29 Church of St. Mary 30.6.66 Magdalen

G.V. I

Parish church. c.1180-1190, mid C14, restored 1798, 1843 and 1860-2 by C. Bennett of Lynn. Limestone rubble and ashlar. Concrete tile and lead roofs with stone coped gables with cross finials and single small stacks to north-west and south-west. Nave with north and south aisles and south porch, chancel. Moulded plinth and regularly placed 2 stage buttresses run round the entire church. All the window tracery restored in C19. West front clasped by north and south aisles. String course rises under a large pointed late C14, heavily restored in C19, west window with 5 ogee headed, cusped lights with transom, panel tracery and hood mould. Pointed doorway to right with hood mould running into string course and plank door. Pointed window beyond with 3 cusped ogee headed lights, C19 tracery and hood mould. A similar window in the west of the north aisle. North side with 2 pointed windows to the right, each with 3 cusped ogee headed lights, C19 flowing tracery and hood mould. Pointed doorway to left with double chamfered surround, hood mould running into string course and double panelled doors. Truncated window above with pointed head, 3 cusped ogee headed lights, C19 flowing tracery and hood mould. 2 similar full length windows beyond. East end of north aisle with pointed window with 3 cusped elongated ogee headed lights, C19 geometric tracery and hood mould. Chancel rebuilt in 1843. North side of chancel with outline of 3 blocked arcade bays with hood moulds. 3 C19 windows, 2 with shallow triangular heads and 3 trefoil headed lights with geometrical tracery and hood mould. One to the left with pointed head, 3 ogee headed lights, C19 reticulated tracery, hood mould and head label stops. East end with large pointed window with 3 cusped ogee headed lights, C19 reticulated tracery, hood mould and head label stops. Small blind, cusped, ogee headed opening above. South-east buttress with ornate mid C14 cusped, crocketed and finialled niche. South side with pointed C19 window to the right with 2 pointed, cusped lights, quatrefoil, hood mould and head label stops. Eaves above this bay with foliate sculptured motifs of c.1190. 2 C19 windows to left with pointed heads, each with central ogee headed light, flanked by single round headed lights, flowing tracery and hood moulds. West end of south aisle with pointed window with 3 cusped, ogee headed lights, C19 flowing tracery and hood mould. South side with part of a blocked doorway to the right with fragmentary hood mould. 2 windows to the left with pointed heads, 3 cusped, ogee headed lights and C19 flowing tracery 2 similar windows beyond the gabled porch to left, the latter with small lancets in return walls. Pointed doorway with double chamfered head, semi-circular responds, hood mould and head label stops. Interior flanking stone benches and pointed double chamfered doorway with hood mould, head label stops and double plank doors. Interior 5 bay north and south arcades of c.1180 with tall round piers and semi-circular responds; pointed double chamfered heads. Chancel arch of c.1180 with semi-circular responds and pointed double chamfered head with hood mould. Windows in chancel with hood moulds and head label stops. Mid C14 sedilia restored C19 with 3 crocketed and finialled gables.Trefoiled heads beneath and ornate pinnacles. Piscina to left with ornate crocketed and finialled gable, trefoil head and damaged gables. C15 octagonal font with traceried panels and octagonal pedestal. C19 parclose screens. Early C14 sculptured fragment of robed figure. C19 reredos, altar rail, pews and choir stalls. C19 roofs supported on fine C14 stone corbels of crouching figures. 5 sided pulpit with fielded panels and plain pilasters; octagonal sounding board. Monuments include one in black and white marble to Hannah Frost, died 1831; one a white and black marble diamond to Thomas Bockington, died 1745. A white marble oval with draperies, cherub and cartouche to Wilhelmi Iaij, died 1706. Another in black and white marble with pediment to Richard Dods, died 1853.

Listing NGR: TF3888123680

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
197992
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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