Church of St Wilfred
CHURCH OF ST WILFRED, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262381
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Wilfred
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST WILFRED, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262381
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Wilfred
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST WILFRED, CHURCH LANE
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 ST WILFRED, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Roughton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 24412 67845
Details
TF 26 NW THORNTON CHURCH LANE (west side)
3/139 Church of St. Wilfred 14.9.66 II
Parish church. C15, heavily restored in 1890 by Ewan Christian. Green sandstone rubble blocks, limestone ashlar dressings. Plain tiled roofs with overhanging eaves, bargeboards and wrought iron cross finials; tall ashlar polygonal stack to north-east with tiny pointed openings; bell supported by timberframe hung in west gable. Nave with south porch, chancel with north vestry. West end with pointed C19 window with 3 pointed, cusped lights and hood mould. North side of nave with 2 C19 rectangular windows, that to right of 2 lights, that to left of 3 lights, all with cusped ogee shaped heads. North side of C19 vestry with slit light; east side with doorway with plank door. East end of chancel with diagonal, single stage buttresses and Cl9 pointed window with 3 pointed, cusped lights and hood mould. South side of chancel with rectangular, 3 light window with cusped ogee shaped heads. 3 stage buttress defines nave from chancel. Nave with 2 rectangular windows each with 2 cusped ogee headed lights. Gabled, timberframed C19 porch to west with ornate bargeboard, return walls each with 4 trefoil headed lights, doorway with flattened triangular head and mesh doors. C19 inner doorway with moulded, pointed head, chamfered jambs, hood mould and double plank doors. C19 pointed chancel arch with double chamfered head and inner corbelled order. C19 roofs. C20 pews, pulpit and font. 4late C18 ornate wrought iron hat hooks, each with 2 transoms supporting 4 hooks each, a central vertical shaft and scrollwork.
Listing NGR: TF2441267845
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435216
- 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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