Church of St Martin
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307095
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307095
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, 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 MARTIN, 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:
- Withcall
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 28405 84068
Details
WITHCALL CHURCH LANE TF 28 SE 10/50 Church of St. Martin 9.3.67 G.V. II
Parish church. 1882 by Sir Arthur Blomfield in Early English style. Square ironstone rubble with limestone ashlar dressings, plain tiled roofs. Nave with eastern bellcote, chancel, south porch, vestry. At the west end is a pair of lancets with sexfoil over, united under a pointed arch. The north wall of the nave has 5 lancets and over the east gable is a single gabled bellcote decorated with gablettes and cusped headed arches. In the chancel north wall are a single and pair of lancets with trefoil over. The east wall has stepped triple lancets with common moulded hood. Below is a foundation stone laid by Nathaniel Clayton in 1882. In the chancel south wall a pair of lancets matching those to the north and another pair in the south wall of the vestry. The south nave wall has 4 lancets and a gabled south porch with moulded outer doorway and a niche over containing a statue of St. Martin. The inner doorway has convex chamfered surround and moulded over arch dying into the reveals. Interior. Double chamfered chancel arch, dying to the reveals. On the south side of the chancel, a double chamfered arch opens into the vestry. Also on the south side is a sedilia and in the east wall is a moulded and shafted rear arch to the window. All fittings are C19 apart from the C14 octagonal font bowl, decorated with quatrefoils and shields. The east and west windows have stained glass c.1915.
Listing NGR: TF2840584068
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 195302
- 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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