Church of St Hybald
Church of St Hybald, Church Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1307159
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Hybald
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Hybald, Church Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1307159
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Hybald
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Hybald, 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 Hybald, Church Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- North Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashby De La Launde and Bloxholm
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 05510 54754
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 December 2025 to amend details in the description
TF 05 SE
4/1
ASHBY DE LA LAUNDE AND BLOXHOLM
CHURCH LANE
Church of St Hybald
1.2.67
II*
Parish church. C12, C13, C15, C19. Nave and chancel restored 1854 by Mr Huddleston. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings. Plain tile roofs with ashlar coped gables and kneelers and cross finials. Ashlar quoins. Western tower with spire, nave, north aisle and vestry, chancel, north porch and organ chamber.
Plain unbuttressed west tower, has a deep chamfered plinth and a single lower opening on the west face, this opening has two light reticulated tracery window in a pointed arched chamfered surround with hood mould. The south face has an illegible plaque. The top stage has pairs of pointed arched bell openings, on each face, with roll moulded surrounds, plus some re-used pieces of medieval sculpture buried in the walling. Above a band with corner gargoyles and then battlements. Above again a tall octagonal spire with four small lucarnes.
The three bay north aisle has buttresses with set offs and a corbelled eaves, with two-light C19 pointed arched windows in deeply chamfered surrounds with hood moulds and different flowing tracery in each window. The north vestry has an ashlar and brick chimney stack, to the east it has a two-light Caevarvon arched window with hood. The chancel east window is three-light with reticulated tracery in a pointed chamfered surround with a hood mould, plus diagonal corner buttresses with set offs. The chancel south wall has a single cusped lancet in a flat headed chamfered surround.
The south organ chamber has a single pointed arched doorway with plank door, and a single Caevarvon arched window to the south, flanked by buttresses. The nave south wall has two two-light geometric tracery windows in pointed chamfered surrounds with a single buttress between. The north gabled porch has a pointed arched opening and stone benches. The double arched, pointed inner doorway has keeled shafts and two rows of dog-tooth in the arch plus a C19 door.
Interior: the three bay north arcade has double chamfered arches and two piers each with four keeled shafts, single shaft responds, and moulded bases and capitals. The triple chamfered tower arch has moulded capitals and an impost band. The double chamfered chancel arch has moulded brattished capitals, and octagonal responds decorated with fleuron. The east chancel wall has a triple arched arcaded window surround with commandment boards in single lancets either side. C15 hexagonal, bowl and stem font with foliate panels. C18 wooden organ. C19 wooden pews, altar rail and reredos, plus C19 wooden roofs, that in the nave single hammer beam with carved angels. Small monument to Edward King and his two wives, with three kneeling figures, dated 1617 on the south side of the chancel. On the north side another C17 niches monument with three kneeling figures. In the chancel two large C19 wall tablets to George King 1822 and to John Wm King 1875.
Listing NGR: TF0551054754
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 192539
- 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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