CHURCH OF ST CHAD
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1309029
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1964
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST CHAD, VILLAGE STREET
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST CHAD, VILLAGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- West Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harpswell
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 93587 89959
Details
SK 98 NW HARPSWELL VILLAGE STREET
(East side)
4/42 Church of
St. Chad
16.12.64
I
Parish church. Late Cll, C13, C14, restored C19. Coursed and
uncoursed limes-tone rubble, some limestone ashlar, plain tiled
roofs with stone coped gables. West tower, nave with south aisle
and south porch, rectangular chancel. Cll west tower with plinth
and quoins. Pointed early C13 west window with hood mould and
label stops. Stone with pointed head above with inscription
commemorating the erection of a clock in 1746 in memory of
the Duke of Cumberland's "victory over the rebels". South side
has narrow rectangular light. Bell chamber openings on 3 sides,
restored in C19, each with 2 round headed openings separated by
deep-set round pier with primitive volute capital. Moulded eaves
above with parapet with ornate corner pinnacles. North nave wall
rebuilt in C19, with 2 rectangular windows each of 3 cusped
lights with ogee heads, reticulated tracery and hood mould.
Large 2 stage buttress to east. Lower C19 chancel with plain
north and south walls, and 3 light pointed east window with
geometric tracery. East end of south aisle with plinth and
large, pointed early C14 window with tracery restored in C19, of
3 lights, that in the centre with ogee head flanked by round
headed lights with 5 cusped mouchettes above. C14 hood mould and
head label stops. South side of south aisle of uncoursed rubble
with mid C14 tall rectangular window to east with 2 lights with
cusped flattened ogee heads, 4 cusped mouchettes above,
rectangular hood mould and head label stops. Large 4 light
rectangular window restored in C19, to the west with 4 cusped
flattened ogee heads and 8 cusped mouchettes, rectangular hood
mould and label stop heads. C14 south porch with small 2 light
window with cusped ogee heads under rectangular head, in east
side. Low single stage buttress to east with large pointed south
doorway with inner, chamfered order supported on polygonal
capitals with polygonal responds, and scored and moulded outer
order and hood mould. West side of porch has 2 stage C14
buttress with rectangular window in west side with 2 cusped ogee
headed lights, restored in C19. Porch interior flanked by stone
benches with pointed C19 doorway, C20 plank door and hood mould
and re-used C14 label stop heads. Above, to the east a niche
with shallow triangular head. South west corner of nave has 2
stage angle buttresses. Large, pointed late C13 west window of
south aisle of 3 lights with trefoiled heads and plate tracery of
3 trefoils restored in C19. C14 interior tower arch with double
chamfered pointed head supported on polygonal capitals and
responds. South arcade of c.1300 of 3 bays. 2 bays of c.1300
to west with double chamfered round heads, semi-circular west
respond and central round pier, with plain capitals, hood moulds
Listing NGR: SK9358689964
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 196733
- 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.
End of official listing
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