Former Church of St Michael

FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1359677
Date first listed:
03-Feb-1967
List Entry Name:
Former Church of St Michael
Statutory Address:
FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1359677
Date first listed:
03-Feb-1967
List Entry Name:
Former Church of St Michael
Statutory Address 1:
FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

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:
FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

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

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:
South Thoresby
National Grid Reference:
TF 38848 74394

Details

DRIBY TF 37 SE 3/15 Former Church of St. Michael 3.2.67 II

Former church, now house. 1849-50, reusing some C13 details, altered c.1970 by Francis Johnson. Squared greenstone rubble with limestone ashlar quoins and dressings. Decorative tiled roof with raised lead coped gables with antefixae. Nave with western bellcote and chancel with vestry. Central lancet at west end, flanked by single C20 2 light mullioned windows. To the gable a corbelled out octagonal bellcote with facetted pointed roof. On the north side 2 pairs of lancets with moulded and pointed surrounds. A single lancet and a 3 light C20 mullioned window at high level. Panelled half glazed door to former vestry. To the east gable of the nave a prominent C20 brick chimney. In the east wall is a lancet, and in the chancel a 2 light window with trefoil heads and a sexfoil, in chamfered pointed surround. On the south side a lancet to the chancel, and in the nave 2 pairs of lancets and 2 three light C20 mullioned windows above. The south door has C19 shafts and reveals and reset early C13 moulded head with dogtoothing. Interior not available for inspection.

Listing NGR: TF3884874394

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
196081
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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