All Saints Church, Aldwincle
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View from Lowick Lane.
At one point there were two villages here, hence two churches. As the two villages eventually joined up to become one, it was found that there was no need for two churches and the church of All Saints is now looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust after being declared redundant back in 1976.
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Holy Trinity Church, Orton Longueville, Peterborough
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There was a church mentioned here at the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086. Nothing remains of that early structure, and a general re-building seems to have been started towards the end of the 13th century. The chancel, chancel arch and north chapel date from around 1280, with the nave, aisles and west tower dating from 1300.
Some fairly weathered and quite basic gargoyles can be seen on each side of the tower. Was interested to see two very large and empty niches on the south wall of the large chancel, which at one point would have contained effegies.
There was a church at nearby Botolph Bridge, and this had fallen in to disrepair by the 17th century. The south aisle of Holy Trinity was doubled in size, and the porch was rebuilt using stone from this disused church. The porch has a date marker of 1675 on it. Two very ancient looking stone heads are positioned on either side of the porch. I would be pretty certain that these pre date 1675 and would have stood as part of the church at Botolph Bridge.
Two bells hang at Holy Trinity, one of these being extremely old. This was cast by John Walgrave around 1440. Bells by Walgrave are scarce, but there is another one by him hanging three miles west at Chesterton. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for more information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay
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The church of St Mary and All Saints was built in the 15th Century, close to Fotheringhay castle, which had been built as early as 1100. Today, the church of St Mary and All Angels is an impressive building. Built at the side of the river Nene, in picturesque countryside, the church dominates the area for miles around. The view coming in from Nassington, down a tree lined avenue is a particular favourite of mine, particularly on a gloriously sunny early Spring Saturday morning, with the sun just about managing to burn off the early morning mist.
Richard III was born at Fotheringhay, and Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Fotheringhay castle from 1586 until her execution the following year.
Close to the church is the area where Fotheringhay Castle stood. Nothing remains now except the Motte and Bailey on the banks of the Nene. Steps are built in to the side of this and it is possible to get on top of the mound, the reward being a great view of miles of beautiful East Northamptonshire countryside. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary The Virgin, Marholm
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The church here dates from the 12th century, with the tower, which is very low, dated at around 1180AD. The nave dates from the 13th century and the aisles were badly damaged by fire during the 16th century. Up until the 19th century, the nave arcading was blocked up by masonry. The nave was heavily restored in 1868.
In the south aisle is a recumbant effigy of a man in armour, hands raised in prayer, with his feet resting on a dog which has a long flowing tail. This is thought to date from the 14th century and is suggested to be John De Wittlebury. This has been restored and now rests on a nineteenth century base.
The chancel was restored in 1530 by Sir William Fitzwilliam, sherrif of Northamptonshire, from the nearby Milton Park estate. This was the family church although Milton Park is in Castor parish. It appears as if family members and inside staff were buried at Marholm, with outside staff being buried at Castor.
The chancel is large and ornately decorated and was glorious with the sun shining in through the large south windows. There are several memorials to members of the Fitzwilliam family with the memorial to William Fitzwilliam, who died in 1534, being restored in 1674 after it had been damaged by Cromwellian soldiers during the English Civil War. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Botolph's Church, Helpston
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The church here dates back to Norman times, with much of the present structure dating from the 13th century. However, this has been a place of worship for a very long time and Saxon foundations were found in the 1860's during rebuilding work. As with nearby Bainton, the church here is close to the village cross, which dates from the 14th century.
The west tower leads on to an curious short octagonal spire. Some ancient looking gargoyles look out from each side of the tower. Three bells hang here, with at least two of them being made by the Norris family, who ran the nearby Stamford bellfoundry. The first bell in the ring is dated 1671 and was cast by Thomas Norris. This is inscribed Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Sudborough
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The present structure itself has 12th century origins but dates mainly from the 13th century. There is evidence to suggest that a church was here on this site as far back as the 10th century. Some alterations were made in the 15th century and there were three different periods of 19th century restoration here. A saxon gravestone was found here during the 19th century restorations, which is thought to have dated from around 975AD.
The west tower is three stage, with clasping butresses supporting the lower level. The tower in pinnacled at each corner and a row of grotesque faces surround the tower. Five bells hang here, with one of these being added in 1897, being cast by Taylor & Sons of Loughborough. The others are all of considerable age and interest. Two were made by Thomas Norris of the Stamford Bellfoundry, with both being dated 1647. One bell is uninscribed and is thought to date from circa 1350. The other bell is thought to have been cast by Newcombe of Leicester in 1570. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary and All Saints, Nassington
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This is a very small village to have such a grand church. Nassington was once in the Diocese of Lincoln, which stretched from the Humber to the Thames. Nassington was chosen, between the years 1118 and 1121, to be the base of a Prebendary of Lincoln. The prebendary was to exercise authority over the surrounding parishes and a Prebendal house was built close to the church. This was a crucial moment for St Mary and it brought wealth and importace to the church and stimulated its rebuilding and extension. Work on the impressive tower was started within sixty years of this date and over the years further rebuilding took place leading to what is the impressive structure that we see today.
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St Andrew's, Woodwalton
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The church of St Andrew is very isolated, set completely on its own at the top of high ground mid way between Peterborough and Huntingdon, not far from the busy A1 (M). It is thought that the village of Woodwalton once might have been clustered around the church but something happened over the years to make the rest of the village re-locate. The popular view locally is that an outbreak of plague at some point might have seen the houses in the village destroyed and burned, with the village re-locating to a safe Image cannot be loaded
St Andrew's Church, Glaston, Rutland
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St Andrew's in the vilaage of Glaston in Rutland. It is a small village on the A47 about halfway between Peterborough and Leicester. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's, Kings Ripton
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The church of St Peter sits proudly, on slightly raised ground, in a central location. A church here was not specifically mentioned at the time of the Domesday Survay in 1086 but there was almost certainly a church here, being one of two mentioned as being in the manor of Hartford. That original structure would have been a very basic affair, in all probability being just a nave and chancel, and nothing remains of that structure.
The earliest part of the present structure is the south wall of the nave, which dates back to the 13th century. The north and east walls of the chancel date from the late 13th century. In the 14th century a north aisle was added, the nave wals were raised and the clerastory added. Early in the 15th century the south wall of the chancel was rebuilt, with the west tower being added a little later. The south porch was built in the 16th century.
The tower is four stage and castelated. It is perpundicular and heavily butressed. There are large lancet windows on each of the four sides of the tower, which are most striking. Two bells hang here and each were cast by William Culverden who was a bellfounder who worked from London between the years 1513 and 1523. Image cannot be loaded
St John the Evangelist, Ryhall
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This is an early thirteenth-century parish church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist. The exterior has a number of interesting carved figures. The southern entrance has a porch with a room over it, originally for the priest, now called the Parvis Room. Image cannot be loaded
St Andrew's, Abbots Ripton
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There was a church here at the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086 but nothing of that original structure remains. The earliest parts of the present building date back to the mid 13th century. The church here was consecrated by the Bishop Of Lincoln in 1242.
Much rebuilding work was done here at the start of the 16th century, and it is thought that the plan was to rebuild the whole church. The chancel was rebuilt at this time, as was the north chapel and north arcade. The west tower also dates from around this time.
As with most other churches, much restoration was undertaken here in the Victorian period. In 1858 the church was restored by subscription and ten years later the roofs of the nave and south aisle was restored as a memorial to Frances Rooper, the Rooper family once living in Abbots Ripton Hall and Rectory.
The tower is a four stage affair and is perpundicular and castelated, eith a square finial at each corner. It is heavily butressed and it did appear to the naked eye that the tower might be leaning a tad.
There are three bells hanging here, with the treble bell being of particular age, dating from around 1400 and being cast by William Dawe of London. Another of the bells here was cast by Tobias Norris III of the Stamford Bellfoundry in 1671. A third was added by John Warner & Son in 1875, replacing a bell dated 1622 which was either cast by Tobias Norris of the Stamford Bellfoundry or Haulsey of St Ives. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Swithin's, Old Weston
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St Swithin is situated at the far western end of the village. In days long gone plague decimated the village and houses were pulled down and burned. The village was re-built on a Image cannot be loaded
St Andrew's, Steeple Gidding
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There was no church listed here in the Domesday Survey of 1086. It is thought though that there was a small church here in the 12th century, of which an arch on the south doorway remains. This church would have had a tower and steeple before the year 1260, the date by which the village had obtained its distinctive name.
The whole church was rebuilt during the 14th century, with the building work going on for many years. The chancel, nave and aisles were restored and the porch rebuilt in 1874, and the tower and spire were restored in 1899. Image cannot be loaded
St Augustine of Canterbury, Woodston, Peterborough
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There was a church mentioned here at the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086. The oldest part of the present structure is a very small window on the west side of the west tower. This dates from before 1066. The church was almost completely re-built in 1844 but before that it is believed that the church had a 14th century chancel with a pre 1066 tower and 12th century bellfry.
According to the National Church Bell Database, there is a ring of six bells here, all by Gillett and Johnstone. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Firmin's, Thurlby
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This is an unusual dedication, with the only other St Firmin in the UK being at North Crawley in Buckinghamshire. St Firmin (or Fermin as the spelling sometimes goes) was the son of a Roman Senator in 3rd Century Pamplona. He converted to Christianity and was later to become the first Bishop of Pamplona. Whilst preaching the Gospel he was behaeded at Amiens in France around the year 303). Certain relics of St Firmin were found and brought back to Pamplona in 1196. The cult of St Firmin was to be of considerable religious and economic significance during the Middle Ages.
It is thought that parts of the tower here date as far back as Saxon times, this being backed up by a saxon coffin lid being propped up against a wall in the porch. This really is a glorious church, particularly for me when viewed from the south. Some very ancient looking gargoyles surround the tower. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's, Maxey
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Maxey is an ancient village, which sits close to King Street, the old Roman road, which ran from Castor and Ailsworth to Ancaster. The earliest part of the existing church date to 1113 but tombstones excavated in the church grounds confirm that there was a church here in Saxon times. In 1013 the church and the village were both burned by Vikings.
In the first quarter of the 12th century, the first stage of the Norman tower was built. It is thought that the same masons who built the magnificent church of St Kyneburgha at Castor were responsible for the building here. Looking at the western wall of the west tower, I can certainly see where that theory has come from. At this time the nave roof was thatched.
The tower was raised in 1140 and shortly after that the clerestory windows were added, which were later to be replaced, and the north and south aisles added. In 1315 the tower was raised again, to its present height. This extra weight caused a crack to appear in the tower and buttressing had to be added to the north west corner of the tower.
There are six bells hanging here. One is dated 1853 and was cast by Mears of London. Two bells wer cast by Thomas Osborne of Downham in Norfolk, with both of these being dated 1800. One of these was subsequently re-cast by Taylor of Loughborough in 1906. The other three were made more locally, each being cast by Thomas Norris of the Stamford Bellfoundry. Each of these are dated 1661, with one being inscribed with the names W King and J Freeman, who would have been the church wardens of the day. Image cannot be loaded
St Stephen's, Etton
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Etton is a small village three miles to the north of Peterborough, the tower and spire being visible from the nearby A15. Despite the close proximity of this busy road, Etton itself is quiet and peaceful. The present structure dates back to the 13th century, but there is a record in the Peterborough Chronicle of a church being here in the 12th century.The striking and attractive quatrefoil clerestory windows date from the late 14th century. The west tower is heavily butressed, and is a three stage affair with corbel table separating the top stage from the broach spire. There used to be a north chapel here, with the outline of the bricked up archway still discernible.
Three bells hang here, with all of them being cast by the Norris family at the nearby Stamford bellfoundry. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's, Barrowden
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The oldest parts of the present church date back to around 1210. Later in the 13th century, the north and south aisles were added, with the south porch and doorway being moved to their present position at that time.
In the mid 14th century, the church of St Peter was in a poor state of repair and money was donated to help repair it. It was at this time that the west tower was built, with the font and clerestory also dating from this time. In the 15th century much work was undertaken on rebuilding the east and south walls of the chancel. The broach spire dates from the 16th century. The building was restored in the 1840's and more work was undertaken in the 1890's.
North's Victorian study of the church bells of Rutland informs us that there were five bells hanging, and a priests bell. Two of the bells were cast by Alexander Rigby, who took over the Stamford Bellfoundry after the death of Tobias Norris III, These are dated 1704 and 1706. This latter bell was cast just two years before his death, and the subsequent closure of the Stamford bellfoundry. Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Hamerton
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An attractive church, set in lovely surroundings. This is a slightly frustrating church to photograph as it is very difficult to get a clear shot of the exterior as there are so many trees about. That said though, this is a lovely setting. No church was mentioned here at the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086, but mention was made of a church fifty years later. Some of the present structure dates from the late 13th century, but it seems that much of the present building was rebuilt early in the 14th century. Much work has been done here over the years. More reconstruction was undertaken here in the 15th century. Whilst restoration was underway in the mid 1850's. At the end of the nineteenth century, the chancel was underpinned and restored. The heavily buttressed tower dates from the late 15th century, and has a castellated top. There are four bells in the tower. Image cannot be loaded
St Leonard's, Glapthorn
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The south porch dates back to the 14th century. There are north and south aisles in St Leonards with one capital being dated at 1160. Others are dated a little later. The pulpit has Jacobean panels (the Jacobean era was 1603 until 1625) and the communion alter rails date from the same period. These were originally installed to keep dogs or other animals from straying in to the sanctuary.
Also catching the eye inside is a Victorian bier, a cart used for transporting coffins at a funeral. There is one similar at nearby Woodnewton.
Outside, on the south side of the tower, a solitaty gargoyle sits, mouth pulled open in typical medieval gesture. Whilts on the subject of the tower, St Leonards's has three bells, two of which are very ancient. One is by John Sleyt and dates from the 14th Century. The inscription on this reads....INNORE SATTI MARIA JOHANNES SLEYT ME FECIT. After a less than successful attempt to translate this using an online Latin - English translation all I will say is that I think this translates as Blameless St Mary. John Sleyt made me.The online translation didn't like the words SATTI or FECIT. I think Saint in Latin is SANCTUS. Any help would be appreciated! Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Ellington
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There was a church mentioned at Ellington in the Domesday Survey of 1086, although nothing of that early structure remains. The oldest in situ part of the church here is the chancel arch, dating from the 13th century. The nave was re-built around 1400, with the arcades and the north and south aisles also being re-built at that time. The butressed tower and tall elegant octagonal spire were also added at the same time. At the end of the 15th century the clerastory was added to the nave with the south porch being re-built in the 16th century. The chancel was re-built in 1863, with the spire being restored in 1899, the nave roof being restored a few years later.
Four bells hang here, with two of them being very ancient. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's, Empingham
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This is a glorious area, and the church of St Peter dominates the landscape. The church is set on high ground in the centre of the town. The church was mainly built in the 13th century, with the elegant perpundicular tower and broache spire being added in the 14th century.
Alteration were undertaken here in the 15th century, at which time the roof was raised and clerastory windows replaced by larger ones. An extensive restoration took place in the 1890's.
Under an arch in the north transept there is a tomb with a carved cross on it. It is thought that this might be the final resting place of Stephen Of Sutton who ordered that he be buried in the church in 1280. There are a few wall paintings in evidence here, including one of the Virgin Mary in the south transept. There is also a repeated five leaf floral like pattern painted on to the walls in the south transept, very similar to that seen at nearby Great Casterton.
Looking up, there are carved figures of angels set in to the roof. Stained glass in the south aisle includes a representation of Simeon holding the infant Jesus, pictured below. The font is modern, Victorian by the looks of it, and no doubt dating from one of the restoration periods. The interior of this church was a delight, particularly attractive as the sun blazed in through the south windows. Image cannot be loaded
St John The Baptist, Barnack
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It is thought that there may well have been a church here since the seventh century, but the oldest survivng part of the present structure is the lower two sections of the west tower, which date from arounf 1000. The belfry and the spire date from around 200 years later. On the south side of the tower, just underneath the clock, there is a vertical band of Saxon carvings, with a depiction of a bird sitting on top.
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St Michael's, Great Gidding
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The church of St Michael was not mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. There was a church here though before the middle of the 13th century, the present south doorway dating from this time. The west tower was added in the first part of the 14th century with the belfry being added about 1370. The nave and chancel arch date from around 1400 with the north and south aisles dating from 60 or so years after that. The south porch dates from the 15th century. Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Laxton
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Laxton is a village of about 150 people in a delightful part of Northamptonshire. For the cyclist this is a bit too hilly if anything but this is a genuinely lovely area. Bulwick and Blatherwycke can be found just the other side of the A43, and off to the west is Harringworth and its three quarters of a mile long viaduct.
The church of All Saints, also known as All Hallows until the 16th century, dates from the 12th and 13th century, with the west tower dating from the late 13th century. This church underwent massive restoration in the 1860's, with Lord Carbery from nearby Laxton Hall being responsible for the restoration work. At this time the chancel was rebuilt, and a north aisle was added, which was made to the designs of Lord Carbery himself. Image cannot be loaded
St Bartolomew's, Great Stukeley
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The church of St Bartholomew is set in some exquisite countryside. The church is set on the edge of unbroken Cambridgeshire fens and a single Red Kite circled around the fields at the side of the church looking for food. This is the furthest south that I have seen a Red Kite whilst researching this site, although I have been told that they have moved a lot further south than this!
The almost obligatory white thatched cottage stands at the side of the church and, as at neighbouring Little Stukeley, a war memorial stands proudly in the church grounds. Also, as with Little Stukeley, the church is kept locked. There is no keyholder, churchwardens or rector listed. I met a very nice lady in the churchyard, and enjoyed chatting to her for a while. She told me that services still took place here...but if it wasn't for that, I could have left here not really knowing if St Bartholomew was still used for regular worship. She also said to me that the church was very nice inside, but I will have to take her word on that! Having said all that, the church grounds here were very well kept, and someone obviously put time and effort in keeping the place in good order.
There was a church mentioned here in the Domesday Survey of 1086. That early structure would have been wooden, and has long since gone, but there is evidence to suggest that a more sunstantial stone church was here in the 12th century. The earliest parts of the present structure date from around 1250, with nave and north arcade, and a very wide north aisle dating from around then. The south artcade, aisle and the chancel date from a little later.
Much rebuilding was done here in the 15th century, including the rebuilding of the chancel arch and the porch in around 1470. The west tower dates from the late 15th century and at roughly the same time the clerastory was added to the nave. The porch was altered in the 17th century and the whole church was restored in the middle of the 19th century, and again in 1909-10.
Interestingly, as with neighbouring Little Stukeley, there is evidence of stonework being re-used in later walls. Here at St Bartholomew, we can see 13th century coffin lids built in to the walls.
The tower is perpundicular, and is heavily buttressed. Some very well carved grotesques sit, or should I say crouch, part way up the tower. These are strange, winged creatures, and look as if they are about to launch themselves off of the tower on to those unfortunate enough to be standing below. These are really nice pieces of work. Image cannot be loaded
St Martin of Tours, Lyndon
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Lyndon is a tiny village just over a mile from North Luffenham, right on the very edge of the catchment area of this site. Edith Weston is roughly equidistant and the shores of Rutland Water are also close by to the North. The church of St Martin of Tours sits in very attractive grounds, surrounded by huge trees. Martin was an officer in the Roman army who once cut his robe in half, giving half to a naked begger in the bitter cold. Turning to Christianity he was baptised and, after a struggle, he was discharged from the army. In 370 AD he was made Bishop of Tours and soon after moved to a quiet place where he could lead a medititive life. Throughout his life he showed a genuine concern for every human being, whether poor or rich. He died at the age of 82, and was one of the first non-martyr saints. The church itself is, for the most part, thirteenth and early fourteenth century. The font is thought to be earlier, and may point to the existence of an earlier church here. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's, Elton
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Elton is a picturesque village, which is to be found some seven miles to the west of Peterborough. The village is quiet and peaceful, despite the close proximity of the busy A605 The village boasts an Elizabethan Stateley home, Elton Hall, two public houses, two village greens, a few shops, a chapel and All Saints church. There was mention of a church at Elton in the Domesday Survey of 1086.Just a couple of fragments of the earliest building remain. Inside, the Chancel arch dates from 1270. The nave and north aisle date from around 1300
The three stage tower is built in the Perpundicular style and dates from 1500. This was built with stones taken from the nearby quarry at Ketton. Other parts of the building date from the same period.
Inside, the church is spacious, bright and welcoming and the chancel is dominated by the great Te Deum east window of 1893 dedicated to the 4th Earl of Carysfot. There are 52 main figures depicted and many lesser ones, with the figures having halos. The figures are gathered below a depiction of Christ, with hand raised in benediction, with angels plaging musical instruments just below Christ. A truly stunning piece of work. I am affraid that any photograph of this on here would be reduced in size and would not do the original justice.
In general here, the stained glass is as good as any church in the area. One window, featuring three scenes from the life of Christ, is particularly striking. The left hand panel shows Jesus being baptised by John The Baptist, with the Holy Spirit descending in the form of a Dove. The middle panel shows Christ crucified with the right hand panel showing Christ risen, wounds visible with sleeping soldiers below. Two different windows show an Angel pointing up to heaven with the wording 'He Is Risen' written below. Image cannot be loaded
St Martin's Church, Barholm
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This is a very ancient structure, with the oldest identifiable part being a blocked doorway to the East of the porch. This is Anglo Saxon, and dates from the first half of the 11th Century. The church here is dedicated to St Martin of Tours. A carving of St Martin can be found over the superb Norman doorway on the south side of the church, and dates from the first quarter of the 20th century. Martin of Tours was born around 315 AD in what is now Hungary. Barholm is one of 173 medieval parish churches in England to be dedicated to this saint.
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St Nicholas, Glatton
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Glatton itself is just lovely. There are a large number of exquisite 17th century cottages to be found here, particularly in High Haden Road, where the church is.
There was mention of a church here in the Domesday Survey of 1086, but nothing of that structure remains. The earliest parts of the present church date from the 12th century, when an aisled church existed. A previous tower here dated from the 12th or 13th century. There was a large amount of rebuilding done here at the end of the 15th century. The nave arcades were rebuilt, as was the west tower, which was rebuilt circa 1500. The roof of the nave was restored in 1615, and the roof of the transept and north aisles were renewed in 1701. More restoration came about in Victorian times, and again in the early 1930's, when the nave roof was restored again. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter and St Paul, Wing
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Medieval parish church, part of the fabric dates from the mid-cl2, but externally much is a Victorian restoration in perpendicular style. All coursed iron stone rubble. West Tower, nave with clerestory and aisles, chancel. Tower is butressed, of three stages, with a 2-light tracered opening to bell chamber, and a quatrefoil frieze below an embattled parapet, probably early C14. South aisle and clerestory are of banded rubble, the aisle has paired lancets to west beneath a round arched hoodmould. There is a string course and an ashlar course above the windows, which have squared hoodmoulds. It was rebuilt in 1885. Paired foiled lights to clerestory, perpendicular. Chancel was rebuilt in 1875. Image cannot be loaded
St John The Baptist, Keyston
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The church of St. John the Baptist consists of a chancel, nave, north transept, south transept, north aisle, south aisle, west tower and south porch. the walls are of coursed rubble with stone dressings, and the roofs are covered with zinc and lead.
The church is not mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, and the earliest existing parts are the nave and aisles are from about 1250; the chancel was built around 1280, and the tower and porch were built around 1300. Commencing in about 1480, a considerable reconstruction took place: the east wall of the chancel was rebuilt, the walls heightened and a new window inserted in each, the clearstory was added to the nave, the south transept was built, and new windows inserted into the south aisle walls. The roofs of the nave, transepts and aisles were renewed when these parts were respectively reconstructed towards the end of the 15th century and correspond with the slight differences of date, but those of the south aisle and porch were renewed in the 17th century.
The church underwent another general restoration in 1883 when the lead on the nave roof was replaced with zinc, and shortly afterwards the top of the spire was repaired. The roofs of the south aisle and transept were repaired in 1897. The chancel was reroofed in 1904, and the spire was again repaired in 1908. the roofs of the north transept and north aisle were thoroughly repaired in 1922-3, and in 1928 the top of the spire was again repaired. Image cannot be loaded
St Botolph's Longthorpe
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Longthorpe is a small village just to the west of Peterborough, having been all but swallowed up by the growth of the latter over the years. The word Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Easton on the Hill
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The earliest parts of the present structure date from the 12th century, with building work ongoing here until the 15th century. The church was restored towards the end of the 18th century. The west tower is perpendicular in design, and is a five stage affair, with pinnacle on each corner of the tower, and weathervane on each pinnacle
When North compiled his study of church bells in Northamptonshire in mid Victorian times there were four bells hanging here. The first was made locally by Thomas Norris in 1640. The second is of great age, cast by Mellours of Nottingham around 1510. The third was courtesy of Thomas Eayre I of Kettering who, as well as being a bellfounder, produced the first full scale map of Northamptonshire. The fourth was another from Norris, with this one having the names R Wheatli and J Browne inscribed on to it.. This latter bell was re-cast by Taylor of Loughborough in 1997, who also added two new bells at that time, making for a ring of six today. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary's, Bainton
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The oldest part of the current structure is the north aisle and chapel, dating from the early 13th century. The west tower is 14th century and the chancel dates from the 15th century, as does the wide battlemented south porch.
Four bells hand here with three from the Stamford bellfoundry and one of considerable age from London. Image cannot be loaded
Chapel of St Mary Magdalene at Ashton
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Ashton is a village and civil parish about ¾ mile east of Oundle in the east of the county of Northamptonshire forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire. Chapel, school room and school house. c.1706 for Creed family trust. Extended and restored C19. Squared coursed limestone with Welsh slate roof. Originally
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St Margaret's, Braceborough
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There was a church mentioned at Braceborough at the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086. This original structure would have been a very basic wooded affair, with thatched roof. Nothing remains of that early structure.
Today's structure dates from the 14th and 15th centurues, but the font is earler than that, albeit with later alterations! Much work has been done here over the years. The south doorway dates from the 14th century, with the porch added in 1662. Much work has been undertaken here over the years. In 1859 the chancel was rebuilt, the date of the rebuilding to be found on the south wall of the chancel. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Huntingdon
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It is thought that there was a church here as far back as the 10th century but the earliest survinhg part of the present structure is the south arch of the tower which dates back to the 13th century. The tower dates from the end of the 14th century and general rebuilding work took place in the 15th century with south porch, south aisle, arcades and north aisles all being rebuilt at that time. Around 1500 the chancel was rebuilt. Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Little Casterton
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Little Casterton boasts one of the smallest churches in the county of Rutland. The original structure built here in the 12th century would have covered the area today occupied by the nave. The north aisle was added around 1190 and the south aisle was added in the early 13th century.At that time a new chancel was built and the bell cote added at the western end of the nave. The height of the nave was added by the addition of a clerestory in the 15th century.
The church was restored in the years 1810 - 1811, at which time the north aisle was rebuilt and the chancel extended. In 1837 a new porch was added. Further work here was undertaken in 1908, at which point a norman tynpanum was found built in to the sill of the west window of the nave. This tunpanum features a depiction of the tree of life, with three circles at either side.
Two bells hang here. The first is blank and the second was cast locally, by Tobias Norris I of the Stamford Bellfoundry. This is dated 1608, and is an early bell of his, and the earliest of his bells to be found in Rutland. It is inscribed 'Cvm Voco Venite' which I have translated (probably very badly) as Come when I call. Image cannot be loaded
All Saints, Denton, near Stilton
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There was a church mentioned at Denton in the Domesday Survey of 1086, and at the time of the last service held here around 1952 it was thought that small parts of the structure of the building dated back to the 12th century. The church has been a ruin since the early 1960's. It is still a Grade 2 Listed Building.
The chancel arch dates back to the 13th century, and it was thought that the western tower dated from around the 1670's or thereabouts. The chancel, nave and porch also had some major work done on them during the 17th century. The 17th century work was financed by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton and his grandson Sir John, both of whom are buried at nearby Conington. Sir Robert was born at Denton and was a noted antiquary, MP, courtier and collector of manuscript, with the Cotton Library being an important collection of manuscripts contained within the British Library. This church, as with most other churches in the area, also had restoration done on it in the 1860's.
There were two bells in the tower. The first was dated to the early 16th Century, and had the initials ROS carved in to it. The second was dated 1671 and was made fairly locally, by Tobias Norris III of the Stamford Bellfoundry, who were prolific bellfounders during most of the 17th century. Image cannot be loaded
St Andrew's, Barnwell
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The exterior and the church grounds are well kept, and there is a conservation area on the north side of the churchyard. Some interesting and well carved gravestones can be seen here. Just to the right of the south porch is a table tomb from 1711, denoting the final resting place of George Pare, his wife and three children, who all fell foul of smallpox in that year. Nearby, is a stone for Barnwell poet and writer Thomas Bell who died in 1863
The tower dates from around 1290, with the spire being added some 40 or 50 years later. There is a clock on the south face of the tower and it is interesting to see a very grotesquely carved face to the side of the clock, pictured below left, with huge ears and tongue stuck out in typical medieval gesture.
The priests door in the chancel is thought to have come from nearby All Saints church, when much of that was pulled down in 1825. In the wall of the north aisle there are three windows dating from the early 14th century. The north door is also 14th century. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary's, Huntingdon
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St Mary stands in the centre of Huntingdon, a short distance away from All Saints. The church is surrounded by trees on its south side, with winter being a good time to photograph it from this direction, once the leaves have fallen. The view of the tower from the west was particularly attractive, as was the fish and chip shop which was at the back of me as I took the photo. Nothing remains of the earliest structure here, but there are some small remains dating from the 12th century. The chancel, nave arcades and the south aisle were re-built in the 13th century, with the west tower and south porch dating from around 1385. The celeastiory was added around 1500.
In 1607 part of the tower collasped, causing the north aisle and clerastory to be destroyed. This was re-built between the years 1608 and 1620, with much of the original stonework being re-used.
There were two big periods of Victorian restoration here, with the first coming in 1869, the second in 1876. There was also more minor work completed here in 1913. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary's, Leighton Bromswold
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There was no church mentioned here at the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086, but there is thought to have been a basic structure of chancel and aisled nave built around 1250. The chancel was rebuilt around 1310 and work was undertaken regularly throughout the years. However, by the early years of the 17th century, ther church was in very poor condition and in 1606 rebuilding was started. The work, however, was stopped for lack of funds, and for twenty years the church was 'so decayed, so little, and so useless, that the parishioners could not meet to perform their duty to God in public prayer and praises.' The roofs had fallen in, and the tower was in ruins as were the upper courses of the walls. It is thought that the situation was so bad that some services were held in a barn owned by the Duke Of Lennox.
Shortly after 1626, the Rev. George Herbert completed the work by pulling down the north arcade and aisle and building the north porch. He reroofed the whole church and put in a pulpit, reading desk, screens and seating. The west tower was built by the Duke of Lennox in 1634.
The re-building work was a massive undertaking with, at one point, 18 masons and 10 carpenters at work. Much of the financial support for this project was given by Revd Herbert himself, with the rebuilding being supervised by John Ferrar, the brother of Nicholas Ferrar, who founded his famous Christian community two miles away at Little Gidding.
Five bells hang here, with four of these being cast by Thomas Norris at the Stamford Bellfoundry in 1641. Image cannot be loaded
All Saints and St James Church, King's Cliffe
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The church is a cruciform structure with both north and south porches. There was a huge fire in Kings Cliffe somewhere between the years 1450 and 1480, and there is a theory that the village may have been rebuilt after this fire to the north of the church. If that was the case then the north porch may have been added at that time.
The oldest part of this church is the tower which, according to the history leaflet available in the church, dates from the first part of the 12th Century. The spire was added in the 13th Century, with the rest of the church mainly dating from the 15th Century. It is thought that there may have been an older Saxon church on this site.
The north porch appears to have been rebuilt in the 17th century, a plaque over the porch, now badly daded, reads 1663, with the initials LT : TR, who may have been the churchwardens at the time.
A look at the south porch shows that there is an indentation to the right hand side of the porch where a brass figure kneeling in prayer was once affixed to the wall. 'WR' carved their initials in to the south porch in 1701, showing that vandalism was a problem in the early 18th century, as it is today. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
Crowland Abbey
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The Abbey was founded in the 8th Century, with St Guthlac living there as a hermit from the years 699 until 714. The Abbey was dissolved in 1539, and over the centuries large sections of the building have collapsed. The building itself has had a torrid history. It was ransacked by the Danes in AD 870 with the then Abbott Theodore being murdered. There was also a disastrous fire in AD 1091, in which the entire building was razed to the ground. The Abbey was re-built, but suffered another fire in the 12th Century, with some reports stating that the Abbey was also damaged in an earthquake at one point!
As well as the obvious damage, a closer look shows that many of the statues have been defaced over the years, with many heads missing and faces obliterated. Some of this damaged would have occurred during the English Civil War when the Abbey was under seige for three months. The nave roof collapsed in 1720.
The North Aisle of the Abbey is used as the Parish church today, and this is about an eighth the size of what the building would have been before 1539.
The west front is truly remarkable for the number of exquisite carvings. These date from the 12th to the 14th centuries and it is said that the west front was an imitation of Wells Cathedral. Image cannot be loaded
St Andrews, Alwalton
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Alwalton can be found just off of the A605, about five miles West of Peterborough. The village is joined to Chesterton, with the two being separated by the A1. Alwalton has some beautiful old houses and St Andrews Church is the jewel in the crown of what is a lovely village.
Alwalton is close to the site of a Roman fort, and the Roman town of Durobrivae. The Romans built a bridge at Alwalton over the river Nene. Much excavation was undertaken in this area by Victorian archaeologist Edmund Artis, who is buried in the churchyard in neighbouring Castor.
Alwalton has few real claims to fame, but Henry Royce of Rolls Royce fame was born in the village in the 1860's. He died in 1933 and his ashes were buried at the church in 1937.
No church was mentioned at Alwalton in the Domesday book of 1086, but there was a church on the present site by the end of the 12th Century, parts of which still exist today. In 1300 AD a project to rebuild the church was started, however this was abandoned unfinished some 30 years later. The church was restored in 1840, at which time the South Porch was built. At the time of this restoration medival stained glass was removed from St Andrew to let in more light!
As well as the stained glass being removed, so were some monuments. Image cannot be loaded
Priory Church, Deeping St James
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It is obvious by the size of this church that it was more than the parish church of a small village.The church is 180 feet long, and the spire can be seen up to ten miles away! It was, in fact, founded as part of a Benedictine Priory. In common with other monastic buildings, Deeping Priory was dissolved in 1539. The church was retained for parish worship, whilst the Priory buildings fell in to ruin, until the stone was used to build a manor house in the seventeenth century. During the dissolution of the priory, the rood screen was taken down and burned on the village green, with the burning supervised by the church warderns.
The tower on the west end is more modern than the rest of the building. When I saw it I thought that the tower looked 18th Century, and a little research indicates that the original tower collapsed in 1717, as a result of years of flooding. Six bells hang here. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St John's, Little Gidding
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This church is set is a beautiful tranquil setting. The only noise is from the birds. The church here is only used for occasional services, but it is open and wlecoming, and there are usually a few visitors looking around, such is the story behind it.
Nicholas Ferrar was the son of a London merchant and he succeeded his elder brother John as company director, handling the day to day running of the business. Financial problems in 1624 led to John being made bankrupt and to the family having a rethink on life. They felt that they should renounce worldliness and live a life of godliness instead.
Nicholas and John's widowed mother bought the manor of Little Gidding as part of a deal to rescue John from his bankruptcey and the whole family, which numbered some 40 people in total, moved to Little Gidding in 1625, their move being hastened by an outbreak of plague in London in that year. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary the Virgin, Ketton
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The church of St Mary The Virgin stands at the centre of the village close to a stream, the distinctive tower and spire dominating the landscape. However it has to compete with the cement works which is also very prominent. The church here is made of Barnack stone and is mainly a thirteenth century rebuilding of an earlier structure. Building work had been underway and appears to have stopped for a number of years towards the end of the 12th century. The hugely impressive west door, pictured above, can be dated to around 1190. Soon after building stopped. Perhaps finances ran out. Whatever happened, in 1232 Bishop Hugh De Wells gave a release of 20 days penance for anyone helping to rebuilt the church, which was in a 'ruinous' condition. Most of the present structure was built during the thirteenth century, following that call for help, and the church was re-dedicated in 1240.
In the fourteenth century the spire was built and new windows were added to the north aisle and the west end of the nave. The walls of the aisles were heightened and the south porch was added. The following century saw the addition of the clerestory.
In 1861 the church, to the west of the chancel, was restored under Sir Gilbert Scott and in 1863 the chancel was restored under the direction of TG Jackson.
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St Andrew's Church, Cotterstock
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Cotterstock is a village on the River Nene about 1.5 miles downstream of Oundle.
The church is reached by going down a tree lined avenue. An effigy of St Andrew sits in a niche half way up the West tower, with a grotesque figure underneath the niche. The doorway on the west tower is re-set and dates from the 12th Century, making this the earliest surviving part of the church. Both tower and porch are castellated with three animal figures over the top of the porch. The figure at the apex of the porch is leashed with all three baying at the sky. These figures are by no means uncommon with similar seen on the porch at Yaxley and on the tower at Glatton.
Some finely carved gargoyles are to be seen on the south wall of the nave, their eyes being upturned towards heaven The church was extended in 1876, and I would think that these gargoyles might have been added at that time.
The four bells in the west tower were all made by prolific local bell founder Henry Penn, and are all dated 1708. A lovely inscription on the fourth bell reads... Image cannot be loaded
St John The Baptist, Achurch
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The village, sometimes known at Thorpe Achurch, is close to the busy A605, inbetween Oundle and Thrapston. Despite the close proximity of the main road, the village itself is peaceful and quiet. The church of St John The Baptist serves as the parish church of Achurch and also Lilford. The church at Lilford had fallen in to decay and was demolished in 1778, with the church here covering both villages since that time.
For the most part, the church dates from the 13th century, the exception being the aisles and porch which were built in 1862. The church was founded by Sir Ascelin De Waterville, a crusader knight, who built the church to give thanks for his safe return from the Holy Land. It is said that the coffin shaped stone on the south side of the church is the grave of Sir Ascelin. It is also claimed that the tomb immediately to the side of this stone is the tomb of another crusader knight, Sir Reginald De Waterville. Interesting to see that these tombs each have a grade II listing and English heriatage date them at 15th - 16th century, considerably later than the local legend would suggest!
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St Michael and All Angels, Langtoft
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The present structure here dates from the early 13th century but it is thought that an earlier church stood on the same site, being roughly of the same size. Nothing of that earlier structure remains. The tall, elegant three stage tower and spire date from the 13th century and is slightly offset to the north. According to the church information booklet, several of the church dimensions are imperfect and off centre. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary's, Cowbit
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There has been a church here on this site since 1380. This original structure appears to have been very basic. In 1480 the west tower was built, with the nave being extended at the same time. The church was consecrated, and dedicated to St Mary, in 1486. The battlemented and buttressed tower is a curiously shaped affair, and has a modern effigy of Mary and the infant Jusus in an ancient recess. It was mentioned earlier that the church was sinking. Anyone standing outside the church walls to the west of the tower, and looking down, will see how sharply the tower has sunk over the years. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary's, Lower Benefield
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he Benefield's (Lower and Upper) are two small villages half a mile apart just to the west of Oundle. The church of Mary covers both villages and is situated in Lower Benefield, close to the site of where Benefield castle used to stand. Benefield Castle was a 13th century stone ringwork fortress, which replaced a fortified Norman manor house. The castle was abandoned early in the 14th century and all that remains today is a mound surrounded by a large ditch.
There was a medieval church on the site of the prersent church, and indeed, the chancel at St Mary dates from the 14th century. However, the rest of the building fell into disrepair and was pulled down. The structure that we see today was built in 1847 by James Watts Russell. Image cannot be loaded
St Thomas a Becket, Ramsey
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The building of the parish church of St Thomas a Becket of c.1180-90 began as a hospital, infirmary or guesthouse of the abbey. It was originally an aisled hall with a chapel at the east end with a vestry on the north side and the warden's lodgings on the south, but both these have been demolished. The building became the parish church c. 1222. Image cannot be loaded
St Nicholas's, Islip
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The church was built towards the end of the 15th century and very little has been added to it since that time. The setting is exquisite, with a glorious old thatched cottage to the north side of the church grounds. Entrance to the church grounds is via a lych gate on the east side.
The tower is of four stages, with gargoyles at each corner of the top stage of the tower. There are also gargoyles lower down on the south and north walls. Image cannot be loaded
St Andrew's, Collyweston
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There was a church here in the 11th century, but most of the structure dates from the 13th to the 15th centuries. The tower is perpundicular and three stage. Two bells hang in the tower with one dated 1903 by Taylor of Loughborough, the other dated 1636, and made locally by Thomas Norris of the Stamford Bellfoundry. At the time of North's Victorian study of the church bells of Northamptonshire, two bells were hanging here, both by Thomas Norris, and dating from the same year. Looks as if one of them was re-cast by Taylor. Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's Church, Aldwincle
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At one point there were two villages here, hence two churches. As the two villages eventually joined up to become one, it was found that there was no need for two churches and the church of All Saints is now looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust after being declared redundant back in 1976.The first church here was built during the reign of Richard I, who ruled the country from 1157 until 1199. The north aisle was added to the basic original structure in 1190, with the south aisle being added in 1520.
The north aisle was rebuilt in 1290. The porch, spire and clerestory were all added around 1375, with the chancel also being rebuilt at that time.
As with most other churches, St Peter had restoration work undertaken during Victorian times. The chancel was restored in 1860, with more work being done to other parts of the church in the 1870's.
Prior to 1903 there were three bells hanging here. The eldest of these was dated 1585 and had the inscription ANNO DM 1585 inscribed in to it. The founder was unknown. Another of the bells was dated 1724 and came from Thomas Eayre at Kettering. The other bell was re-cast by Taylor of Loughborough in 1843 for the sum of £18! All of the bells were rehung at that time for the princely sum of £6 10 shillings!
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St Guthlac's, Market Deeping
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It is thought that the present church stood on the same ground as an earlier structure, which would possibly have been a purely wooden building. This is backed up by a Saxon coffin lid which rests on the left hand side of the chancel. There is a similar lid in the porch at nearby Thurlby.
Some decent gargoyles and grotesques can be found here. Grotesques over both North and South interior walls, with one holding out a begging bowl and another with tongue out in typical Medieval gesture both catching the eye. On the outside, some very nice gargoyles can be seen. Most churches in this area have there fair share of decent gargoyles and grotesques, with the puzzling exception of neighbouring Deeping St James which has none. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Nicholas's, Deeping St Nicholas
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The church here, which stands out for miles over the flat fenlands, consists of nave, chancel, north aisle and north west tower. The tower is four stage and the tower and spire are well decorated with a large selection of grotesque heads. Some of the heads are human, with the male figures having long flowing hair and beards, the female figures having their heads covered. In amongst the human figures is a cartoon like depiction of a man with massively pointed chin and bulging eyes. Elsewhere, two winged beasts appear to be in the act of pouncing upon their prey. Have seen similar at the church of St Martin Of Tours at Lyndon, Rutland. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
St Mary's, Haddon
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Haddon is a village that you don't really visit unless you have a reason to go there. Set just off the busy A1 a few miles from Peterborough, this is a very small farming village, if indeed it is big enough to be called a village. Perhaps Image cannot be loaded
St Peter's, Lowick
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Lowick is a small village two miles from Thrapston in East Northamptonshire. The church stands on high ground at the north end of the village. There is known to have been a church here at the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, but no visible trace of that church remains. Large scale rebuilding was undertaken in and around 1300. The church was almost entirely rebuilt at the end of the 14th century, with the work being down to Sir Henry Green, who succeeded his father as the Earl of Drayton in 1369.
The west tower dates from the early 15th century, and is a four stage affair. The top stage is octagonal and is supported by flying buttresses, reminiscent of Fotheringhay. There are 12 pinnacles on top, with each having a golden weatherwane on top. Quite beautiful, particularly with the summer sunshine blazing down. The tower was completed by 1480.
Victorian restoration came about in the late 1860's and early 1870's and today an appeal is underway to help raise money to repair the roof.
On the south side of the tower there is an engraved sundial, whilst the church clock and chimes date from 1891. At the top of the third stage of the tower some very finely carved gargoyles can be seen.
St Peter has a ring of six bells, with three of these coming from the Watts bellfoundry of Leicester. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information. Image cannot be loaded
Holy Trinity, Coates
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Coates in a small village three miles east of Whittlesey, just at the side of the busy A605. The church is set back from the main road a hundred yards or so, and is set in picturesque surroundings. A large green stands to the east of the church with the other sides of the church being surrounded by trees and bushes.
There was no previous church on this site. The church of Holy Trinity dates from 1840, and is a fairly basic structure of nave, aisles and chancel with, unusually, a tower and spire situated on the north east corner of the building. The tower and spire are slender, with a single small bell hanging here, which was cast by Thomas Mears II in 1840.. There was restoration here in 1874 and again in 1890 and the tower was partially restored in 1902. Image cannot be loaded
A Slideshow of Churches around Peterborough
