All Saints Church, Theddlethorpe

Coordinates: 53°22′14″N 0°11′55″E / 53.3705°N 0.1985°E / 53.3705; 0.1985
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All Saints Church, Theddlethorpe
Greenstone and limestone

with brick patching

All Saints Church is a

Anglican church in the village of Theddlethorpe All Saints, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church stands to the east of the A1031 road in the area of the village named Theddlethorpe All Saints, and is some 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Mablethorpe.[3] It has been called the "Cathedral of the Marsh".[2][4][5]

History

The church dates from the 12th century, with some additions and alterations undertaken in about 1380–1400, and more in the late 17th century. Minor repairs were carried out in 1865–66.[1] The church was declared redundant in July 1973.[6]

Architecture

Exterior

All Saints is constructed in

rear arch.[1]

Interior

Both

fleurons, and the coats of arms of the church donors. In the east wall of the south aisle is a medieval altar slab carved with crosses. Above it is a stone reredos decorated with quatrefoils, fleurons, human heads, and pinnacles. On the north walls of both aisles are fragments of painted texts. In the north aisle is another medieval altar slab, a bracket for a statue, and a doorway leading to the rood loft. The south wall of the chancel contains a triple sedilia and a piscina, and on its east wall are brackets for statues carved with human heads. There are fragments of 15th-century glass in the south aisle windows. The altar rails date from the 18th century, and the marble altar was given to the church in 1717. The chancel screen dates from the 15th century and is in seven bays. The pulpit and lectern are from the 19th century. There is another pulpit at the back of the church dating from the 17th century; this is in carved oak and was formerly in Skidbrooke Church. The 16th-century pews are carved with poppyheads. The octagonal font is from the 15th century, and is decorated with quatrefoils, fleurons and human heads; it has a wooden 18th-century cover. In the church are memorials, including a brass dated 1424, 18th-century wall plaques, and a marble monument dated 1727.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Theddlethorpe All Saints (1062991)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 July 2013
  2. ^ a b All Saints' Church, Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 December 2016
  3. ^ Theddlethorpe All Saints, Streetmap, retrieved 21 January 2011
  4. ^ Historic England, "All Saints church (355644)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 15 March 2011
  5. ^ Theddlethorpe, All Saints Church, Britain Express, retrieved 21 January 2011
  6. ^ Theddlethorpe: Church History, GENUKI, retrieved 21 January 2011

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