Church of St Margaret, Laceby

The Church of St Margaret is the Anglican Grade I listed parish church for the village of Laceby in Lincolnshire. Listed since 1967 and dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch,^[1] it seats today approximately 300 people.

History and description

The church is built of ironstone rubble and squared blocks with some chalk and flint rubble. There are limestone ashlar dressings and facing to the top stage of the tower, which dates to the 14th or 15th-century. The lower part of the tower dates to the 10th or early 11th-century. Other parts of the church, including the nave also date from the 10th to the 11th-century, while the remainder of the arcade dates to the 13th-century. The chancel is also 13th-century with the remains of blind arcading of that century and with 14th to 15th-century windows, while the pointed chancel arch is 19th-century. Other Norman features include the main doorway arch inside the porch, a fine crenelated arch opposite the main door, separating the nave from the north aisle, and a window opening with more recent glazing dedicated to St Margaret.^[1][2]

• 
  The nave
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  The chancel
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  The organ chamber of 1912 with the north aisle altar

Extensive rebuilding and restoration took place in 1869 by James Fowler, architect of Louth. At this time a clerestory at the top of the nave walls was removed and the roof line altered. Construction included the north aisle, chancel and much of the nave, while a new porch and vestry were added. During these restoration grave covers dating to the 10th, or early 11th-century, were incorporated into the church's interior.^[1] A small, blocked-up, Norman era window was also found on the east side of the porch.^[3] This was restored and stained glass depicting St Margaret of Antioch was installed.^[3] A matching window was created on the west side of the porch and installed with a depiction of St. John the Baptist.^[3] Special services, led by Christopher Wordsworth, the Bishop of Lincoln, were held on 18 May 1870 to commemorate the re-opening of the restored church. An organ-chamber was added in 1912. A mass dial is to be found on the outside of the west pillar of the main doorway. ^[2][3]

The 1885

The

Queen Elizabeth I. He had been born in nearby Grimsby in 1530.^[4][5]

St Margaret's is in The Laceby and Ravendale Group of churches, in the Deanery of Haverstoe and the

St Mary's at Hatcliffe.^[7] In 2013 the church held its 124th annual church garden party.^[8]

References

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1. ^ ^{a b c} Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (81532)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 December 2013.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Penguin Books (1978), p. 291
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Laceby Church Restoration". Lincolnshire Chronicle. 27 May 1870. Retrieved 18 November 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, pp. 508,509
5. ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Margaret, Church Street (1346952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
6. ^ "Laceby P C C", Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 12 June 2013
7. ^ Laceby and Ravendale Group. Retrieved 12 June 2013
8. ^ "Villagers enjoy 124th St Margaret's Church garden party", Grimsby Telegraph, 11 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013

External links

• St Margaret's, Laceby Church of England website
• St Margaret's, Laceby, Facebook page