Mutilated statue of Our Lady, All... (C) Julian P Guffogg

TA0507 : Mutilated statue of Our Lady, All saints' church, Bigby

near to Bigby, Lincolnshire, Great Britain

Mutilated statue of Our Lady, All saints' church, Bigby

13th Century. Probably destroyed by Cromwell's troops, as were so many other statues seen as "popish".

All Saints church, Bigby

Grade I listed.
13th Century church restored in 1779 and 1878. Built of soft stone which in places has eroded to show fossilised remains. The tower is late 13th C. the stone is very weathered in places.
Font 14th C. octagonal bowl, used as a farm trough and returned to the church in 1878. There is a second marble font from early 19th C. The north and south arcades are 3 bays, late 13th Century. There is a modern rood beam and cross, carved in Oberammergau, installed in 1929.
The chancel is up three steps and contains monuments to the Tyrwhitt family.

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year taken

2012

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Grid Square: TA0507, 44 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Julian P Guffogg (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 1 July, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 4 July, 2012
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites
Church (from Tags): All Saints
Place (from Tags): Bigby
Statue (from Tags): Virgin Mary
Subject Location: OSGB36: TA 0597 0746 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.1849N 0:24.1141W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TA 0597 0747
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)