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TF0621 : Interior, St Michael's church, Edenham

near to Edenham, Lincolnshire, Great Britain

Interior, St Michael's church, Edenham

Grade I listed
The church retains some Anglo Saxon work and stands on a man-made plateau.
It has a western tower, clerestoried nave, aisles, chancel and south porch. Tower is 16th C., aisle and nave roofs are 15th Century with angel carvings (and green dragons!),
13th C chancel arch, restored in 1808. There is a 12th C doorway bought from a chapel of ease at Scottlethorpe in 1967.
There is a Romanesque font from 12th C. although it may be recut or of a more recent date.
There are 2 14th C effigies, a civilian and a Knight, also monuments to the Heathcote family from Normanton, before it was flooded to create Rutland Water.
Also monuments to the Willoughby and Bertie families.
Externally there are some fine gargoyles and grotesques.
The churchyard contains several old cedar trees.

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2012

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Grid Square: TF0621, 19 images (more nearby)
Photographer: J.Hannan-Briggs (find more nearby)
Contributed by: Julian P Guffogg (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 23 September, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 30 September, 2012
Geographical Context: Religious sites
Church (from Tags): St michaels
Place (from Tags): Edenham
Subject Location: OSGB36: TF 0621 2183 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:47.0165N 0:25.6008W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TF 0620 2182
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)