2016

TF0733 : St Andrew's Church: British Legion chapel

taken 8 years ago, near to Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England

St Andrew's Church: British Legion chapel
St Andrew's Church: British Legion chapel
Next to the war memorial, at the head of the North Aisle, is this chapel used by the local branch of the British Legion
Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion (RBL), sometimes referred to as simply The Legion, is the United Kingdom's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants.
The British Legion was founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex-Service community as a merger of four organisations: the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers, the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers and the Officers' Association. It was granted a Royal Charter on 29 May 1971 to mark its fiftieth anniversary which gives the Legion the privilege of the prefix 'Royal'.
Earl Haig, commander of the Battle of the Somme and Passchendaele was one of the founders of the Legion, and was President until his death.
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St Andrew's church, Folkingham

Grade I listed
Dates from late 12th century. West tower, north & south aisles, nave and chancel with organ chamber, the tower is 15th C. with a west doorway from circa 1435 with shields of John Baron Beaufort and wife (now gone) and also foliage and flowers.
North aisle is 14th C. with 19th C. organ chamber at the east end, south aisle also 14th C. with a 15th C. south porch, the Priest’s room above once served as a school room.
The gates to the South Porch replace the original ones which were stolen in 2006 by men pretending to be workmen.

In 2007 severe gales blew down two pinnacles on the west side which caused a merlon to fall through the back vestry roof and a merlon and mid wall pinnacle to crash through the roof on the south side narrowly missing the font. See TF0733 : An act of God ?

The altar table is 17th century and the rood screen dates from the 14th century and was once decorated with the saints and a fox with a goose in its mouth symbolising the devil capturing a soul.
The chancel was built of ironstone and restored in 1825. The choir stalls are 14th C. The sedilia of circa 1300 was reduced to two in 1858.
The northwest pillar and arch over the organ date from 1180 and are the oldest part of the church. The organ was built in 1886 by Porritt of Leicester and was presented to the church by the daughter of Rev Carter who was Rector from 1868-94.
The font is 18th century. The clock was replaced in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Primary Subject: Church Interior other tags: Grade I Listed Royal British Legion War Memorials North Aisle Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chapel [2] Other Photos: · St Andrew's Church: War Memorial · St Andrew's Church: Roll of Honour · St Andrew's Church: Roll of Service ·
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TF0733, 300 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 March, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 25 March, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 0713 3373 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:53.4216N 0:24.5485W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 0712 3373
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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