2017

TF0913 : Church of St Faith: Carved corbel

taken 6 years ago, near to Wilsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Church of St Faith: Carved corbel
Church of St Faith: Carved corbel
Crisp and smart the corbels in the chancel are beautiful
Church of St Faith, Wilsthorpe

The present church dates from 1715, as the date on the pediment affirms, it was restored and altered by James Fowler of Louth in 1869. In the chancel is a controversial effigy, which may date from the 13th century, has almost certainly been recut, and which Pevsner thought was a Victorian forgery. It bears the arms of the Wake family, but that is almost certainly due to the recutting.

It would suggest, if it is real, that there was a church here before 1715, and that is definitely known. However the parish was only created in its own right in 1886 - until then it was a chapel-of-ease of nearby Greatford. The modern parish is Wilsthorpe and Breaceborough.

The building is of Ashlar, and mostly whitewashed within, and has a very small gallery above the door in the West End. It is a grade II* listed building (see LinkExternal link )


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Flat landscapes Period: Georgian Date: 1715 Primary Subject: Carved Stone other tags: Church Detail Church Church Interior Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TF0913, 138 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 November, 2017   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 11 November, 2017
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 09231 13656 [1m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 09231 13656
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