2016

SK9396 : Reredos and altar, St Radegund's church, Grayingham

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

Reredos and altar, St Radegund's church, Grayingham
Reredos and altar, St Radegund's church, Grayingham

Grade II*listed

The church dates from the 12th century onwards and was restored by Fowler in the late 19th century.

There is a large west tower, nave and chancel in one, and north vestry.
The church is entered by the west doorway of the tower which dates from the late 12th century.
The tower is of three stages with six large buttresses. It is some 16'3" square internally. Large size is an indication that the population at the time was greater. There is a large arch into the nave.
The tower was enlarged in the late 14th century and there are battlements with pinnacles and gargoyles.
There are three bells.

By the late 18th-century the church was too big for the inhabitants of the parish and was in very poor condition. It was therefore rebuilt, except for the tower.
In 1870 the nave and chancel were converted into one by James Fowler. The north vestry was added. Therefore the majority of the church except for the tower is from the 19th century, including the font.

The reredos is by A. B. Skipworth and Conrad Dressler.
The organ was originally built by Benjamin Flight and was purchased in 1935 from the Wesleyan Chapel in Kirton in Lindsey. It has recently been restored.



See other images of St Radegund's church, Grayingham

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Julian P Guffogg and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Religious sites Church: St Radegunds Place: Grayingham Primary Subject: Church Interior other tags: Church Interior Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Radegund's Church [14] · Reredos [2] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SK9396, 30 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 18 May, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 9354 9617 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.2395N 0:35.5694W
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): inside  close look 
This page has been viewed about 35 times
You are not logged in login | register