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St Martin's Church, Waithe
St Martin’s church is Grade I listed and is of Saxon origin with a late Saxon tower. The tower forms the crossing between the nave and chancel and there is also a transept to the south containing a small vestry and porch. The Victorian rebuilding in 1861 was by James Fowler at a cost of £2000 (over £130,000 in today's money) and was paid for by the Lord of the Manor, George Haigh of Grainsby Hall.
Externally the church is built of limestone from a variety of local sources with plinth courses of ironstone, which were presumably reused from the earlier building. Roofs are a mixture of plain clay tiles to the steeply pitched nave and chancel, Welsh slate to the aisles and the tower is roofed in lead. The scar of the earlier chancel roof is visible on the east side of the tower.
Inside, the church has exposed red brick walls to the Victorian parts with bands of buff coloured brick,limestone and inserts of decorative tiling. The base of the tower is plastered and limewashed and the chancel and reredos are covered with elaborate patterned Minton tiles. Floors are covered with glazed quarry tiles with encaustic inserts. The Font is Victorian. Under the chancel is the Haigh family mausoleum.
The earliest part of the church, the tower, was erected in the 11th century. This has a late Saxon appearance – with its twin bell openings – but the shafts are topped off with Norman details. The church tower actually stands at the point of the crossover of Saxon and Norman cultures.
The Church now under care of Churches conservation trust.
Info taken from various sources in the church.
Externally the church is built of limestone from a variety of local sources with plinth courses of ironstone, which were presumably reused from the earlier building. Roofs are a mixture of plain clay tiles to the steeply pitched nave and chancel, Welsh slate to the aisles and the tower is roofed in lead. The scar of the earlier chancel roof is visible on the east side of the tower.
Inside, the church has exposed red brick walls to the Victorian parts with bands of buff coloured brick,limestone and inserts of decorative tiling. The base of the tower is plastered and limewashed and the chancel and reredos are covered with elaborate patterned Minton tiles. Floors are covered with glazed quarry tiles with encaustic inserts. The Font is Victorian. Under the chancel is the Haigh family mausoleum.
The earliest part of the church, the tower, was erected in the 11th century. This has a late Saxon appearance – with its twin bell openings – but the shafts are topped off with Norman details. The church tower actually stands at the point of the crossover of Saxon and Norman cultures.
The Church now under care of Churches conservation trust.
Info taken from various sources in the church.
Created: Fri, 6 Jul 2012, Updated: Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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