West Lindsey Churches Festival, Lincolnshire: Disabled Access (Full)

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Blyton • St Martin

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Offering quiet space for contemplation, prayer and stillness. Flags of WW1 Allies visible and notes available. Notes describing the building and bells available. Excellent cafes within easy reach and open for lunch and afternoon teas.

Postcode: DN21 3JZ

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 6am - 6pm • Sunday 6am - 6pm

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Bishop Norton - St Peter

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A Grade II* listed St Peter’s sits in the heart of the village. It has three bells and a delightful stained glass East Window. There is a medieval tympanum in the tower wall, an ancient sarcophagus, a Joyce of Whitchurch clock and a 150 year old Nicholson organ. The lychgate is our War Memorial. Our theme is ‘Hobbies + Pursuits’. Plant stall and book stall.

Postcode: LN8 2BE

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Market Rasen - St Thomas the Apostle

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Several stained glass windows are of great interest. Booklets of our beautiful church are available and stewards will be available to help should you need it. Children’s activity corner, musical entertainment at planned times, floral displays, craft displays and bell ringing. Light refreshments will be available in the church room. Enjoy your visit.

Postcode: LN8 3HL

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 11am - 4pm • Sunday 12 noon - 4pm

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Wragby - All Saints

Ashley Taylor, Wragby All Saints, for the National Churches Trust

This fine Victorian church has a gallery, a rare organ, a medieval stoup and a fascinating bell tower including 15th century bells. Fine stained glass windows depict ‘Faith, Hope and Charity.’

Postcode: LN8 5RA

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Stainfield - St Andrew

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Rededicated in 1711, this beautiful Queen Anne church is thought to be built to a design by Christopher Wren, sits on the site of a former Benedictine nunnery, surrounded by parkland. View the original 18th century Tyrwhitt tapestries on display in the church, read about the nunnery, the legend of the Wild Man and its place in early village history. Homemade cakes, lunches, and afternoon teas available at Hill House all weekend.

Postcode: LN8 5JJ

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Southrey • St John the Divine

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How did this little wooden church come to be?

Talks on Saturday 11.00am and 2.00pm and on Sunday 12.00noon and 2.30pm.

Hear the history behind this unique building.

Postcode: LN3 5TA

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

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Snelland - All Saints

Snelland All Saints - Ashley Taylor for the National Churches Trust

This beautiful atmospheric church dates back to the 12th century. It contains beautiful carved stone medieval faces and a rare ‘Leper’s window’ that enabled succour to be passed to those with leprosy who had to stay outside the church. Ancient sundial on south elevation. Thomas Retford, vicar, courageously gave his life in the Lincolnshire Rising.

Postcode: LN3 5AA

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Rand - St Oswald

Rand - St Oswald by Ashley Taylor for the National Churches Trust

St Oswald’s is surrounded by a deserted medieval village site. Inside is a surprising number of notable monuments, both in brass and stone, dating from the 14th - 16th century. Outstanding is a rare coped stone coffin lid, believed to date from between the 10th and 12th centuries. Information on church history, brass rubbing, cake stall.

Postcode: LN8 5NJ

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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The rare coped stone coffin lid (photo Ashely Taylor)

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Middle Rasen - St Peter and St Paul

Middle Rasen St Peter and St Paul - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

A warm welcome awaits everyone at St Peter’s and St Paul’s. Through the south entrance door, a splendid example of Norman work with three bands of mouldings of continuous motif, an inner zigzag, a middle band of crenellation and an outer band of beakheads. It is among the country’s most impressive Norman doorways. Displays this will focus on “nursery rhymes”. Various homemade soups, bread rolls, tea, coffee, cold drinks and biscuits will be served both days.

Postcode: LN8 3TS

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 12 noon - 4pm

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Market Rasen - Methodist Church

Colin Bob, Market Rasen Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

Saturday morning we will be holding our spring fayre as part of the festival. Our chapel opened in 1863 is an impressive Grade II* listed building with door pews, balcony, large front pillars and a ‘wow‘ factor. Light lunches will be available on Saturday between 11am-1.30pm and Sunday after the service.

Postcode: LN8 3AG

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 12noon - 4pm

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Gautby - All Saints

Gautby All Saints by Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0

A very special church dating from 1756 with amazing monuments of the Viners. Beautiful William Morris stained glass window. A very warm welcome awaits you with easy off road parking.

Postcode: LN8 5JP

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 9am - 5.30pm • Sunday 9am - 5.30pm

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The William Morris window and memorial statues (picture Sowberry House B&B)

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Faldingworth - All Saints

Faldingworth All Saints, Ashley Taylor of Push Creativity

We have a connection with the RAF Faldingworth Polish Squadron from WWII. We have a wonderful stained glass window and porch gates dedicated to the 300 Squadron.

Postcode: LN8 3SE

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

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The gates commemorate the sacrifices made by the whole of

300 Polish Squadron right down to the individual

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East Barkwith - St Mary

East Barkwith - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

Come & celebrate what we have done, enjoy coffee & cake in our new seating area, the church tower has been enhanced to contain a servery and a new disabled access WC has been added sympathetically to the church. But the beauty of the 14th century restored church remains set in an oasis of peace. The font is decorated with instruments of The Passion, the pulpit is metal in the arts & crafts style, made by Christopher Turner. There are fragments of early glass & a 20th century window by Edward Payne.

Postcode: LN8 5RY

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 11am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

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Arts and Crafts Pulpit - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

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Caistor - Methodist Church

Peter Croft, Caistor, Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

Caistor Methodist Church strives to be an inclusive church that welcomes everyone. The weekend will be a hive of activity including an exhibition in the church based on the theme “I am a new creation”. lunches served in the school room on Saturday in aid of Christian Aid and Caistor Go2 Repair Café on Saturday.

Postcode: LN7 6UF

Open: 9th - 10th May, Saturday 10am - 4.30pm • Sunday 11.30am - 4.30pm

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Cabourne - St Nicholas

St.Nicholas' Church, Cabourne by JThomas CC BY-SA 2.0

Cabourne St Nicholas is of Saxon Foundation. Saxon features are Tower, grave markers & font. A Norman doorway is on the North Side. The Tower door has been extensively repaired, and a new key made for the Victorian lock. The floor is of Muhuhu wood and was laid in the 1960s. Our exhibition is Lincolnshire Past, Church Registers and Lincoln Longwool Sheep, which brought so much wealth to the county.

Postcode: LN7 6HU

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 6pm • Sunday 10am - 6pm

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Bardney - St Lawrence

St Lawrence, Bardney (Ashley Taylor for The National Churches Trust)

There is an exhibition of stones which were exhumed from Bardney Abbey in the early 1900s. The chancel is decorated with pictures of saints. There are also some 17th century charity boards. The church has connections with the RAF’s 9th Squadron. There has recently been a stained glass window dedicated to them. Organist Paul Savage 2pm3pm both days. Huge plant stall, a tombola and craft stall.

Postcode: LN3 5TZ

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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St Lawrence Murals (Ashley Taylor for The National Churches Trust)

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