West Lindsey Churches Festival, Lincolnshire: Exhibition

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Kirton in Lindsey • St Andrew

Richard Croft, St.Andrew's church, Kirton-in-Lindsey, CC BY-SA 2.0

A 12th century church standing in an Anglo-Saxon town, this is an interesting visit. There will be tower tours giving access to the bells and spectacular views over Kirton.

We will have flower displays, archives, church silver and activities for children.

There’s a sponsored bike ride and refreshments, including lunch.

The overall theme is Heaven and Earth.

Postcode: DN21 4PJ

Open: 10-11th May, Saturday 10am - 4.30pm • Sunday 12.30pm - 4pm

Photo: Richard Croft, St.Andrew's church, Kirton-in-Lindsey, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Kettlethorpe • St Peter & St Paul

St Peter & St Paul Church, Kettlethorpe by Ian S CC BY-SA 2.0

On this site Katherine Swynford, mistress of John of Gaunt lived and worshipped here. Come and find about their famous love affair and court scandal at the NEW Katherine exhibition.

Also an extensive display of artistic hand crafted kneelers and the famous restored French pulpit.

St Peter & St Paul’s church holds a service most Sundays always using The Book of Common Prayer. Everyone of all ages welcome.

Postcode: LN1 2GZ

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

Photo: St Peter & St Paul Church, Kettlethorpe by Ian S CC BY-SA 2.0

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Hemswell • All Saints

Richard Croft, All Saints' church, Hemswell, CC BY-SA 2.0

We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful church which stands proudly in the village surrounded by a well kept graveyard. Interested in local history? On display will be scrapbooks documenting village life in times gone by. Hemswell censuses and a graveyard plan will assist you in finding your ancestors. Light refreshments available both days. Can we tempt you to a slice of delicious home made cake?

Postcode: DN21 5UQ,

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

Photo: Richard Croft, All Saints' church, Hemswell, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Grayingham • St Radegund

David Wright, Grayingham Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

Our new extension on the south side of the church is now finished – disabled toilet, servery and meeting room. Also a disabled entrance through the new extension.

Display of archaeological findings and stages of building in our photographs.

Play our Benjamin Flight organ.

Historical records from the Lincolnshire Archives as well as many other fascinating pieces of information about our church and its people.

Food all day including baps filled with local produce, home made cakes and much more.

Postcode: DN21 4ET

Open: 10-11th May, Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

Photo: David Wright, Grayingham Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Glentham • St Peter & Our Lady

David Wright, Glentham Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

The front porch of our church is adorned with the Tournay Arms and a rare medieval ‘pieta’, a representation of the Virgin with the dead Christ across her knees.

We have stained glass by Whale and box pews.

Postcode: LN8 2EP

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

Photo: David Wright, Glentham Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Display of kneelers (photo by Angela Montague)

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Gainsborough • All Saints

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A very different Georgian-style church with medieval tower and magnificent interior, with a copy of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper behind the altar. The organ is a three-manual Walker (1906).

See also the beautiful stained glass, late 17th century marble font and memorial headstone of Richard Rollett, master sailmaker to Captain James Cook on HMS The Resolution, who died two hundred years ago in 1824. Guided visits into the Bell Tower.

Postcode: DN21 2JR

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

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Corringham • St Laurence

Corringham St Laurence - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

There has been a church on this site well over 1,000 years older than the British monarchy. It is 140 years since Bodley & Garner spread gold dust and beautified this Grade I church paid for by Mary Beckett. The parish registers will be made available.

Come and see the stone coffin found under the altar in 1883/84.

We shall have a churchyard tour weather permitting.

The refreshments and lunches are Michelin star quality!

A warm welcome awaits you.

Our church also has a beautifully restored Bodley Ceiling.

Postcode: DN21 5QY

Open: 10-11h May, Saturday 10.30am - 4pm • Sunday 10.30am - 4pm

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The Bodley Ceiling. Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

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Wragby • All Saints

Wragby • All Saints
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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, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 11-12th May, Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 10am-5pm.

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Wickenby • St Peter & St Lawrence

Wickenby • St Peter & St Lawrence
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The church contains wonderful medieval artefacts: rare 14th century stained glass, a scratch sundial, an imposing 14th century church door with ancient ironwork, fascinating carved stone heads. There will be a themed exhibition of local history information.

Postcode: LN3 5AB, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 11-12th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10am - 5pm

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Thoresway • St Mary

Thoresway • St Mary
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St Mary’s nestles is a sleepy village among fields of sheep. It has a Romanesque arch from an original tower, 13th century arcades in the nave and seven floor stones dating from an earlier period. There is a

exhibition on the history and origins of the village together with stories of local residents and their lives. A warm welcome awaits those who come to sample our homemade cakes and savouries, including our popular gluten free and vegetarian offerings.

Postcode: LN8 3UY, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 10am - 3pm • Sunday 10am - 3pm

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Stainfield • St Andrew

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‘Simply Stainfield St Andrews’ celebrates the rich heritage of this beautiful Queen Anne church set amidst picturesque parkland, on the site of a Benedictine nunnery. The Viking Way passes by the church, reputed to be designed by Christopher Wren. View the magnificent 18th century Tyrwhitt Tapestries, wonder at the local Wild Man legend, and contemplate the nunnery, church and village history in this tranquil setting. Open gardens, homemade cakes, lunches and afternoon teas available at Hill House all weekend.

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The Tyrwhitt Tapestries dating from 1711 permanently displayed in church,

Postcode: LN8 5JJ, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm.

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Riby • St Edmunds

Riby-St Edmund (Photos supplied by church)

St Edmunds Church is open both days from 11am-4pm. On Saturday we will be hosting ‘Value It! Flog It?’ Bring an item for expert advice. On Sunday join our Riby Ramble 6 mile walk. Details www.facebook.com/StEdmundsChurchRiby. See an outdoor exhibit of classic vehicles, climb the tower see the clock and bells, enjoy plant & produce stalls, play our organ.

Going home with Chocolate Cake

Just waiting for my owner who is having a snack - where is mine?

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Postcode: DN37 8NX, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 11am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

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Rand • St Oswald

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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.

The rare coped stone coffin lid

Rand • St Oswald
(photo Ian Paterson, Creative Commons Link)

Postcode: LN8 5NJ, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Nettleton • St John the Baptist

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Visitors will receive a warm welcome, light refreshments and a chance to browse amongst the many plants and books for sale. ‘Colours of the Rainbow’ will be our theme for our floral decorations. Our church, nestled in a valley at the foot of the Wolds on the Viking Way retains its Saxon origins and has a notable tower. Come and visit.

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Postcode: LN7 6NP, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 11.30am - 3pm

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Middle Rasen • St Peter and St Paul

Middle Rasen St Peter and St Paul - Copyright Churches Festival Photo: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

A warm welcome awaits everyone at St Peter & 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 will focus on ‘Holiday Memories’. Various hot homemade soups, bread

rolls, tea, coffee, cold drinks, cakes and biscuits will be served both days.

Postcode: LN8 3TS, click here to find on Google Maps

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 12noon - 4pm.

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Langton by Wragby • St Giles

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Langton by Wragby is famous as the birthplace of Stephen Langton who was Archbishop of Canterbury and the principal architect of Magna Carta. There is a stained glass window dedicated to him in the church. There will be displays in the church on Stephen Langton, Magna Carta and local history.

Open: 17th-18th May, Saturday 10am-4pm • Sunday 11am-4pm

Postcode: LN8 5PX, click here to find on Google Maps

The Stephen Langton Trail

The new Stephen Langton Trail that passes through or near six festival churches where you can stop for refreshments, including

A 16.5 mile walking trail from the birthplace of Archbishop Stephen Langton, key in the sealing of Magna Carta, to the historic city of Lincoln.
The Stephen Langton Trail starts at the Lincolnshire village of Langton-by-Wragby, birthplace of Archbishop Stephen Langton, and takes a meandering and picturesuqe 16.5 mile walk to historic Lincoln and Lincoln Castle, home to an original copy of the 1215 Magna Carta.
The trail is split into three sections to allow for all abilities and so the walk can be split up over a space of time:

Section One leads from Langton-by-Wragby to Apley through the Lincolnshire Limewood Nature Reserve (4 miles)

Section Two from Thistle Storr Wood near Apley to Fiskerton along the Viking Way (6¼ miles)

Section Three follows the River Witham Valley from Fiskerton on a delightful riverside walk to Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter (6¼ miles).

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East Barkwith • St Mary

East Barkwith - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

Come and celebrate what we have done! Enjoy coffee and 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. Fragments of early glass and a 20th century window by Edward Payne.

Postcode: LN8 5RY

Open: 18-19th May, Saturday 11am-4pm • Sunday 11am-4pm

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Arts and Crafts Pulpit - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

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Claxby • St Mary

You will get a warm welcome at this 14th century church, much altered in the 1870s.

We have good Victorian stained glass, a founder’s tomb and an elaborate 16th century memorial as well as two corbel ends showing faces with tongues sticking out.

There will be a display of christening gowns and wedding dresses covering various decades.

Postcode: LN8 3YX,

Open: 17-18th May, Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday 10am-4pm

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Memorial Window for Georg Ogg - Copyright Ashley Taylor

As you open the door... Copyright Ashley Taylor

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