West Lindsey Churches Festival, Lincolnshire: Postcode LN8

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Snarford - St Lawrence

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The unremarkable exterior of this small Medieval church doesn’t prepare you for the breathtaking surprise of the interior. St Lawrence has some of the most spectacular memorial sculptures in Lincolnshire. The largest, from the 1580s, features life-size figures of Sir Thomas St Paul and his wife, members of a dynasty of rich lawyer-politicians. Sir Thomas reclines dressed in armour with a gold chain round his neck; his wife lies beside him elegantly dressed with a ruff and headdress.

Postcode: LN8 3SL

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10am - 5pm

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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

Photo: Rand St Oswald, by Ashley Taylor, for the National Churches Trust

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The rare coped stone coffin lid (photo Ashely Taylor)

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Normanby By Spital - St Peter

Normanby By Spital - St Peter by David Wright CC BY-SA 2.0

Close to Ermine Street, a vital artery in Roman Britain, this small medieval village church has attractive twelfth-century arcade with wonderful carvings and a sturdy and handsome tower.

Foundations of a former apse are visible and further research may show that the church is of earlier date than the twelfth century.

Eighteenth-century additions include interesting Benefaction Boards.

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10am - 5pm

Postcode: LN8 2HF

Photo: Normanby By Spital - St Peter by David Wright CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Photos: Exterior Colin Bob CC BY-SA 2.0, interior copyright Ashley Taylor

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Market Rasen Methodist Interior Copyright Ashley Taylor

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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.

Postcode: LN8 5PX

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

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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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Kingerby - St Peter

(image Richard Croft, Creative Commons Link)

St Peter’s is a peaceful and unspoilt church with an appealing simplicity. The solid rustic tower is from the twelfth century or even earlier, and the rest of the church dates mainly from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The interior is light and airy with honey-coloured stone and a carved seventeenth-century roof. The windows in the south aisle contain rare and pretty fourteenth-century stained glass showing Saint Catherine with her wheel and Saint Cecilia playing a handheld organ.

Postcode: LN8 3PU

Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10am - 5pm

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Holton cum Beckering - All Saints

Holton cum Beckering - All Saints- Photo: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

The church dates to the 13th century. It has exquisite stained glass, a very rare and beautiful mosaic and marble reredos, a carved rood screen and painted chancel ceiling. In 1259 its former vicar became Bishop of London.

Postcode: LN8 5NG

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

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Altar with mosaic reredos - Photo: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

Nave, Rood Screen and Stained Glass - Photo: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

War Memorial in the porch- Photo: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

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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

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

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

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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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Claxby - St Mary

Having been successful in obtaining funding our Buckeridge painting ‘The Annunciation’ has now been beautifully restored. Do come along to see how the process was carried out. There were 6 paintings obtained in the late 60’s; these paintings hang in various churches in the surrounding area. We will be launching a trail leaflet that will take you around the local churches that hold these paintings.

Postcode: LN8 3YX

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

Photo: Copyright Ashley Taylor, Claxby, St Mary

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Memorial Window for Georg Ogg - Copyright Ashley Taylor

As you open the door... Copyright Ashley Taylor

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Apley - St Andrew

Apley Church - St Andrews

St Andrew’s, built in 1871 and set in a quiet and well kept churchyard. It looks like an ordinary little church on the outside, but this quaint little gem is a must see! The church was originally built as a mortuary chapel and has since been consecrated. Visitors will receive a warm welcome together with complimentary fruit juice and light refreshments.

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

Postcode: LN8 5JQ

Photo: Richard Croft / St.Andrew's church, Apley / CC BY-SA 2.0

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The new Altar Frontal

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