West Lindsey Churches Festival, Lincolnshire: Quiet

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Kingerby • St Peter

Kingerby • St Peter
(image Richard Croft, Creative Commons Link)

Surrounded by trees, 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 windows in the south aisle contain rare and pretty fourteenth century stained glass showing St Catherine with her wheel (looking strongly like a dart board) and St Cecilia playing a handheld organ.

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

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

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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 it’s former vicar became Bishop of London.

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*

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

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

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*Photo: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

Gautby • All Saints

Gautby • All Saints
(image David Hitchborne, Creative Commons Link)

Wonderful peaceful church in an ideal setting. Full of local history relating to the Vyner family. Fabulous stained glass window by William Morris. A ‘must visit’ church.

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

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

Open: 11-12th May, Saturday 9.30am - 5pm • Sunday 9.30am - 5pm

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Friesthorpe • St Peter

Friesthorpe - Copyright Churches Festival*

Friesthorpe’s sacrifice during the Great War was the loss of five of eight sons in the Beechey family, and two other soldiers, such a loss for one tiny community. Admire the Beechey window, so generously given in their memory and appreciate our new path which makes access to our church so much easier.

Newly commissioned window commemorating the Beechey family, by Andrew Seddon
Photo courtesy of BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Read a detailed account of the window and its creation at The Stained Leaded Glass Company's website here: Friesthorpe Beechey Brothers Memorial Window.

Read about the Beechey family and WWI here: The mother who lost five sons: On Armistice Day, the heartbreaking story of the biggest loss by a British family in the Great War

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

Open: 11-12th, Saturday 10am-4.30pm • Sunday 10am-4.30pm

* Photographs by Ashley Taylor of Push Creativity

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Faldingworth • All Saints

Faldingworth All Saints *

The community of Faldingworth have been very active in the last year and have held working parties to clean and brighten the church and reinstate and care for the grounds.

The gates commemorate the sacrifices made by the whole of

300 Polish Squadron right down to the individual

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

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

* Photographs by Ashley Taylor of Push Creativity
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Clixby • All Hallows

Clixby • All Hallows
(photo Dave Hitchborne - Creative Commons Link)

This little roadside church is the thirteenth century chancel of a larger church which was a ruin until 1889, when the chancel was gently restored and a west porch added. Inside you can see a fourteenth century stone slab with an incised cross and chalice commemorating a priest, and Latin inscriptions in praise of the Virgin Mary adorn on the wooden ceiling. A fine font and pews have been rescued from other historic churches.

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

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

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Cabourne - St Nicholas

Cabourne - St Nicholas
(photo: Richard Croft: Creative Commons Link)

Cabourne St. Nicholas’ tower is of architectural interest and considered to be of Anglo-Saxon origin. The tower walls are 3 feet 9 inches thick. The tower arch stands about 15 feet high and is 6 feet wide. The rough cut foundation stones can be seen at the west end of the nave. The spring in the field to the north of the church is linked to St Nicholas and baptism.

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

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

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Buslingthorpe - St Michael

Buslingthorpe St Michael *

St Michael’s church stands framed by large trees surrounding a part-moated farm, it is one of the few remaining buildings of the site of a deserted medieval village. Apart from its square tower, the church was rebuilt in brick in 1835. Unassuming outside, it hides treasures within; two 14th century monuments to the De Buslingthorpe family - one a brass effigy of a knight in armour on a tomb chest showing clearly the clothes worn in battle at that time.

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Buslingthorpe Church family tomb chest from the late 13th century. The effigy of a knight has his head on a cushion supported by angels. He is dressed in chain mail, a helmet and a surcoat.*

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

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

* Photographs by Ashley Taylor of Push Creativity

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Apley Church - St Andrew

Apley Church - St Andrews
(photo Richard Croft, Creative Commons Link)

St Andrew’s, built in 1871 is often described as a little gem. The church is set in a large churchyard. There will be a flower display based on the theme “Celebrating 25 years of the festival” Visitors will receive a warm welcome, together with complimentary light refreshments.

The new Altar Frontal

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

OPENING TIMES 20-21st May
Saturday 10am-4pm • Sunday 10am-4pm

NEARBY The Stephen Langton Trail

The Stephen Langton Trail that passes through or near six festival churches where you can stop for refreshments or even lunch, click on their names to open their pages of this site:

Click this link to read more at the Visit Lincoln website

Click this link to view and download the PDF of the trail

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 picturesque 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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