Sixhills - All Saints

Sixhills All Saints - Photo by Angela Montague at Push Creativity

All Saints church is a Grade II listed building standing in a picturesque location on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, with a wonderful view. The village has associations with Gilbert of Semperingham through the Gilbertine Priory. The church was rebuilt in the late 1860s-1875 by James Fowler of Louth. Light refreshments will be available throughout the day.

Postcode: LN8 3RL

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

Photos: copyright Angela Montague

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Sixhills All Saints roof - Photo by Angela Montague at Push Creativity

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Barlings - St Edwards

J Hannan-Briggs, St Edward, Barlings, CC BY-SA 2.0

This pretty church, once part of the Abbey of Barlings, has been the centre of quiet worship for 900 years. The church has Norman and 14th Century western parts, and the Eastern end is Victorian renovation. A group of worshippers of the Barlings group meets here monthly in this beautiful and peaceful spot. This, year, only our second as part of the Festival will see light refreshments available, alongside a small display of calligraphy, and a warm welcome for visitors. 

Postcode: LN3 5DG 

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

Photo: J Hannan-Briggs, St Edward, Barlings CC BY-SA 2.0

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Coates by Stow • St Edith

Photos: Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

St. Edith’s is a charming and unique pre reformation church, probably of Saxon origin. 

It has a very rare rood screen and loft not to be missed. 

Whilst steeped in history and situated in a unique setting, it attracts visitors from all over the world throughout the year. 

There is the site of the old Saxon Village only a short walk away and a medieval game can be played inside the church. 

Do come and join us and see for yourself this incredible tranquil setting and church. Access is off the Stow to Ingham road and it will be signposted.

 

Postcode: LN1 2DW 

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm

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Almost every century has made a distinctive contribution to the structure, a testimony to the many people whose spiritual home it has been. Amazingly it escaped the ravages of the Reformation and rebellion, aided, no doubt by the moated situation. 

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Sudbrooke - St Edward

J Thomas, Sudbrooke Church, St Edward, CC BY-SA 2.0

View this Grade II Iisted building by John Dobson of Newcastle with its unusual blue starred ceiling in the apse. The church was modelled on the Norman church of All Saints, Steetley in Derbyshire.

Postcode: LN2 2QH

Open 16-17th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 12noon - 4pm

Photo: J Thomas, Sudbrooke Church, St Edward, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Minting - St Andrew

Minting - St Andrew. Photo by Dave Hitchborne Creative Commons Licence

St Andrew’s will be open as a quiet church for people to enjoy the
peaceful surroundings of a beautiful village church.

Postcode: LN9 5RS, click here to find on Google Maps

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Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 11am - 3pm • Sunday 11am - 3pm

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Nettleham • All Saints

Nettleham All Saints - Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

Dating from Saxon times we have many beautiful stained-glass windows including the Hayward East window. 

Wall paintings and Bodley and Garner ceilings. 

Beside the beck, we are a living, thriving Church with many and varied activities, central to village life and for quiet contemplation and prayer. 

Saturday 11am to 11.45am Lincoln Society of Recorder Players. 

Sunday 2.30pm Songs of Praise, choose your favourite hymn and join us in singing it.

Postcode: LN2 2PD

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10.30am - 4.30pm • Sunday 12noon - 4pm.

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Nettleham All Saints Interior - Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

Resurrected Christ among fields and burning stubble, by John Hayward, 1971

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Laughton • All Saints

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

Warm and friendly old church Bodley restoration ceiling, chancel, rood screen, reredos (restored 2016). Large medieval knight for brass rubbing. War memorial book viewing. Sung Evensong, Sunday - 2:30pm.

Postcode: DN21 3PP

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

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

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Glentworth • St Michael

Glentworth St Michael (photo provided by the church)

St Michael’s church is a superb late 11th century church with a stained glass window by Charles Kempe in the Saxon tower. 

It has a fine marble tomb of Sir Christopher Wray, Chief Justice of England during Elizabeth I’s reign, with his wife and children and is an Elizabethan gem. 

Three of his children played leading roles in the spread of puritan ideas between 1600 and 1620 and were associated with the Mayflower Pilgrims that sailed to America from Boston. 

Postcode: DN21 5DG, 

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

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Detail from the Wray marble tomb (photo Angela Montague)

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Waddingham • St Mary & St Peter

Richard Croft, St.Mary & St.Peter's church, Waddingham, CC BY-SA 2.0

Our many traditional Stations of the Cross adorn the walls of the nave, we have by way of contrast also added modern artwork and descriptions below each of them. 

Old Church records, churchyard plan and monumental inscription information will be available to view. 

In addition to light refreshments (and our ever popular Bacon Butties!), a plant stall will be available with vegetable and flowering plants to buy.

 

Postcode: DN21 4SU, 

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

Photo: Richard Croft, St Mary & St Peter's church, Waddingham, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Upton cum Kexby • All Saints

A jigsaw church of many periods from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian. There will be a display of kneelers. 

Please note car parking will not be available in the Rose and Crown car park but available in cemetery car park in Church Road.

Postcode: DN21 5NQ

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10.30am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

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Stow Minster • St Mary

Stow Minster, Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity*

The internationally renowned cruciform Anglo-Saxon Minster Church of St Mary dates to 975 AD, with a Norman chancel completed c. 1150 AD. 

Important features include Viking graffiti from 10th/11th century, 12th/13th century fresco of Thomas Beckett, and a 13th century font. 

Visit our exhibition of paintings (and some photographs) of the church by local artists and photographers past and present that show the building and its people. 

Enjoy the peace and quiet. 

Visit stowminster.co.uk for more details and information.

 

Postcode: LN1 2DE

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 9am - 6pm • Sunday 9am - 6pm

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A 13th century font with no overtly Christian symbols. 

Many 15th century pews with Victorian copies.

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Spridlington - St Hilary

Spridlington St Hilary's by Brian (Flickr) CC BY-SA 2.0

Enclosed by tall horse chestnut trees, St Hilary’s is an unusual late Victorian church designed by James Fowler of Louth in 1873. 

Look for the high tower with saddleback roof, the stained glass windows (particularly the Nativity scenes in the West window) and the Victorian woodwork in the chancel. 

The beautiful restored Thomas Nicholson organ is a point of interest.

 

Postcode: LN8 2DE

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 11am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

Photo: Spridlington St Hilary's by Brian (Flickr) CC BY-SA 2.0 

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Pipes of the restored Thomas Nicholson Organ

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Snitterby • St Nicholas

David Wright, Snitterby Church, CC BY-SA 2.0

Our church is a little gem because it has several unique features. It has a stone exterior and a warm brick interior typical of James Fowler (rebuilt in 1866). The tower was rebuilt in 1894. Recent tower restoration work in 2022. 

Visit us and enjoy a warm welcome and light refreshments in our lovely church. 

Cake stall and book stall.

Postcode: DN21 4TY, 

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm
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Scotton • St Genewys

St Genewys church, Scotton by J.Hannan-Briggs CC BY-SA 2.0

Grade I listed St Genewys is a mainly 13th century church with the top of the tower in the later Perpendicular style. 

Wall memorial to John Morley, Rector 1711-1731, a patron of John Wesley. 

Hatchment of Fredricks’ family; sometime Lord of the Manor, patron and Baronet of Burood.

Postcode: DN21 3RB, 

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

Photo: St Genewys church, Scotton by J.Hannan-Briggs CC BY-SA 2.0

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Saxby • St Helen

Saxby • St Helen
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The church and family mausoleum is believed to have been designed by Lancelot “Capability” Brown – built c1775 whilst working for Richard 4th Earl Scarborough. Brown designed several churches (including Compton Verney in Warwickshire and Combe D’Abitot in Worcestershire), whilst carrying out his landscape commissions on estates around the country. The church is a wonderful example of the classical style he used.
 

More on the Capability Brown connection here
http://brightwatergardens.co.uk/the-capability-brown-connection/

Postcode: LN8 2DH, click here to find on Google Maps

Open 13-14th May, Saturday 11am - 4pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

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Pilham • All Saints

Pilham - Copyright Ashley Taylor, Push Creativity

Described by visitors as “quaint”, “charming”, “peaceful” and “small but perfect”. All Saints is one of the smallest churches in England and records show a vicar in place from 1269. 

The tower may well be original but there have been major changes to the chancel since, a drawing of 1789 shows the door in the righthand wall. 

There will be light refreshments available, a small display of vintage vehicles and church records for visitors to look through.

Postcode: DN21 3NU

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 10am - 5pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Northorpe • St John the Baptist

Richard Croft, St.John the Baptist's church, Northorpe, CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing on a mound in the centre of the village our church is an unknown gem. The capitals of the sturdy pillars are decorated with scallops, all different. There are intriguing masons marks on one of them, a 1498 incised slab, a 1595 brass and a medieval altar stone.

Postcode: DN21 4AA, 

Open: 16-17th May, Saturday 12noon - 4pm • Sunday 12noon - 4pm.

Photo: Richard Croft, St.John the Baptist's church, Northorpe, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Langworth • St Hugh

Langworth, St Hugh Church, by Fr Chris Hewitt

Langworth, St Hugh Church, by Rev Penny Green

This 20th Century brick built church may appear plain externally but benefits internally from some splendid features transferred from an estate chapel at Walmsgate near Louth. 

This interesting building is used regularly each month by a group of worshippers of the Barlings group.

 Light refreshments will be available alongside a small art and calligraphy display.

 

Postcode: LN3 5BD.

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

1st Photo: Langworth, St Hugh Church, by Fr Chris Hewitt

2nd Photo: Langworth, St Hugh Church, by Rev Penny Green

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Knaith • St Mary

St Mary's Knaith, photograph by Eddy Overson

St Mary’s church, 11th century, described as an enigma and notable for its Baldacchino canopy over the altar, and the special sense of peace people experience as they step inside. 

Visitors are welcome to listen to a talk and discover more about St Mary’s mysterious history, enjoy the secluded location, or sit quietly in church for a moment of calm.

Postcode: DN21 5PE

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

Photo: St Mary's Knaith, photograph by Eddy Overson

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St Mary’s English Decorated period Gothic font has been described thus:
“This very splendid font is we think altogether the handsomest we ever saw…”

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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 Katherine exhibition. 

Also, an extensive display of artistic handcrafted 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: 16-17th 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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