A distant view of Brattleby Hall from the churchyard. 

"Small country house now flats. c1780, altered 1838-9 by William Nicholson, with additions of 1875-80"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063335 

Kelly's Directory 1905 has an entry "Brattleby Hall is the residence of Maj. Philip Chetwood Wright B.A., D.L., J.P., F.S.I. who is lord of the manor and landowner"

DB 8 December 2020 

"Gate piers. c1830"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063337 

DB 19 November 2020

"Tollhouse, now cottage. Early Cl9"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063341 

Lodge to Brattleby Hall.

DB 19 November 2020

The school and adjacent house for the schoolmaster were built in 1871.

Pearl Wheatley, 2011

Date stone reading "SWW 1871".

White's Directory 1872 states "BRATTLEBY, a village and parish, 6 miles N. by W. of Lincoln, on a pleasant acclivity of the Wolds, has 122 inhabitants, and 1220 acres of fertile land, all the property and manor of S. W. Wright, Esq., who resides at the Hall, a neat modern mansion, and supports a school here, which he rebuilt in 1872, for the education of poor children".

DB 19 November 2020

Kelly's Directory 1919 states "Public Elementary School (mixed), built in 1871, for 40 children; Mrs. Edith Dale, mistress".

Perhaps surprisingly, given the number of pupils in 1919, the school closed in March 1926.

DB 19 November 2020

The farmhouse dates from the early nineteenth century.

Pearl Wheatley, 2011

Village pump in front of "Slated Cottages", School Lane.

DB 19 November 2020

The arcades and windows of the nave, aisles and chancel are Early English style, dating from the restoration by James Fowler in 1858.

Mark Acton, 2009

The rural setting of St Cuthbert's is appreciated in this view.

May 2018

The church of St. Cuthbert in Brattleby has an eleventh century tower and tower arch. The lead covered spire was added as part of the restoration by Fowler in the nineteenth century.

May 2018

Kelly's Directory 1930 states :-

"The church of St. Cuthbert is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle and an embattled western tower with small spire and containing 3 bells :

the chancel retains an ancient credence:

the reredos of alabaster was erected to the memory of the two elder sons of S. W. Wright esq. of Brattleby Hall:

the stained east window is a memorial to Miss Mary Wright, and on the south side of the chancel is another memorial window to Henrietta de Coetlogon :

in 1901 a stained window was placed in the north aisle:

the church was rebuilt, with the exception of the lower stage of the tower and the arcade, in 1858, under the direction of Mr. J. Fowler, architect, of Louth:

there are 110 sittings"

DB 19 November 2020

"A church has stood on this site for 1000 years.  The current church has been the subject of four documented restorations, 1450, 1778, 1858 and finally in 2013 at a cost of £130,000 funded by English Heritage"

mailto:www.churchesfestival.info/2014/03/brattleby-st-cuthbert.html 

White's Directory 1856, before the restoration of 1858, states "The church was very ancient, but was rebuilt some years ago, and is now a neat structure with a small tower"

DB 19 November 2020

"Plinth runs round east end with string course that rises to run under east window of three lancets with hoodmould and label stops"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063378 

DB 19 November 2020

Bells displayed on the floor during West Lindsey Churches Festival.

This bell called "GOD SAVE HIS CHURCH". 

"The tower is mostly 15th century, on an earlier structure, and contains three important bells and a bell-frame from around 1430"

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14787/find-us/ 

Unknown founder c.1600. 

DB 18 May 2014

This bell called "MARDA" founder 'RC' Nottingham mid 15C.

DB 18 May 2014

Kelly's Directory 1930 records "the stained east window is a memorial to Miss Mary Wright".

DB 14 May 2023

"SACRED TO TO THE MEMORY OF EDWARD WRIGHT ESQUIRE, OF BRATTLEBY, AND OF NORTH KELSEY, IN THIS COUNTY, A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND DEPUTY LIEUTENANT OF LINCOLNSHIRE, WHO DIED AT BRATLEBY, JUSTLY ESTEEMED AND REGRETTED IN HIS 73RD YEAR, AUG: 9TH 1857. 

HE WAS FORMERLY A CAPTAIN OF MILITIA, BUT PASSED HIS LATER YEARS CHIEFLY IN IMPROVING HIS ESTATES, AS WELL AS THE CONDITION OF ALL AROUND HIM ... "

DB 14 May 2023

"TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF PHILIP CHETWOOD WRIGHT OF BRATTLEBY BORN 10 MAY 1866 DIED 22 AUG 1939 GREATLY LOVED HE WAS A DEPUTY LIEUTENANT & JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR LINDSEY & WAS MAJOR IN THE LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT AND A CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH"

Kelly's Directory 1905 has an entry "Brattleby Hall is the residence of Maj. Philip Chetwood Wright B.A., D.L., J.P., F.S.I. who is lord of the manor and landowner" 

DB 14 May 2023

"Altar with pink, green and blue marble reredos of 1869, with flanking, kneeling angels above"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063378?section=official-list-entry 

DB 14 May 2023

Window south side of chancel depicting Saint Cecila and King David. 

In memory of Henrietta de Coetlogon. 

DB 14 May 2023

"The remains of the churchyard cross at St Cuthbert's Church represent a rare example of a decorated standing cross of early medieval date ...

The base of the cross takes the form of a socket stone 0.75m square in section which is now largely buried. Fixed into the socket stone is the lower portion of the shaft, rectangular in section at the base and tapering slightly to a height of 0.9m"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1018288 

Pevsner comments "CROSS . Remains in the churchyard s of the church of a late C10 or C11 shaft with badly weathered interlace patterns, hardly recognizable now"

DB 19 November 2020

The doorway in the west wall of the tower has a hood mould ending with this carved leafy decoration.

May 2018

An attractive wrought iron lamp holder on the north-west corner of the tower, presumably the work of a local smith.

May 2018

Looking east towards the C19 chancel arch.

White's Directory 1872 records "The Church (St. Cuthbert), which is a neat stone structure, consisting of nave, chancel, north aisle, transept, and a small tower and spire, with three bells, was built in 1859, in lieu of the previous one, which was very ancient, at the expense of the Rev. William Wright and the Rev. John Carr.

In the chancel is an ancient credence table, and the reredos, which is of alabaster, is in memory  of the two sons of S. W. Wright, Esq.

In the east end is a memorial window of stained glass, to Miss Mary Wright, and another in the south side of the chancel to Henrietta de Coetlogon"

DB 14 May 2023

Looking west towards the C11 tower arch.

C19 pews. 

DB 14 May 2023

"SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARY ANNE, ONLY SURVIVING DAUGHTER OF THE REV. THOMAS DAWSON, SOME TIME INCUMBENT OF HARPSWELL IN THIS COUNTY, WHO DIED ON THE 15TH DAY OF MAY 1851 , AGED 69 YEARS"

DB 14 May 2023

C19 pulpit.

DB 14 May 2023

Looking east towards the organ.

North aisle exterior wall rebuilt1858. Two large late C12 north arcade bays.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063378?section=official-list-entry  

DB 14 May 2023

Looking west towards the font.

DB 14 May 2023

"PARTS OF THE SAXON CROSS"

DB 14 May 2023

C19 drum font.

DB 14 May 2023

"In the Aisle OF THIS CHURCH ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF JOHN SEXTY ESQR. WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 1ST 1820 AGED 61 YEARS TO WHOSE MEMORY HIS WIDOW ERECTS THIS TABLET AS A TOKEN OF HER AFFECTION"

DB 14 May 2023

A brass plaque beneath dates this window to 1901 "MDCCCCI".

DB 14 May 2023

Organ viewed from chancel through a C14 arch.

DB 14 May 2023

"IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL WRIGHT WRIGHT, BA OXON. J.P. D.L. OF BRATTLEBY AND NORTH KELSEY, ESQUIRE. BORN AT NETTLETON HOUSE, CAISTOR, IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, MAY 28TH 1833.DIED AT BRATTLEBY, JUNE 17TH 1894.

THE ORGAN IS DEDICATED BY HIS WIDOW AND CHILDREN JUNE 24TH 1897"

DB 14 May 2023

Detail of the 11th century decorative frieze restored by Fowler.

May 2018

War memorial tablets either side of the churchyard gateway.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/54236 

Unveiled 1920.

DB 8 December 2020

Detail of the stone tablets which are positioned either side of the churchyard gateway.

"BRATTLEBY VILLAGE IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF YOUNG LIVES NOBLY GIVEN IN THE GREAT WARS"

DB 8 December 2020

The Old Rectory was built in 1840.

Pearl Wheatley, 2011

"Rectory now house. c1840"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063338 

White's Directory 1872 states "The benefice which is a rectory, valued in K.B. at £7. 10s., is in the patronage of Baliol College, Oxford and incumbency of the Rev. William Charles Salter, M.A., principal of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, for whom the Rev. Charles Prescott de Coetlogon officiates.

The rectory house was built in 1843, by the Rev. John Carr, the late rector.

The tithes were commuted for an allotment of about 200 acres, at the enclosure in 1805".

DB 19 November 2020