St Andrew's is Decorated in style, with broach spire, clerestoried nave, aisles and chancel all largely of the 14th century.

September 2013

The broach spire at St Andrew's is a fine example of fourteenth century work.

The clerestorey, nave, aisles and chancel all date from the same period.

September 2013

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"The church of St. Andrew is an ancient building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and a western tower with spire, containing 2 bells: there are 150 sittings"

DB 2 March 2020

White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856 states :-

"PICKWORTH, a pleasant village, two miles W. of Folkingham, has in its parish 261 souls and 1473 acres of fertile land, mostly the property of the Duke of St. Albans, the lord of the manor, and patron of the Church, (St. Andrew) which is a neat structure, with a tower crowned by a spire, and is a rectory, valued in K.B. at £11. 12s. 3d., and now at £286, in the incumbency of tho Rev. Thomas Skipworth, who has a good residence and 27 acres of glebe"

DB 2 March 2020

Looking east towards the main altar.

"The altar rail with turned oak balusters is inscribed "Ed Wells Church Warden 1767" and "Jos Dabell Fecit""

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DB 2 March 2020

Looking west towards the back of the rood screen with the C15 nave roof visible above.

DB 2 March 2020

A memorial to Nicholas Andrews who was Rector 1867-1905.

DB 2 March 2020

Memorial to Rev. William Blandy who died 1865.

DB 2 March 2020

"In the chancel is a C14 sedilia with 3 ogee arches and a crocketed and pinnacled small ogee piscina"

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DB 2 March 2020

Exterior south wall of chancel. 

"An C18 tablet with moulded surround refers to a will to uphold an adjacent monument"

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DB 2 March 2020

The interior of St Andrew's has a restored 14th century screen.

The church is renowned for its medieval wall paintings of c1380, which include a Doom painting over the chancel arch.

September 2013

Looking west with the church in some disarray.

A notice stated that "Recently thieves stole the lead from the roof of this 12th Century Church. 

Damage, amounting to approximately £40,000, has been caused to the fabric of this church and in particular to the Medieval Wall Paintings regarded as amongst the best in the country" 

DB 2 March 2020

St Andrew's has medieval benches with square ends and simple tracery.

September 2013

"The font is a C12 circular tub on octagonal base"

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DB 2 March 2020

Text dated 1772 appearing high on the wall at the west end of the nave

DB 2 March 2020

"The pews are C14 with bench ends having carved panels depicting elements of tracery design"

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DB 2 March 2020

The 14th century screen was restored in the nineteenth century.  It has ogee arches with delicate tracery above.

The two-decker pulpit dates from 1693.

September 2013

"The C14 rood screen is in 8 panels with 2 centrally placed over the door opening.

It has delicate tracery featuring oak leaves and acorns with a curved canopy.

It was heavily restored in 1966 when the canopy was entirely replaced"

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DB 2 March 2020

Medieval Paintings from around 1380 which were re-discovered after a 2nd World War Bomb exploded nearby shaking off some paint and plaster.

The decorative scheme on the north wall of the nave includes St Christopher, The Three Quick & The Three Dead, Weighing of Souls and The Ascension.

This image shows The Three Dead at the top with the weighing of souls beneath.

DB 9 September 2017

This image on the south clerestory wall shows the "Cauldron of God's Wrath".

Being stirred by another figure off image to the left. 

DB 9 September 2017

Detail of the "Doom" above chancel arch - top part of painting truncated when pitch of the roof was lowered.

Christ's feet can be seen in the center resting on the orb of the earth.

Lost souls are being forced into the mouth of Hell on the right whilst the saved are being led to Heaven on the left. 

DB 2 March 2020

Looking east towards a side altar.

Church Guide states "The altar table in the north aisle is early 17th Century. The north aisle cross and candlesticks are the gift of Bishop Dunlop, formerly Dean of Lincoln and date back to the 17th Century" 

DB 2 March 2020

Looking west past the war memorial and blocked north door.

DB 2 March 2020

Second World War record of those on active service.

First World War Roll of Honour and War Memorial off image but positioned immediately above.

DB 2 March 2020

First World War Roll of Honour.

Charles Sharpe who is named on the Roll was a recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1915.

"Charles Sharpe was a farmer's boy from Pickworth, near Bourne, Lincolnshire, who ran away from home to join the army at the age of sixteen ...

On 9 May 1915 at Rouges Bancs, France, Corporal Sharpe was in charge of a blocking party sent forward to take a portion of the German trench.

He was the first to reach the enemy's position and using bombs with great effect he himself cleared them out of a trench 50 yards (46 m) long.

By this time all his party had fallen and he was then joined by four other men with whom he attacked the enemy with bombs and captured a further trench 250 yards (230 m) long"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richard_Sharpe  

DB 2 March 2020

"IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF HALLAM HARDY JOHNSON AND GEORGE COOPER COOK MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR LEST WE FORGET"

DB 2 March 2020

"The south porch is ashlar with slate roof and is dated 1659 on the east angle corner buttress"

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DB 2 March 2020

"The doorway has C13 nook shafts and a C14 arch with hood mould and human mask stops.

The door is C14 and has decorated hinges and straps"

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DB 2 March 2020

Looking east towards the rood loft stairs and a side altar.

DB 2 March 2020

South door with C17 or C18 text from Psalm 27:4 above left.

DB 2 March 2020

Piscina "on a horizontal figure with a highly decorated crocketed ogee head with finial and human mask label stops" at east end of south aisle.

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DB 2 March 2020

"C12 tower refaced and raised in ashlar in mid C14 having 3 stages with triple moulded plinth and 2 string courses ...

Broach octagonal spire with 3 tiers of alternating lucarnes"

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DB 2 March 2020

Pickworth Mill, like many tower mills, was built in the early nineteenth century.

It was taken out of use in the early years of the twentieth century.

Jon Sass Collection, undated photograph

The windmill at Pickworth originally had three floors and was driven by four sails.

Location of mill: TF 042 342

Peter Kirk Collection, 1998