South Willingham is a village lying 8 miles south east of Market Rasen. It had a railway station on the Louth to Bardney line.

The cottage in the centre is made of mud and stud, a common method of construction in the east of the county

undated postcard

"The Belmont transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility next to the B1225, one mile west of the village of Donington on Bain in the civil parish of South Willingham"

"It has a guyed tubular steel mast, with a lattice upper section.

The mast was shortened in April 2010 and is now 1,154 feet (351.7 m) in height.

Before this it was 1,272 feet (387.7 m) high and was considered to be the tallest structure of its kind in the world"

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

DB 9 September 2018

The old chapel in South Willingham was built in 1834 and enlarged in 1877. The adjacent school room was added in 1903.

The chapel closed for worship in 1972.

August 2019

View from the south-west. The building is unusual in having a hipped roof at one end and a gable at the other. The bricks used also vary.

August 2019

Plaque on the street front confirming the date of construction. The obliterated part of the plaque originally read 'Wesleyan'.

August 2019

The font is square, with chamfered angles, on nine shafts with fillets. On the bowl are two quatrefoils on each side.

July 2011

View from the south-east.

July 2012

The nave of St Martin's, rebuilt in 1838, has 14th century style windows, while the chancel with its plate-tracery is in part 13th century.

The interior contains a restored 15th century screen and a 19th century reredos.

July 2011

The tower of St Martin’s dates from the 14th century.

The nave, rebuilt in 1838, has 14th century style windows, while the chancel with its plate-tracery is in part 13th century.

July 2011

The view of St Martin's from the south-west shows clearly the relatively regular blocks of greenstone (Spilsby Sandstone) used in its construction.

July 2012

Memorial plaque, marble and slate, to Revd George Henry Curtois.

July 2012

Jean Howard, 18 January 2021

This small gate alongside the main vehicular one was for access on foot. A tree having grown through, it is now impossible to move it!

Jean Howard, 18 January 2021

Jean Howard, 18 January 2021

This undated postcard shows the view on Station Road looking north-west in the direction of Hainton.

The village church is immediately to the left of the camera, out of shot.

Blacksmith's Lane, out of sight beyond the prominent tree, leads left to right across the photo to the smithy.

The village school is the low  building to the right.

This was South Willingham mill, built for Edward Heneage c1870 and fitted out by Saundersons of Louth as a 6-sailer, converted to 4 sails in 1890s and finally demolished in1958.

It stood about halfway between S.Willingham and East Barkwith. The extended mill house survives.

(Information from Jon Sass, Lincolnshire Mills Group)

Karl Wood painting