The tower of All Saints in Hemswell dates from 1764 and the rest of the exterior from 1858.

Inside are an Early English north arcade and Decorated sedilia.

Worth visiting during the annual West Lindsey Churches Festival when parish records and scrapbooks containing village history are usually on display.

Mark Acton, 2014

View of All Saints' church from the south-east showing the rather plain Victorian chancel and nave.

May 2015

All Saints' church viewed from the village street looking south-west.

May 2015

White's Directory 1872 reports:-

"The Church (All Saints), is a large ancient structure, consisting of nave, chancel, north aisle, and tower with two bells, and has accommodation for 300 hearers.

It was restored in 1858, and galleried in 1871, when a new organ was provided.

A stained glass window, the gift of Mr. John Coupland, was inserted in the east end of the chancel, in 1864.

The benefice is a vicarage, which, though valued at only £50 per annum, has been augmented with £400 Queen Anne's Bounty. It is in the gift of A. D. Mills, Esq., of Godalming, Surrey, and incumbency of the Rev. James B. Mills, M.A., who is chaplain of St. Edmund's Chapel, Spittal, and has a commodious residence, built in 1839, and two acres of glebe land"

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Looking west through the chancel arch and towards the 1871 organ gallery. Organ by Forster and Andrews.

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White's Directory 1872 notes "A stained glass window, the gift of Mr. John Coupland, was inserted in the east end of the chancel, in 1864"

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Memorial on the south wall.

"NEAR THIS PLACE LIETH THE MORTAL REMAINS OF JOHN WEST WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 21ST A.D. 1840, AGED 54 YEARS ... "

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A closer view of the altar.

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"Late C13 sedilia in south wall of chancel with 3 cusped and pointed heads with ornate crocketed gables and heads"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1166242?section=official-list-entry 

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Looking east towards the chancel.

Kelly's Directory 1930 states :-

"The church of All Saints is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, north porch and a western tower, with pinnacles, containing 2 bells:

the body of the church is in the Late Decorated style, but the tower is Perpendicular :

the east window and several others are stained:

on the south side of the chancel are the remains of sedilia, now used as a credence :

the stone font bears the arms of the Monson family :

the lych gate was erected in 1896:

there are 220 sittings"

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The Early English three-bay north arcade has octagonal piers and simple capitals.  The arches are double chamfered and slightly pointed.

May 2015

Elaborate chairs positioned next to the chancel arch.

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"C13 drum font on C19 base with traceried arcading and shields in spandrels"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1166242?section=official-list-entry 

Arms of the Monson family.

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Pulpit in the southeast corner of the nave next to the chancel arch.

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C19 memorial window given by Sarah Spencer.

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"PRESENTED BY THE PARISHIONERS IN MEMORY OF THE REV: JB MILLS FOR 20 YEARS THEIR VICAR DIED MARCH 13 1874 AGED 70"

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Looking east towards the war memorial.

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Looking west towards the royal arms.

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Brass lectern.

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Pevsner states "Royal Arms signed by "I Hawksworth painter Gainsborough 1837", though he clearly only painted the shield, which is much cruder than the rest".

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First World War memorial to the fallen of Hemswell.

Mark Acton 2014

"IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY OF DOUGLAS JAMES POPPLE FLIGHT SERGEANT RAF WHO GAVE HIS LIFE ON ACTIVE SERVICE 24TH JULY 1942 AGED 22 YEARS.

THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.

ERECTED BY HIS FELLOW PARISHIONERS"

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Memorial window.

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C19 stained glass depicting The Agony in the Garden, Matthew 26:36-46.

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Hemswell is in West Lindsey, 7 miles east of Gainsborough. The maypole in the left foreground is from the nineteenth century and is still in use.

Undated postcard by R.A.P. Co. Ltd.

"Maypole. C19. Wood and wrought iron. Tall wooden pole painted with spiralling red, white and blue alternating lines wedged into tall, rectangular base. Crowned with painted wooden orb with wrought iron weathervane with fox motif"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063352?section=official-list-entry 

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In "Brief Details of Chapels in the Gainsborough Circuit" Revised August 1998 Sheperson & English state "A chapel was opened on the 11.6.1871 and the last service held in January 1938. The chapel is now a house".

Located at the north end of Maypole Street. 

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This post mill was erected in Hemswell in 1850, having previously been in place at Upton and Blidworth in Nottinghamshire (hence the nickname).

The mill was in use until the c.1920 and was demolished in 1936.

Drawing by F W Chapman, 1923

RAF Hemswell was used by RAF Bomber Command from 1937 to 1957.

Construction of the buildings, including this water tower, was from 1935-36.

This design was used at other RAF stations of the same period.  The tower is made of reinforced concrete.

September 2013