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Mareham on the Hill, All Saints

All Saints, Mareham-on-the-Hill, can be found through a farmyard. It is medieval with the nave and chancel all in one.

Last restored in 1804 it contains box pews and a two-decker pulpit.

Mark Acton, 2013

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Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, box pews, two-decker pulpit

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints

June 2013

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints

June 2013

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, church

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints

The entry in Kelly's Directory 1905 reads :-

"The church of All Saints is a small and very plain edifice of local green sandstone, consisting of chancel and nave and a small wooden bell-cot containing one bell:

during the repairing of the church in 1804, two nobles of Edward IV. two angels of Henry VII. and several silver coins in a leather purse were found in the wall:

there are 60 sittings"

DB 27 January 2022

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints

All Saints viewed from the south.

The black-painted timber windows are a strong contrast to the whitewashed masonry. Excavations carried out in1985 revealed that the medieval nave was broader and had a south aisle. The present nave wall and windows date from 1804. The steeple was taken down in 1780.

The church is Grade II* listed: see

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1262409?section=official-list-entry

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints

All Saints viewed from southeast.

The recent whitewash does not hide the mix of Spilsby sandstone and brick used in the building and maintenance of this delightful small building.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Bellcote

An oak built bellcote with a pyramidal lead cap and weathervane.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image, bellcote

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Boot Scraper

A very serviceable boot scraper, screwed to the wall at each end and carried on a vertical support onto a flat stone; a similar design to the one at Wesley’s chapel, Raithby by Spilsby.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image, boot scraper

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Churchyard

Church is approached via a grassy track.

DB 27 January 2022

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints churchyard

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Hatchment

A hatchment possibly in memory of Mary Nicolls who married the Rev. Richard Ward.

Mark Acton, 2017

Mareham on the Hill, Mary Nicolls, Richard Ward

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Interior

Interior looking east.

The box pews date from 1780. The chancel has recesses showing a blocked window each side. The east window is a pointed fifteenth century opening. A hatchment is suspended on the south wall.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Interior

Interior looking west.

This view shows the simplicity of the interior, particularly the brick floor. The white-painted ceiling gives a brightness too.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Interior

Looking across through the north nave window.

"8 painted box pews with fielded panelling and hinged doors"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1262409?section=official-listing

DB 27 January 2022

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Plaque

Next to the harmonium this plaque pays tribute to an organist with a quotation from a well-known hymn.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Plaques

Three friends of the church are commemorated by these simple plaques.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, pulpit

The two-decker pulpit dates from around 1780.

Mark Acton, 2017

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, pulpit

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints, Sanctuary

The altar rails are said to be ‘C18 remodelled and painted C20’.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, All Saints church, image

Mareham on the Hill, Thatched Cottage

An early eighteenth century mud and stud cottage of single storey and attic with a central stack. Altered in both nineteenth and twentieth century including the construction of a rendered brick lean-to with pantiled roof.

Listed Grade II: see

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252136?section=official-list-entry

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, Thatched Cottage

Mareham on the Hill, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

This view shows the roadside, northern gable end of the chapel. The brickwork betrays that the lower part of the windows have been blocked. [Might the brick piers be original?]

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, image, church

Mareham on the Hill, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

"Mareham-on-the-Hill Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1853, with money left by one Zach(ariah) Goe*. The chapel closed at some point between 1956 and 1970, when it is no longer labelled as such on the OS maps.

The building is of red brick and has a gabled roof, with decorative barge boards on the eaves. It has segmental-headed window arches, dressed with rubbed brick. The west elevation has had a garage door installed.”

[This from Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer plus * his full name from White 1882]

A view from the north-west.

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, image, church

Mareham on the Hill, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Datestone

This view shows the brickwork is laid in English bond. [Kelly’s 1919 says the chapel was re-built in 1853]

Jean Howard 13 August 2021

Mareham on the Hill, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, image, church