New Midge Inn has been standing empty for some years.

The Midge Inn was listed in White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856

"Hatter Thos. vict. Midge Inn"

and in Kelly's Directory 1919

Houlden Frank, Midge inn

DB 30 March 2019

The primary school in Hatton opened as a National School in 1864 and closed in 1951, with children transferring to schools in Baumber and Wragby.

August 2013

This stone fragment, now resting close to the south door of the church, was part of the medieval building replaced by James Fowler.

August 2013

St Stephen's was built in 1870 by James Fowler, replacing the medieval church.

Built of red brick with bands of stone, this small building has an apsaidal chancel and a south-east bell turret and spire.

August 2013

View of the semi-circular apsaidal chancel built by James Fowler at Hatton.

August 2013

Apsidal chancel.

Kelly's Directory 1930 reports :-

"The church of St. Stephen, built in 1870 is an edifice of red brick with stone facings, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a small spire containing one bell:

a brass tablet in memory of the men of Hatton who served in the Great War was placed on the north wall in 1920:

the church contains a list of the rectors from the year 1221:

there are 150 sittings"

DB 4 September 2022

View across the chancel to what might have been intended as an organ arch? Organ located at the west end of the nave. 

DB 4 September 2022

"MARY ESTHER WALDO SIBTHORP WIDOW OF THE REVD HUMPHREY WALDO SIBTHORP FORMERLY RECTOR OF HATTON(?) BY WILL DATED OCTR 23 1875 LEFT TO THE RECTOR OF HATTON(?) IN TRUST FOR THE POOR OF THE PARISH THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS"

White's Directory 1856 reports "The Rev. H. W. Sibthorp, M.A., of Washingborough, is the incumbent, and the Vicar of Wispington is the curate"

DB 4 September 2022

"CHARLES EDWIN JARVIS RECTOR OF HATTON 1869-1890 GAVE TO HIS SUCCSSESSOR ... IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARISH THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS 1891"

DB 4 September 2022

White's Directory 1872 reports :

"The Church (St. Stephen), is a neat structure, rebuilt in 1871, and containing a stained glass east window, by Clayton and Bell"

Inscription reads " IN MEMORY OF HUMPHREY WALDO SIBTHORP RECTOR OF HATTON DIED NOV 4 1865"

DB 4 September 2022

"Ornate reredos with 3 pointed openings divided by free standing shafts. 3 trefoil headed arches beneath with chamfered spandrels, coloured marble shafts and ornate tiled backs"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1147392?section=official-list-entry 

DB 4 September 2022

A closer view of the altar.

DB 4 September 2022

Looking east towards the chancel arch and chancel.

"Tall, pointed chancel arch with inner moulded order supported by ornate corbels"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1147392?section=official-list-entry 

The present church was built in 1870 by James Fowler. The previous church is described in White's Directory 1856 as "a small antique fabric".

DB 4 September 2022

Looking west towards the entrance, font and organ.

C20 pews. 

DB 4 September 2022

"C19 drum font of 8 large rolls supported on 8 moulded columns"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1147392?section=official-list-entry 

DB 4 September 2022

Organ located in the northwest corner of the nave.

DB 4 September 2022

"Stone pulpit with single shaft with shaft ring and quatrefoiled panel"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1147392?section=official-list-entry 

DB 4 September 2022

War memorial located on the north wall of the nave.

Kelly's Directory 1930 mentions "a brass tablet in memory of the men of Hatton who served in the Great War was placed on the north wall in 1920" however this was not evident.

DB 4 September 2022

South porch of St Stephen's at Hatton.

This is a good example of Fowler's decorative use of red brick, limestone and Welsh slate.

August 2013

"Steeply gabled south porch with single east and west trefoil headed lights. Squat gabled angle buttresses. Pointed doorway with inner chamfered order with head and jambs in one, outer order with chamfered jambs and bowtell moulded head, hood mould and ornate label stops. Blind plate traceried oculus above. Interior south doorway with pointed head, chamfered surround, hood mould and dove and squirrel label stops"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1147392?section=official-list-entry 

DB 4 September 2022

The chapel on Mill Lane - actually just inside Minting parish - was built by the Wesleyan Methodists in 1838; they extensively modified the building in 1892.

The last service was held in 1979.