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Alkborough, St John Baptist, Tower Arch (Internal)
Alkborough, St John Baptist, Tower Arch (Internal)
Alkborough, St John Baptist, Tower Arch (Internal)

"Round-headed tower arch with re-used Roman moulded stone for bases and imposts"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1241758 

DB 15 July 2018

Alkborough, Saint John the Baptist, Church, tower arch
Ancaster, St Martin, Nave Arcade, Capital
Ancaster, St Martin, Nave Arcade, Capital
Ancaster, St Martin, Nave Arcade, Capital

This capital on the pier at the east end of the north aisle shows detailed decoration of the Norman period (c.1160-70).

May 2015

Ancaster, St Martin church, capital
Anwick, St Edith, capital
Anwick, St Edith, capital
Anwick, St Edith, capital

A capital in the north aisle dating from the thirteenth century. It is decorated with both nailhead and dog-tooth work.

April 2018

Anwick, St Edith, capital
Anwick, St Edith, capital
Anwick, St Edith, capital
Anwick, St Edith, capital

Capital from the south aisle.

April 2018

Anwick, St Edith, capital
Anwick, St Edith, South Aisle
Anwick, St Edith, South Aisle
Anwick, St Edith, South Aisle

"sections of early C12 octagonal shafts, one with a scalloped capital, perhaps from the belfry lights of an earlier tower"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1061829 

DB 21 December 2018

Anwick, Saint Edith, shafts
Aunsby, St Thomas a Becket, pier
Aunsby, St Thomas a Becket, pier
Aunsby, St Thomas a Becket, pier

The circular piers in the late 12th century north aisle have square abaci and fine leaf capitals.

September 2013

Aunsby, St Thomas a Becket church, leaf capitals
Bardney, St Lawrence, Reredos
Bardney, St Lawrence, Reredos
Bardney, St Lawrence, Reredos

"Ornate C19 reredos with Virgin and Child flanked by saints, all under canopies"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359500 

Bardney, St Lawrence church reredos
Barholm, St Martin, arcade
Barholm, St Martin, arcade
Barholm, St Martin, arcade

The north arcade with its sturdy piers, round arches and zig-zag decoration dates from the mid 12th century.

September 2014

Barholm, St Martin, north arcade
Barholm, St Martin, capital
Barholm, St Martin, capital
Barholm, St Martin, capital

The scalloped, square capital with chevron decoration above, is typical Norman work.

This is the head of one of the piers in the north arcade.

September 2014

Barholm, St Martin, capital
Barton upon Humber, St Mary, arcade
Barton upon Humber, St Mary, arcade
Barton upon Humber, St Mary, arcade

This pointed arch in the north arcade is richly decorated with zigzag and other motifs.

September 2018

Barton Upon Humber, St Mary, arcade
Barton upon Humber, St Mary, capital
Barton upon Humber, St Mary, capital
Barton upon Humber, St Mary, capital

The piers in the south arcade are octagonal with eight detached shafts. The capital is decorated below a circular abacus with a waterleaf motif of the late twelfth century.

September 2018


Barton Upon Humber, St Mary, arcade, waterleaf
Bassingham, St Michael, capital
Bassingham, St Michael, capital
Bassingham, St Michael, capital

The Early English north arcade was rebuilt by J H Hakewill* in 1860.

This scalloped capital on a round pier shows two successive arches. The one on the left has an authentic zig-zag decoration; the other is more likely an invention of Hakewill.

August 2016

* John Henry Hakewill (1810-1880) was an architect whose best known works are in Suffolk

Bassingham, St Michael, capital, J H Hakewill
Baumber, St Swithin, capital
Baumber, St Swithin, capital
Baumber, St Swithin, capital

One of the two octagonal piers in the north arcade. The arches are double-chamfered.

September 2018

Baumber, St Swithin, capital
Belton, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Pier
Belton, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Pier
Belton, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Pier

"Heavily restored north arcade, c1200, has a central pier with incised lozenge decoration and scallop capital"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298472 

DB 13 September 2018

Belton, St Peter & St Paul, church, Pier
Bicker, St Swithun, Nave, Arcade
Bicker, St Swithun, Nave, Arcade
Bicker, St Swithun, Nave, Arcade

This arch in the south arcade has zig-zag or chevron and billet moulding typical of the late Norman period.

September 2011

Bicker, St Swithun, arch
Billinghay, St Michael, capital
Billinghay, St Michael, capital
Billinghay, St Michael, capital

The quatrefoil piers in the south arcade are from the late Early English period.

April 2018

Billinghay, St Michael, piers
Bilsby, Holy Trinity, piscina
Bilsby, Holy Trinity, piscina
Bilsby, Holy Trinity, piscina

This trefoil headed piscina is in the south chancel wall.

August 2013

Bilsby, Holy Trinity church, piscina
Boston, St Botolph, Tower, Lierne Vault
Boston, St Botolph, Tower, Lierne Vault
Boston, St Botolph, Tower, Lierne Vault

"High up, at the top of the second stage is a star lierne vault by GG Pace, using the springers of an unexecuted medieval vault"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1388844?section=official-list-entry 

DB 26 March 2022

Boston, St Botolph, Church, lierne vault
Bourne, St Peter & St Paul, capital
Bourne, St Peter & St Paul, capital
Bourne, St Peter & St Paul, capital

Scalloped capital in the arcade between the nave and the south aisle.

October 2017

Bourne, capital St Peter & St Paul
Braceby, St Margaret
Braceby, St Margaret
Braceby, St Margaret

Waterleaf capital on an octofoil pier in the north arcade (13th century). 

September 2013

Braceby, St Margaret church, capital, octofoil
Burgh on Bain, St Helen, Tower Arch
Burgh on Bain, St Helen, Tower Arch
Burgh on Bain, St Helen, Tower Arch

"The C11 tower arch has a plain rounded head and chamfered imposts"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359948 

DB 9 September 2018

Burgh on Bain, Saint Helen, Church
Cadney, All Saints, capital
Cadney, All Saints, capital
Cadney, All Saints, capital

The Norman south arcade has three bays. The round piers have capitals with stylised flat leaves.

February 2015

Cadney, All Saints church, capitals
Cammeringham, St Michael, North Arcade
Cammeringham, St Michael, North Arcade
Cammeringham, St Michael, North Arcade

The face of the north wall of the nave is cut away to reveal a pillar with remaining paint, supporting two round arches of a 12th century north arcade. 

Jean Howard 23 July 2024

Cammeringham, Saint Michael, church
Carlby, St Stephen, capital
Carlby, St Stephen, capital
Carlby, St Stephen, capital

A round headed pier with round abacus, part of the Early English three-bay north arcade.

Note also the nailhead decoration.

September 2014

 

Carlby, St Stephen church, capital. nailhead
Carlby, St Stephen, stoup
Carlby, St Stephen, stoup
Carlby, St Stephen, stoup

The stoup, for holy water, in the south wall of the chancel.

September 2014

Carlby, St Stephen church, stoup
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Grotesque
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Grotesque
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Grotesque

The 13th century chancel arch of Claxby St Mary is supported by two carved heads.

This grotesque image of a man pulling his mouth open is on the north side of the arch.

May 2012

Claxby West Lindsey, St Mary, grotesque
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Grotesque
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Grotesque
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Grotesque

The 13th century chancel arch of Claxby St Mary is supported by two carved heads.

On the south side of the arch a man sticks his tongue out while both his hands support the arch.

May 2012

Claxby West Lindsey, St Mary, grotesque
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Reredos
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Reredos
Claxby (West Lindsey), St Mary, Reredos

The reredos in St Mary's church, Claxby, dates from the restoration of the church in 1871 by James Fowler.

May 2012

Claxby West Lindsey, St Mary, reredos, James Fowler
Coates by Stow, St Edith, stairs to rood loft
Coates by Stow, St Edith, stairs to rood loft
Coates by Stow, St Edith, stairs to rood loft

Stairs to the rood loft.

June 2013

Coates By Stow, St Edith church stairs
Colsterworth, St John Baptist, capital
Colsterworth, St John Baptist, capital
Colsterworth, St John Baptist, capital
Capital from the north arcade
Colsterworth, St John Baptist capital
Colsterworth, St John Baptist, capital
Colsterworth, St John Baptist, capital
Colsterworth, St John Baptist, capital

Capital from the first (western) bay of the north arcade.

March 2017

Colsterworth, St John baptist, capital
Corringham, St Laurence, Chancel, Altar & Reredos
Corringham, St Laurence, Chancel, Altar & Reredos
Corringham, St Laurence, Chancel, Altar & Reredos

The impressive reredos behind the altar was introduced by Bodley as part of the 1883-84 restoration scheme.

May 2012

Corringham, St Laurence, reredos, Bodley
Corringham, St Laurence, Nave, Arcade
Corringham, St Laurence, Nave, Arcade
Corringham, St Laurence, Nave, Arcade

The church has a two-bay Norman north arcade with round arches.

The pier is circular with a square abacus and the capital, shown here, is "uncommonly fine, of leaf-crocket kind" (Pevsner).

May 2012

Corringham, St Laurence, capital
Cranwell, St Andrew, aumbry
Cranwell, St Andrew, aumbry
Cranwell, St Andrew, aumbry

A simple undecorated aumbry set in the north wall of the chancel.

June 2017

Cranwell, St Andrew, aumbry
Cranwell, St Andrew, capital
Cranwell, St Andrew, capital
Cranwell, St Andrew, capital

This capital at the east end of the north arcade has large scallops and responds with upright leaves and volutes.

June 2017

Cranwell, St Andrew, capital
Deeping St James, capital
Deeping St James, capital
Deeping St James, capital

Norman scallop capital on pier in the south arcade.

September 2014

Deeping St James, church, capital
Deeping St James, capital
Deeping St James, capital
Deeping St James, capital

Late Norman scallop capital on pier in south arcade.

September 2014

Deeping St James, church, capital
Deeping St James, interior
Deeping St James, interior
Deeping St James, interior

Above the nave arcade is a 13th century triforium of 13 pointed arches - with the lancets of the clerestory behind.

September 2014

Deeping St James, church, interior, triforium
Dembleby, St Lucia, piscina
Dembleby, St Lucia, piscina
Dembleby, St Lucia, piscina

Pevsner describes this pillar piscina as possibly the finest in the country.

The shaft has horizontal zig-zag.  The bowl is also richly decorated with scallops and crosses.

September 2013

Dembleby, St Lucia church, pillar piscina
Digby, St Thomas Martyr, Capital Detail
Digby, St Thomas Martyr, Capital Detail
Digby, St Thomas Martyr, Capital Detail

Both the eastern corbel of the north arcade and the capital of the chancel respond show evidence of fine carving.

Jean Howard 2 August 2024

Digby, St Thomas Martyr church
East Barkwith, St Mary
East Barkwith, St Mary
East Barkwith, St Mary

A corbel supporting a principal rafter from the north arcade.

This dates from the 1846 restoration by J B Atkinson of York.

July 2012

East Barkwith, St Mary church, corbel, J B Atkinson
Epworth, St Andrew, Nave, Capital
Epworth, St Andrew, Nave, Capital
Epworth, St Andrew, Nave, Capital

The south arcade has octagonal piers and double chamfered arches.

October 2016

Epworth, St Andrew, capital
Fosdyke, All Saints, Nave, Capital
Fosdyke, All Saints, Nave, Capital
Fosdyke, All Saints, Nave, Capital

Above the round piers in both north and south arcades are capitals with stiff leaf decoration, typical of the Early English style of the thirteenth century. The nailhead decoration is also consistent with this architectural period - though of course this is Victorian church.

August 2018

Fosdyke, All Saints church, capital, stiff leaf
Fotherby, St Mary, Chancel, Piscina & Sedile
Fotherby, St Mary, Chancel, Piscina & Sedile
Fotherby, St Mary, Chancel, Piscina & Sedile

To the south of the altar is a piscina and beside it the lowered window sill acts as a seat for the priest with an unusual angled arm rest on each side.

Jean Howard, March 2024

Fotherby, St Mary church, Piscina, Sedile
Gainsborough, All Saints, Capital
Gainsborough, All Saints, Capital
Gainsborough, All Saints, Capital

The nave and aisles are separated by colonnades of the Corinthian order.

Image shows one of the Corinthian Capitals.

DB 28 January 2020

Gainsborough, All Saints, church, Corinthian Capital
Gedney, St Mary Magdalen, Reredos
Gedney, St Mary Magdalen, Reredos
Gedney, St Mary Magdalen, Reredos

The interior of Gedney Church has a range of interesting features.

This striking reredos was restored in the nineteenth century.

Ken Redmore, 2010

Gedney, Early English, Perpendicular,
Glentworth, St Michael, capital
Glentworth, St Michael, capital
Glentworth, St Michael, capital

The chancel arch, double chamfered on semi-circular responds, has simple stiff-leaf capitals.

May 2015

Glentworth, St Michael church, capital
Grantham, St Wulfram, South Aisle, Capital
Grantham, St Wulfram, South Aisle, Capital
Grantham, St Wulfram, South Aisle, Capital

Capital above composite pier in the south aisle.

March 2017


Grantham, St Wulfram
Great Carlton, St John Baptist, Corbel
Great Carlton, St John Baptist, Corbel
Great Carlton, St John Baptist, Corbel

This handsome corbel is on the south of the chancel arch close to the pulpit and is thought to depict Georgina Elizabeth Pretyman, Frederic Pretyman’s wife.

Jean Howard, January 2024

Great Carlton, Saint John Baptist Church, corbel, Pretyman
Great Coates, St Nicholas, capital
Great Coates, St Nicholas, capital
Great Coates, St Nicholas, capital

Quatrefoil pier and round capital in the south arcade, all of the Decorated period.

July 2014

Great Coates, St Nicholas church, capital
Great Hale, St John the Baptist, Tower, Arch
Great Hale, St John the Baptist, Tower, Arch
Great Hale, St John the Baptist, Tower, Arch

To the right of the tower arch is a door. Local signage reports :-

"Saxon-Norman Staircase 

Behind this doorway, Great Hale has the only existing example of an internal spiral staircase in any Saxon-Norman tower in this country from the period up until 1100. Other towers have external turrets with wooden stairs or ladders to reach the higher parts of the tower. 

The lower part of this staircase indicates Saxon workmanship with a newel drum separate from the treads, but the higher level uses the Norman method of a newel drum and tread made of a single stone and so may have been completed a little later, around 1090. 

The circular window on the north face of the tower belongs to the Saxon part of the stairwell. while the rectangular windows belong to the Norman part of the upper stairwell. The tower arch also seems to date from this slightly later period"

DB 4 July 2022

Great Hale, Saint John Baptist church, image, saxon
Great Steeping, Old Church, door lintel
Great Steeping, Old Church, door lintel
Great Steeping, Old Church, door lintel

The beam or lintel over the west door is inscribed: "BB x IG x CW x 1708".

It is thought that these were the initials of the churchwardens. Presumably the beam was salvaged from the earlier church.

September 2011

Great Steeping, old church
Great Steeping, Old Church, roof truss
Great Steeping, Old Church, roof truss
Great Steeping, Old Church, roof truss

Towards the west end of the nave is this decorated timber truss.

Presumably this is a re-used element from the medieval church.

September 2011

Great Steeping, old church, timber truss
Grimsby, St James, wall passage
Grimsby, St James, wall passage
Grimsby, St James, wall passage

There are wall passages along the sides of the nave and the north transept. The shafts are alternating round and triple.

June 2017

Grimsby, St James
Hagworthingham, Holy Trinity, South Aisle, Capital
Hagworthingham, Holy Trinity, South Aisle, Capital
Hagworthingham, Holy Trinity, South Aisle, Capital

The south arcade of four bays dates from the Early English period and has circular piers and abaci.

January 2017

Hagworthingham, Holy Trinity, capital
Hannah, St Andrew, carving
Hannah, St Andrew, carving
Hannah, St Andrew, carving

This fragment of a carved fifteenth-century slab with figure sculptures on the angles is in the church porch..

September 2018

Hannah, St Andrew, carving
Hatcliffe, St Mary, capital
Hatcliffe, St Mary, capital
Hatcliffe, St Mary, capital
Hatcliffe, St Mary church, capital
Heckington, St Andrew, Chancel, Sedilia 
Heckington, St Andrew, Chancel, Sedilia 
Heckington, St Andrew, Chancel, Sedilia 

Above the sedilia in the chancel are gables with remarkable carvings at the springers.

This - one of four carvings - depicts a bearded man feeding a second man.

June 2015

Heckington, St Andrew church, sedilia
Hemswell, All Saints, Nave, Capital
Hemswell, All Saints, Nave, Capital
Hemswell, All Saints, Nave, Capital

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

May 2015

Hemswell, All Saints church capital
Horbling, St&nbspAndrew, capital
Horbling, St Andrew, capital
Horbling, St Andrew, capital

The north arcade dates form the early 1200s. There four bays, hexagonal piers with early stiff-leaf capitals.

October 2017

Horbling, St Andrew, capital
Horncastle, Holy Trinity, corbel
Horncastle, Holy Trinity, corbel
Horncastle, Holy Trinity, corbel

The chancel arch is supported by large ornate corbels carved with coats of arms, fruit and foliage.

May 2015

Horncastle, Holy Trinity church, corbel
Howell, St Oswald, interior
Howell, St Oswald, interior
Howell, St Oswald, interior

The north arcade dates from around 1200. There are seats around the pier bases.

Mark Acton, 2017

Howell, St Oswald
Immingham, St Andrew, North Aisle, Capital
Immingham, St Andrew, North Aisle, Capital
Immingham, St Andrew, North Aisle, Capital

The pier and capital between one of the bays in the north aisle, dating from the late 13th century.

July 2014

Immingham, St Andrew church, capital
Ingoldmells, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Ingoldmells, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Ingoldmells, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Ingoldmells, Saint Peter & Saint Paul, church, image, stiff leaf capital
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew

The three-bay north arcade dates to the late twelfth century. The round piers have square abaci with nicked corners. The capitals have Norman upright leaves.

Mark Acton, 2018

Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, arcade
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, Capital
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, Capital
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, Capital

Late C12 stiff leaf capital.

Westernmost pier on the north side of the nave.

DB 18 February 2019

Ingoldsby, Saint Bartholomew, Church, nave, capital
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, Nave
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, Nave
Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew, Nave

The three-bay north nave arcade dates from the late twelfth century. The round piers have square abaci with nicked corners. The capitals have Norman upright leaves.

Mark Acton, 2018

Ingoldsby, St Bartholomew
Kingerby, St Peter, capital
Kingerby, St Peter, capital
Kingerby, St Peter, capital

Octagonal piers in the south arcade are topped by simple capitals from which spring double-chamfered arches.

May 2016

Kingerby, St Peter church, capital
Kirkby-cum-Osgodby, St Andrew, tower arch
Kirkby-cum-Osgodby, St Andrew, tower arch
Kirkby-cum-Osgodby, St Andrew, tower arch

The tower arch in the west wall is from the Early English period.

May 2016

Kirkby Cum Osgodby, St Andrew church, tower arch
Kirmond le Mire, St Martin, corbel
Kirmond le Mire, St Martin, corbel
Kirmond le Mire, St Martin, corbel

The timber roofs of nave and chancel are supported by corbels with medieval style heads.

June 2014

Kirmond Le Mire, St Martin church, corbel
Langtoft, St Michael, corbel
Langtoft, St Michael, corbel
Langtoft, St Michael, corbel

Wooden corbel supporting principal rafter on north side of nave.

September 2014

Langtoft, St Michael church, corbel
Langtoft, St Michael, piscina
Langtoft, St Michael, piscina
Langtoft, St Michael, piscina

The 14th century chancel piscina has a crocketed gable with above, a figure surrounded by leaves.

September 2014

Langtoft, St Michael church, piscina
Langton by Horncastle, St Margaret, Interior
Langton by Horncastle, St Margaret, Interior
Langton by Horncastle, St Margaret, Interior

"Interior 2 bay north arcade of c,1250 partially exposed, with double chamfered, pointed heads. Polygonal pier with polygonal moulded capital and similar respond capitals, the lower sections of which are covered by painted panelled dado that runs round entire nave"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252132?section=official-list- 

DB 15 April 2022

Langton By Horncastle, Saint Margaret, Church
Leadenham, St Swithin, Chancel Roof
Leadenham, St Swithin, Chancel Roof
Leadenham, St Swithin, Chancel Roof

There are several 19th century fittings inside St Swithin's.

Of particular note is the chancel roof that was hand painted by Pugin in 1841.

April 2013

Leadenham, St Swithin, chancel ceiling, Pugin
Lincoln Cathedral, East Transept
Lincoln Cathedral, East Transept
Lincoln Cathedral, East Transept

Capitals from the Early English period (1192-1255) near the east bays of the great transept.

Lincoln Cathedral, south-east transept
Lincoln Cathedral, Nave, Vault
Lincoln Cathedral, Nave, Vault
Lincoln Cathedral, Nave, Vault

One of the earliest tierceron star vaults in England c1233.

Nave height to the vault is 82 feet. 

DB 27 August 2018

Lincoln Cathedral, nave, vault
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Syncopated Blind Arcading
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Syncopated Blind Arcading
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Syncopated Blind Arcading

South wall of southeast transept has syncopated blind arcading.

This type of arcading in the Cathedral is attributed to the Norman-French master-mason Geoffrey de Noiers for Saint Hugh c1180-1200.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1388680 

DB 4 April 2019

Lincoln Cathedral, Geoffrey de Noiers
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Trondheim Pier
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Trondheim Pier
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Trondheim Pier

At the corner between the south choir aisle and the southeast transept.

There is a second similar pier on the north side of the Cathedral.

Octagonal limestone cores sprouting huge crockets surrounded by shafts.

Called the Trondheim Piers because the only other piers like them are in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway.

Stonemasons went from Lincoln in the late C12 to help build Nidaros Cathedral. 

DB 25 April 2019

Lincoln Cathedral, Trondheim Pier, Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Trondheim Pier
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Trondheim Pier
Lincoln Cathedral, Southeast Transept, Trondheim Pier

Closer view showing the huge crockets and detached shafts.

Alternate Purbeck Marble and concave sided limestone shafts.

DB 25 April 2019

Lincoln Cathedral, Trondheim Pier, Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
Lincoln Cathedral, St Hugh's Choir, Vault
Lincoln Cathedral, St Hugh's Choir, Vault
Lincoln Cathedral, St Hugh's Choir, Vault

Known as the "crazy" vault because of its irregular pattern.

First example in Europe of a tierceron vault meaning that some of the ribs are decorative rather than structural.

Roof timbers have been dated c.1200. 

DB 27 August 2018

Lincoln Cathedral, Saint Hugh's Choir, Crazy Vault
Little Bytham, St Medard, Easter Sepulchre
Little Bytham, St Medard, Easter Sepulchre
Little Bytham, St Medard, Easter Sepulchre

The Easter Sepulchre is described by Pevsner as 'coarse'. The gable section carries ballflower decoration.

March 2017

Little Bytham, St Medard, Easter Sepulchre
Little Bytham, St Medard, tower arch
Little Bytham, St Medard, tower arch
Little Bytham, St Medard, tower arch
The simple unmoulded Norman tower arch.
Little Bytham, St Medard
Little Carlton, St Edith, tower arch
Little Carlton, St Edith, tower arch
Little Carlton, St Edith, tower arch

The tower arch, with ogee surround, at the west end of the nave.

Naomi Field, 1991

Little Carlton, St Edith
Little Cawthorpe, St Helen, capital
Little Cawthorpe, St Helen, capital
Little Cawthorpe, St Helen, capital

The brick chancel arch springs from marble shafts with ornate carved capitals.

April 2015

Little Cawthorpe, St Helen, capital
Mablethorpe, St Mary, arcade
Mablethorpe, St Mary, arcade
Mablethorpe, St Mary, arcade
In August 1976, at a time of severe drought, signs of subsidence appeared as cracks in the walls from end to end of the building, and the church was closed.

The arcades on both sides of the nave were taken down as they were certain to collapse. The Diocesan Surveyor designed these timber arches; they were built by a Norman Bonner, a member of the church, and Norman Horton, who both worked for Simons, Eastern Ltd.

The arches were built in Douglas fir (the braces) and mahogany at a cost of £9,000.00.  (The total cost of the rebuilding work was £60,000.)
 
Simons won an award for structural joinery.
 
Chris Squires, September 2023 

Mablethorpe, St Mary, Simons, arcade
Mareham le Fen, St Helen, Nave, Capital
Mareham le Fen, St Helen, Nave, Capital
Mareham le Fen, St Helen, Nave, Capital

The four-bay arcades at Mareham are probably late fourteenth century. The piers are octagonal with unusual leaves in the capitals. The arches are double-chamfered.

April 2016

Mareham le Fen, capital, St Helen church
Market Deeping, St Guthlac, Nave
Market Deeping, St Guthlac, Nave
Market Deeping, St Guthlac, Nave

The Transitional north arcade with its quatrefoil piers and round arches is late 12th century.  Above is the 15th century clerestory.

September 2014

Market Deeping, St Guthlac church
Marshchapel, St Mary, Nave, capital
Marshchapel, St Mary, Nave, capital
Marshchapel, St Mary, Nave, capital
Marshchapel, St Mary, capital
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Piscina
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Piscina
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Piscina

Piscina - or maybe simple shelves (there appears to be no drain) - built in the Victorian chancel.

March 2016

Marston, St Mary, piscina
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Reredos
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Reredos
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Reredos

Described by Pevsner as 'the climax of the interior, sumtuous and leaf-encrusted', this elaborate reredos was provided as part of the work of Kirk in 1878-80.

March 2016

Marston, St Mary, reredos
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Sedilia
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Sedilia
Marston, St Mary, Chancel, Sedilia
Seats on the south side of the chancel for clergy who assist with the holy sacrament - the sedilia.
Marston, St Mary, sedilia
Martin by Horncastle, St Michael, Nave, Chancel Arch Capital
Martin by Horncastle, St Michael, Nave, Chancel Arch Capital
Martin by Horncastle, St Michael, Nave, Chancel Arch Capital

The capitals - one volute, the other scalloped - to the shafts of chancel arch.

July 2013

Martin by Horncastle, St Michael, church, capital
Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, capital
Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, capital
Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, capital

The late-thirteenth century north arcade has quatrefoil piers with capitals of leaves.

October 2017

Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, capital
Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, crossing
Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, crossing
Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, crossing

The fan vault at the crossing dates from the fifteenth century.

October 2017

Morton by Bourne, St John Baptist, crossing ceiling
Mumby, St Thomas, Capital
Mumby, St Thomas, Capital
Mumby, St Thomas, Capital

Stiff-leaf capitals in the south arcade.

September 2018

Mumby, St Thomas, capital
Mumby, St Thomas, capital
Mumby, St Thomas, capital
Mumby, St Thomas, capital

Capital in the north arcade.

September 2018

Mumby, St Thomas
Nettleham, All Saints, capital
Nettleham, All Saints, capital
Nettleham, All Saints, capital

The nave north arcade had hexagonal piers with six attached shafts.  The stiff-leaf capitals are of exceptional quality and date from the thirteenth century.

May 2012

Nettleham, All Saints, stiff leaf capitals
Nettleham, All Saints, Chancel Ceiling
Nettleham, All Saints, Chancel Ceiling
Nettleham, All Saints, Chancel Ceiling

Following the fire of 1969 which destroyed the chancel ceiling, it was renewed in line with Bodley and Garner's designs of the 1880s, but using brighter colours.

May 2012

Nettleham, All Saints, chancel ceiling, Bodley and Garner
Nettleton, St John the Baptist, tower arch
Nettleton, St John the Baptist, tower arch
Nettleton, St John the Baptist, tower arch

The arch at the west end of the nave leading to the base of the tower dates from the Norman period, though restored by Fowler.

April 2017

Nettleton, St John the Baptist church, tower arch
Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, Piscina
Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, Piscina
Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, Piscina

The piscina in the chancel has a partly original gable with dog-tooth decoration.

September 2013

Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph church, piscina
Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, tomb recess
Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, tomb recess
Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, tomb recess

This tomb recess in the chancel at St Botolph's has ball flower and an ogee arch.

September 2013

Newton by Folkingham, St Botolph, tomb recess
Normanby by Spital, St Peter, Capital
Normanby by Spital, St Peter, Capital
Normanby by Spital, St Peter, Capital

Capital over a pier in the north arcade.

August 2018

Normanby By Spital, St Peter, capital
Normanby by Spital, St Peter, Capital
Normanby by Spital, St Peter, Capital
Normanby by Spital, St Peter, Capital

Capital over a pier in the south arcade.

August 2018



Normanby By Spital, St Peter, capital
Normanton, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital
Normanton, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital
Normanton, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital

Waterleaf decoration over the late twelfth-century round pier.

January 2018

Normanton, St Nicholas, waterleaf
North Kelsey, All Hallows, Pier
North Kelsey, All Hallows, Pier
North Kelsey, All Hallows, Pier

The north arcade has piers constructed in pink marble.

They date from the 1869 reconstruction.

May 2016

North Kelsey, St Nicholas, pier
Northorpe, St John Baptist, capital
Northorpe, St John Baptist, capital
Northorpe, St John Baptist, capital

St John Baptist church has Norman 3-bay arcades.

The round piers of the arcades have flat capitals with scallop decoration.

May 2010

Northorpe, St John Baptist, scallop capital
Northorpe, St John Baptist, capital
Northorpe, St John Baptist, capital
Northorpe, St John Baptist, capital

St John Baptist church has Norman 3-bay arcades.

The round piers of the arcades have flat capitals with scallop decoration.

May 2010

Northorpe, St John Baptist
Norton Disney, St Peter, corbel
Norton Disney, St Peter, corbel
Norton Disney, St Peter, corbel

Late-fourteenth century corbel left of the south transept east window.

October 2016

Norton Disney, St Peter corbel
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital

The 3-bay north arcade of c.1200 has round piers, with square abaci and crude stiff leaf decoration.

May 2010

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owston Ferry, St Martin, Nave, Capital
Owston Ferry, St Martin, Nave, Capital
Owston Ferry, St Martin, Nave, Capital

The south arcade is from the Decorated period. The quatrefoil piers have small nailhead in the abaci, as shown here.

August 2015

Owston Ferry, St Martin church, capital
Partney, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital
Partney, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital
Partney, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital

The north arcade is of the Perpendicular period, with slender octagonal piers and double chamfered arches.

At the head of the piers are bands with small fleurons and heads.

September 2015

Partney, St Nicholas, capital
Partney, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital
Partney, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital
Partney, St Nicholas, Nave, Capital

The south arcade has similar piers and arches to the north arcade but dates from the earlier Decorated period.

The decoration at the head of each pier is "lush nobbly leaf" (Pevsner).

September 2015

Partney, St Nicholas, capital
Rand, St Oswald, Nave, Chancel Arch
Rand, St Oswald, Nave, Chancel Arch
Rand, St Oswald, Nave, Chancel Arch

A closer view of the restored C13 chancel arch.

"Early C13 chancel arch heavily restored in C19, with pointed, double chamfered head, inner order supported on polygonal responds with moulded abaci. Small early C13 capital to south west"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1308352?section=official-list-entry 

DB 8 May 2022

Rand, Saint Oswald church, image
Sapperton, St Nicholas, Capital
Sapperton, St Nicholas, Capital
Sapperton, St Nicholas, Capital

Pier in the north arcade with simple waterleaf decoration. It probably dates form the late twelfth century.

April 2018

Sapperton, St Nicholas, capital
Scamblesby, St Martin, Pier
Scamblesby, St Martin, Pier
Scamblesby, St Martin, Pier

"The easternmost pier in the south arcade is re-used late C12 fabric from the demolished church of Cawkwell, with octagonal, chevroned pier with 4 [detached] columns"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205227 

DB 9 September 2018

Scamblesby, Saint Martin, Church, Cawkwell, Pier
Scothern, St Germain, capitals
Scothern, St Germain, capitals
Scothern, St Germain, capitals

The chancel arch has two late twelfth century responds of triple detached shafts with waterleaf capitals. Pevsner describes them as 'spectacular'.

May 2016

Scothern, St Germain church, capital
Skillington, St James, capital
Skillington, St James, capital
Skillington, St James, capital

The stiff-leaf capital below the chancel arch.

September 2016

Skillington, St James
Skillington, St James, capital
Skillington, St James, capital
Skillington, St James, capital

Skillington, St James
Skillington, St James, label stop
Skillington, St James, label stop
Skillington, St James, label stop

A simple decorative label stop in th interior of St James's church.

September 2016

Skillington, St James, Label stop
Sleaford, St Denys, North Aisle, Strainer Arch
Sleaford, St Denys, North Aisle, Strainer Arch
Sleaford, St Denys, North Aisle, Strainer Arch

The west bay of the north aisle is separated from the rest of the aisle by a strainer arch, built on the pattern of Wells Cathedral and dating from 1853.

June 2015

Sleaford, St Denys church, strainer arch
Snitterby, St Nicholas, Chancel Arch, Detail
Snitterby, St Nicholas, Chancel Arch, Detail
Snitterby, St Nicholas, Chancel Arch, Detail

A corbel and shaft close to the north side of the chancel arch, showing the variety of material and decoration used by Fowler here.

May 2012

Snitterby, St Nicholas
Snitterby, St Nicholas, Chancel, Vestry Arch
Snitterby, St Nicholas, Chancel, Vestry Arch
Snitterby, St Nicholas, Chancel, Vestry Arch

The interior of St Nicholas's is red-brick with ashlar and bands of black brick decoration - in typical Fowler style.

May 2012

Snitterby, St Nicholas
Stamford, All Saints, capital
Stamford, All Saints, capital
Stamford, All Saints, capital

The three-bay south arcade has octofoil piers and stiff-leaf capitals.

March 2016

Stamford, All Saints church, capital
Stickney, St Luke, Pier
Stickney, St Luke, Pier
Stickney, St Luke, Pier

Quatrefoil pier in south arcade, dating from the thirteenth century.

May 2018

Stickney, St Luke
Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital
Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital
Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital

This capital over a pillar in the north arcade is from early 13th century.

July 2011

Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital
Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital
Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital
Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital

Capital in the south arcade, dating from the early 13th century.

July 2011

Stoke Rochford, St Mary & St Andrew, capital
Stroxton, All Saints, Tower Arch
Stroxton, All Saints, Tower Arch
Stroxton, All Saints, Tower Arch

"The early C12 tower arch has been reset, with rounded responds, having cushion capitals, chamfered imposts, triple chamfered arch with step chamfer and roll moulding"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360365 

DB 24 April 2019

Stroxton, All Saints, Church
Sudbrooke, St Edward, capital
Sudbrooke, St Edward, capital
Sudbrooke, St Edward, capital

Details of the piers and capitals at the chancel arch.

May 2016

Sudbrooke, St Edward capital
Sutterton, St Mary, Nave, capital
Sutterton, St Mary, Nave, capital
Sutterton, St Mary, Nave, capital

This capital is in the north arcade.

September 2011

Sutterton, St Mary
Sutterton, St Mary, Nave, capital
Sutterton, St Mary, Nave, capital
Sutterton, St Mary, Nave, capital

Round piers in the nave arcade have square abaci with nicked corners.  The capitals have small upright leaves.

September 2011

Sutterton, St Mary, capital
Swallow, Holy Trinity, Tower Arch
Swallow, Holy Trinity, Tower Arch
Swallow, Holy Trinity, Tower Arch

"C12 interior tower arch with round head and plain impost blocks"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1165346?section=official-list-entry 

DB 19 October 2024

Swallow, Holy Trinity Church, tower arch
Swarby, St Mary & All Saints, Nave, Capital
Swarby, St Mary & All Saints, Nave, Capital
Swarby, St Mary & All Saints, Nave, Capital

The south arcade dates from the Perpendicular period.

Each complex pier has four shafts of circular cross-section, and each shaft ends in a capital with knobbly leaves.

April 2016

Swarby, St Mary & All Saints, capital
Swinhope, St Helen, Baptistery
Swinhope, St Helen, Baptistery
Swinhope, St Helen, Baptistery

The baptistery of 1860 has replaced the south aisle.

June 2014

Swinhope, St Helen, baptistery
Swinstead, St Mary, north arcade
Swinstead, St Mary, north arcade
Swinstead, St Mary, north arcade

The north bay has three arcades with round piers and double chamfered arches, It dates from c.1200.

March 2017

Swinstead, St Mary
Swinstead, St Mary, south arcade
Swinstead, St Mary, south arcade
Swinstead, St Mary, south arcade

The south arcade in St Mary's, with octagonal piers, is about a century later than the north arcade.

March 2017

Swinstead, St Mary, south arcade
Thornton Curtis, St Lawrence, Capital
Thornton Curtis, St Lawrence, Capital
Thornton Curtis, St Lawrence, Capital

Detail of the restored stiff-leaf capital and dog-tooth moulding with the shaft at the porch entrance.

September 2019

Thornton Curtis, St Lawrence, stiff leaf, capital, dog-tooth
Walesby, All Saints, South Aisle, Capital
Walesby, All Saints, South Aisle, Capital
Walesby, All Saints, South Aisle, Capital

Inside All Saints church at Walesby are box pews and a thirteenth century drum-shaped font.

The pulpit of 1626, with its attractive tester, came from St Leonard's Chapel, Kirkstead.

This photograph shows the capital over one of the octagonal piers in the south arcade.

Ken Redmore, 2010

Walesby, All Saints church, Ramblers' Church, capital,
West Ashby, All Saints, Pier and Capital
West Ashby, All Saints, Pier and Capital
West Ashby, All Saints, Pier and Capital

A capital on pier of unusual design in the north arcade dating from the thirteenth century.

September 2018

West Ashby, All Saints, capital
West Torrington, St Mary, Aumbry
West Torrington, St Mary, Aumbry
West Torrington, St Mary, Aumbry

During the incumbency of the Revd Thomas Wimberley Mossman, who served here from 1859-1885, the church was restored under architect R J Withers in 1860.

The chancel was decorated in High Church style as shown by the decoration around the aumbry. The outer design here is probably stencilled, the moulding painted in red with gilding.

Jean Howard, 15 June 2021

West Torrington, aumbry, Revd Thomas Wimberley Mossman
Whaplode, St Mary, Chancel Arch
Whaplode, St Mary, Chancel Arch
Whaplode, St Mary, Chancel Arch

Semi-circular headed chancel arch of c.1140 with inner roll moulded order, chevroned, double fish-scale and diamond outer orders, supported on scalloped corbels and slender outer shafts with scalloped capitals.

August 2010

Whaplode, St Mary, chancel arch,
Winteringham, All Saints, north arcade
Winteringham, All Saints, north arcade
Winteringham, All Saints, north arcade

The four-bay north arcade in Winteringham All Saints is typically Norman with sturdy round piers, scalloped capitals and square abaci.

Mark Acton, April 2015

Winteringham, All Saints church
Woodhall Spa, St Peter, Chancel
Woodhall Spa, St Peter, Chancel
Woodhall Spa, St Peter, Chancel

St Peter's was built in 1893 to accommodate the town's growing population and increasing visitor numbers.

Designed by C H Fowler with seating for 500 people, the church is brick outside and in, with a broad nave and broad south aisle.

The chancel was completed in 1904, with a fine stone reredos behind the altar (shown here).

In 1915 St Peter's replaced St Andrew's as the Parish Church of Woodhall Spa.

See: www.woodhallspa.org
and Woodhall Spa - Past and Present by Marjorie Sargeant (pub  2008)

Woodhall Spa, St Peter church, interior, reredos, Charles Hodgson Fowler
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Column
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Column
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Column
The third column eastwards of the north arcade sits on the base of the north-western column of the former central tower.
 
The tower collapsed in 1419.
 
Jean Howard, July 2021 
Wyberton, St Leodegar, column
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Stone Frieze
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Stone Frieze
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Stone Frieze
Sections of this broken frieze are to be seen elsewhere in the church and are part of the evidence of re-used masonry following the collapse of the central tower in 1419 and the subsequent rebuilding of the church c1425-32.
 
The tablet above remembers Menburn Staniland who was killed in Belgium in July 1915 and his wife Frances who died in January 1916.
 
Jean Howard, July 2021 
Wyberton, St Leodegar, Menburn, Staniland, Frances, frieze
Yarburgh, St John the Baptist, Piscina
Yarburgh, St John the Baptist, Piscina
Yarburgh, St John the Baptist, Piscina

At the east end of the north aisle is this pillar piscina with a crocketed moulding.

Jean Howard, January 2024 

Yarburgh, St John the Baptist, Piscina