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The Church in the Fourteenth Century

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton In the late 1200s or early 1300s, almost the whole of the Norman, and much of the Early English, stages of the church structure was swept away and repla…

Traces of an earlier church

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton Whilst the fabric of the church we see today was erected, extended and renovated in phases from the 14th century, there are a number of traces of an earli…

Cast of Rosselino’s ‘Virgin Mother and Child’

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton Standing pride of place on the altar in the Lady Chapel is a cast of ‘Virgin and Child’ from a relief made by 15th century Florentine Sculptor Antonio Ro…

The Clock Mechanism

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton In a glass display case in the south transept is the old mechanism of the tower clock. How old is the clock mechanism? A newspaper article in 1961 …

Engraving of the Market Place and Hall Street

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All Saints Holbeach POI: Spire

Look upwards above the tower to see and marvel of the recessed broached octagonal spire rising to 181 feet with three tiers of ornate lucarenes (openings on the flat surface) on alternating sides. Suc…

All Saints Holbeach POI: South Door and Porch

The outside doorway is surprisingly tall. You can also see the bell cote with pointed bell opening and the reticulated tracery on the fourteenth century door.…

All Saints Holbeach POI: Sir Humphrey Littlebury Tomb and the Brasses

The tomb of Sir Humphrey Littlebury, now in the northwest corner, was originally located at the east end of the north aisle in what was then the Littlebury Chapel. He is dressed in the full armour of …

All Saints Holbeach POI: Font

The octagonal Font, resting on a tall octagonal and traceried pedestal, is one of the oldest fittings in the church and still used regularly for Baptisms. Click on image to enlarge…

All Saints Holbeach POI: Tower Ceiling

Now turn to the ceiling of the Tower with a fairly unusual tierceronstar vault (ribs or support that do not complete a continuous line across the vaulted ceiling) and central oculus.…

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