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Roof features in the South Aisle

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton The Corbels The wooden framework of the sloping roof of the South Aisle includes the load-bearing trusses. These rest on protruding stone brackets call…

The Mysterious William Flintham

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. The grave cover of a gentleman called William Flintham, and his son, is tucked away in the south east corner of the floor of the South Porch. It reads: …

Restoration work in the 1890s

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton The restoration work of the 1890s, under the supervision of Rev. Edgar Torr Hudson, and largely funded by the Everard family of Gosberton House, was cert…

Restoration Work in the 1860s

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton Whilst there was undoubtedly some restoration and repair work undertaken in the 16th to 18th centuries, our knowledge of such work in Victorian time…

The Organ

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton The installation of the organ - big deal! This wonderful musical instrument was installed in the church in 1882, replacing a far inferior instrument, …

The Crossing

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton A crossing is the name architects give to the junction of the four arms of a cross-shaped church. St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church in Gosberton has th…

The East Window (Chancel)

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton The extensive restoration work of 1864-69 included the lengthening of the chancel by about three feet eastwards. The original stonework of the east wall …

The Altarpiece, or Reredos

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton What is a Reredos? Sitting behind the main altar at the eastern end of the church is a splendid reredos. A reredos is a large altarpiece, a screen, or …

The North Aisle Artworks

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton Whilst the two most easterly windows in the North Aisle are works of art in themselves - and very good they are, too - there are a few more traditional ar…

The North Aisle Windows

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton The North Aisle contains five windows, as shown from west to east on the illustration above. They are numbered for reference. Windows no. 1 & 2 …

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