Built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The word "lych" is middle English meaning "body" or"corpse". It was formerly used to shelter the coffin until clergy arrived to read the i…
THE HISTORY OF THE PARISH AND CHURCH OF GEDNEY LINCOLNSHIRE BY T. WILLS, FR.G.S.
THE HISTORY OF THE PARISH AND CHURCH OF OF GEDNEY HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE
BY
NORMAN T. WILLS, F.R.G.S.
1970
COPYRIGH…
Fleet Baptist Church
Old Main Road
Fleet Hargate
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 8LL
A few details about the church and its background as you look around our Flower Festival today
It is thought that…
When the Stone Rood screen was in place the congregation could not see the Clergy, so, near the top of the Chancel wall, below a round- topped Norman window, one can see a blocked-up opening, which wo…
The only remaining evidence of the Whaplode St. Mary's Church band's existence in the 18th and 19th centuries is the the large 6 keyed Double Reed Bassoon, which used to hang in the South Ailse for ma…
The original 15th century hammerbeam oak roof was once a magnificent architectural feature of the church, with splendid intricate carvings, and possibly some applications of gold leaf or similar decor…
This is described as a creditable imitation of the original Norman font. Notably, it has a central cylinder of black stone surrounded by hexagonal panelled and fluted stonework, together with barley-t…
