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The Stone Effigies

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton One of the big draws for visitors to the church are the two stone effigies in the South Transept. Who is the male figure? The cross-legged figure o…

The Parish Chest

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton How old is the Parish Chest? Walter Jenkinson Kaye, in his book ‘A Brief History of the Church and Parish of Gosberton’ (1897) described the Parish Ch…

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 …

The Millennium Embroidery

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. Why and when was the embroidery created? With the aid of a Millennium Grant, a team of skilled local needle women produced the Gosberton Village Mille…

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.…

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.…

All Saints Holbeach POI: Pillars

From the west end, looking down the nave, you need not be concerned about the pillars which lean outwards, as they are safe, but remind us of the weight that constantly bears down on them. You should …

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