St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
The Nave of this church stretches from the west door to the base of the tower. On the north and south sides are arcades of four arches, set between subst…
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
Between 1436 and 1450 the nave was lengthened westward by one bay. Kaye, in his book ‘A Brief History of the Church and Parish of Gosberton’ (1897), tell…
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…
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…
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…
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
What is a Clerestory?
Above the north and south arcades are short walls, each studded with eight windows, spanning the length of the nave. These exist …
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
How old is the lectern?
This lectern has stood here since 1896, when it was donated to the church by a Mr. and Mrs. H. Calthrop of Barton-Upon-Humber.…
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
The pulpit was placed in the church in May 1897, the gift of a Miss Hudson, who may or may not have been a relative of the then incumbent Vicar, Reverend …
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
How old is the window?
The current East Window of the Lady Chapel was inserted around 1700, replacing what had been a much larger one. The window was …
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton
Lots of churches have rood screens, which were a feature dating back to late medieval times.
What is a Rood Screen?
The rood screen was a decorativ…
