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All Saints Holbeach POI: Lady Chapel

Consecrated in 1912, it is used today for private prayer, meditation, midweek worship or special services where fewer people attend.…

All Saints Holbeach POI: North Porch

Part of the original building, this area has undergone a number of changes. During the 16th century the two unusual drum towers were added, possibly coming from Moulton Castle. Until 1811 there was a …

The Font

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. How old is the font? The octagonal font dates back to the 15th century - at least, it follows a style of font fashionable at that time. The domed …

The Norman Church

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. The church building we see today has gone through a number of alterations and renovations, with some bits knocked down, added or rebuilt over the course …

Doctor Wilson

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. Who was Doctor Wilson, and why is he honoured with a stained glass window in the church? Dr. Alexander Sweet Wilson, a Glaswegian, was Gosberton’s Doc…

The South Aisle: a not so modern extension

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. What is the South Aisle? The South Aisle is the section of the church south of the Nave (where the congregation sits for services). Lengthwise it runs…

A Grotesque Welcome

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. Approaching the main entrance to the church - through the South Porch - there’s no smiling host or even a fun or quirky welcome mat to usher us in with g…

Reverend Topham

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. If you look down to the paved floor of the South Porch, you can’t fail to see a inscribed stone grave cover dedicated to Reverend John Topham. It reads: …

A Ghostly Saint

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. On either side of the doorway into the church there is a tall, narrow recess in the wall. These are called niches and would have at one time housed statu…

The South Porch

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. You could be forgiven, in your haste to explore the delights that adorn the wonderful interior of St. Peter and St. Paul’s church, to pass through the Sout…

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