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 certainly the most extensive of the Victorian period, and subsequently.
Floor and seating
The entire church was refloored, except for the chancel and north transept. New seating was installed in large parts of the church.
The Lady Chapel
The Lady Chapel received a significant makeover. Wooden block floors were laid. The East window was reglazed, and the Sedalia (stone seats recessed in the wall) and the adjacent piscina (a shallow basin, also recessed in the wall), all thanks to benefactor, Mrs. Henry Everard. The wooden rood screen, separating the Lady Chapel from the South Transept, was also restored.
Above it all, a new roof was installed.
Roofs
Mrs. Henry Everard paid for repairs to the North and South Transept roofs.
Church Tower
The spire was repointed and secured with bolts.
Mrs. Henry Everard funded restoration of the bells, and the installation of a new treble bell.
Gifts
A brass Eagle Lectern was presented to the church, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Everard. A fine carved oak pulpit with a marble stand was the gift of a Miss Hudson
