Church of St Martin
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1166156
- Date first listed:
- 01-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, CHURCH LANE
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- 2001-10-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/05656/09
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1166156
- Date first listed:
- 01-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, CHURCH LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- West Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Owersby
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 06184 94737
Details
TF 09 SE, 8/44
OWERSBY, CHURCH LANE,
North Owersby,
Church of St Martin
01-11-66
II
Parish church; totally rebuilt 1762 using medieval masonry, with
C19 alterations. Ironstone rubble, ashlar dressings, lead roof.
Western tower, tall nave, apsidal chancel. The 2-stage plain
tower which has a small square plan has two protruding base courses
and a stone band which runs round the whole church at cill level.
The cornice is coved beneath a flat lead roof. The 6-panelled
south door in the tower has a segmental head and above is a
hexagonally faced clock. The belfry openings have two lights under
a semi-circular head, with timber louvres. The west side of the
tower has one plain light, the north side is blank. The north
side of the nave has a coved cornice and a lead roof. The
fenestration consists of three C18 semi-circular headed lights with
a plain circle over. The east window has a similar window and
the south nave wall fenestration matches that of the north.
Between the westernmost pair of windows is a sundial on a worn
stone tablet. Interior: the tower porch has a C18 stair with
turned balusters. In the nave the windows are surrounded with
plain moulded plaster architraves. The double doors to the tower
porch are in plain moulded architraves and the upper panels have
open tracery in the Chinese style. The chancel arch is a wide
semi-circle with a keystone and the apse behind has a domed
ceiling with plain coved cornice. The ceiling has been removed
from the nave to expose the C18 staggered butt purlin roof and
large tie beams. The chancel has Minton floor tiles. Monuments:
there is one brass memorial to Rev. Neilson d.1827. At the west
end are two painted inscriptions to "John Richardson Churchwarden,
Rob Sheardown, Painter, 1764". The fittings are all C20. The
font is a C18 bowl on a bulbous pedestal.
Listing NGR: TF0618494737
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 196524
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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