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St Thomas A Becket

St Thomas A Becket

Aunsby

Lincolnshire

C12, C13, C14, C15, restored 1861 by W. Thompson, Architect, of Grantham, when the tower and spire were rebuilt.

Architectural Features

C13 west tower of 3 stages with chamfered plinth and string courses, stepped set back buttresses and broach spire with 2 tiers of Y-traceried and gabled lucarnes in alternating directions.

In the west wall of the south aisle is a steeply pointed and moulded window and in the north aisle is a C15 2 light window with cusped Perpendicular tracery.

The north wall contains 2 broad C15 3 light windows matching that to the west.

In the east wall of the south aisle is a C14 3 light window with cusped flowing tracery forming daggers and mouchettes in a hollow chamfered pointed surround.

In the south wall is a pair of 2 light C14 windows matching that to the east.

The gabled south porch has a continuously moulded outer doorway with recut head, side benches and a C14 inner door, also continuously moulded, with fleurons and a crocketed and pinnacled hood.

Interior: 2 bay late C12 north arcade with circular pier and responds having elaborate square capitals bedecked with partially unfinished stylised foliate scrolls, double stepped round arches with chamfered inner order.

C14 3 bay south arcade with filleted quatrefoil piers and reveals, foliate capitals and 2 orders of wave moulding to the pointed heads.

Broad C13 tower arch with filleted engaged double shafted reveals and triple chamfered arched heads, above is a single lancet.

Recut C13 chancel arch has engaged shafted C12 reveals with cushion capitals and a double chamfered pointed head.

In the south wall of the south aisle is a reset C14 human head corbel.

In the north wall of the chancel is a broad C12 archway into the north aisle with paired engaged shafted reveals, cushion capitals and a chamfered and stepped round head.

In the south wall of the chancel is a C14 archway into the aisle, double wave moulded and dying into the reveals.

Fittings: Recut late C12 tub font with engaged octagonal angle shafts having square stiff leaf capitals and C19 octagonal base.

Otherwise fittings are C19, including the panelled softwood pulpit.