St James

Louth

Lincolnshire

A magnificent church, rebuilt mainly in the early C15 and substantially unaltered, except for the tower of about 60 years later and the 2 porches, which date from the 1861-1869 restoration by James Fowler, who removed the galleries, relaid the floor and inserted the present reredos.

C15 C16 CARVINGS ANGELS MEDIEVAL

Architectural Features

MEDIEVAL ANGELS

The chapel on the North side of the chancel contains 2 angels in wood, the only survivors from the roof of the original building, and some renovated mediaeval stalls.

CARVINGS

Vestry contains the Sudbury Hutch, with carved medallions of Henry VII and his wife.