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St Clement

St Clement

Fiskerton

Lincolnshire

Cll, C12, C13, C14, C15, C17, restored 1863 by Ewan Christian.

Architectural Features

Possibly Cll round west tower encased in ashlar and raised in C14.

C14 moulded plinth and string course and large 2 stage clasping buttresses, each 4 sides of a hexagon reaching up to bell stage.

Moulded eaves with large corner gargoyles, battlements and 8 ornate pinnacles.

Late C12 north aisle with plain plinth and small pointed west window with hood mould.

North side with small, deeply splayed rectangular window set high up to west of late C12 doorway partially restored in C19.

2 tall, rectangular early C14 windows to east each of 2 cusped ogee headed lights and rectangular hood mould.

C15 clerestorey with 3 windows each with 4 centred head, 3 cusped pointed lights, hood mould and large head label stops.

Moulded eaves with 2 large gargoyles and projecting corner gargoyle.

Large C14 east window with segmental head, 5 cusped ogee headed lights and reticulated tracery restored in C19, hood mould and head label stops.

C14 south aisle heavily restored in C19.

South side with rectangular C14 window to east, with 3 ogee headed cusped lights, hood mould and C19 block label stops.

Pointed early C13 doorway to west with roll moulded head, chamfered inner rectangular jambs, moulded imposts, outer single shafts with stiff leaf capitals and plank door.

C15 clerestorey with 3 windows each with four centred head, 3 pointed cusped lights, hood mould and large head label stops.

Moulded eaves with 2 large gargoyles, battlements above.

C14 tower arch with pointed, double chamfered head dying into rectangular jambs chamfered to east and west.

Mid C12 north arcade of 2 bays with round moulded heads with double billeted outer order, single round pier and semi- circular responds.

Mid C13 south arcade restored in C19 with pointed, double chamfered heads, a cluster of 4 columns around central concave pier with rich foliate capitals and octagonal abacus.

Large head corbels support late C17 roof.

Early C13 chancel arch with pointed double chamfered head, with keeled inner order, and ornate C19 corbels.

North arcade of chancel with 2 mid C12 bays heavily restored in C19.

Early C13 single bay south arcade of chancel possibly re-set in C19, with pointed, double chamfered head, polygonal responds with stiff leaf east capital and waterleaf west capital.

Ornate late C12 string course running under east window of south aisle with beaded scallops and flowerheads, possibly re-set in C19.

North aisle vestry with 4 capitals re-set in walls, 2 with beaded late C12 Canterburyesque foliage, single late C12 capital with crude leaves

grapes and single mid C13 Lincolnesque foliated capital.

South aisle with early C14 tomb recess, possibly re-set in C19, with richly moulded ogee head, flanking shafts failing to meet corbel heads above, plain flanking pinnacles and central finial.

Located in the south aisle, it dates from circa 1250.
Note the south arcade pier which is copied from those at Lincoln Cathedral.

Early C13 square font supported on central shaft with 4 narrower detached shafts, beaded ornament at corners.

Located in the south aisle, it dates from circa 1250. Note the south arcade pier which is copied from those at Lincoln Cathedral.

© Julian P Guffogg

Brass of priest in south aisle, possibly of Thomas Dalyson, rector of Fiskerton in C15, with cope with oak-leaf motif.

C17 painting in south aisle of Madonna and Child by Carlo Dolci.

C19 pulpit, lecturn, altar rail, screens, pews and reredos.

6 early C14 bench ends with flat tops and simple tracery decoration.

North side of north pier of chancel arch with 3 steps leading up to blocked doorway leading to former rood screen.