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St Mary

St Mary

Pinchbeck CP

Lincolnshire

C13, C14, C15, 1855, chancel rebuilt by Butterfield 1861.

Architectural Features

Tall 3 stage C14 tower with stepped corner buttresses, quatrefoil plinth, embattled parapet, crocketed corner pinnacles.

On the south side a tall 3 light C15 window to first stage and a smaller 2 light window.

The west doorway is C14 with angle shafts and 3 orders of filleted roll moulding with elaborately cusped trefoil head to door.

Also a C15 4 centred arched doorway with trefoil headed panels to the reveals.

Beyond a 3 light C14 window, a C19 pointed doorway with above a blocked window.

In the east end a broad 5 light late C14 window in the north chapel with pointed head, and in the chancel a C19 5 light window with Geometric tracery.

On the south side a 2 light C14 window with flowing tracery, an early C14 doorway with double chamfered surround and a 2 light C19 window.

In the east end of the nave a C13 mandorla in chamfered surround and steep earlier nave roof pitch.

Gabled C14 south porch with triangular headed moulded outer arch and C19 wrought iron double gates.

The C14 inner doorway has cusped ogee head with 3 orders of moulding and fleurons.

Tall 5 bay C13 nave arcades, alternating round

octagonal piers with some reused C12 work, matching capitals and hobnail decoration.

The nave roof is C15 with arched tie beams with fleurons and brattishing, pierced cusped spandrels and queen posts supporting the moulded principals.

Contemporary arms bearing angel supporters on the half bays.

The C15 north aisle roof is similar.

C13 double chamfered arch with octagonal responds and imposts.

In the east window of the north chapel and in the north aisle some C15 grisaille and stained glass remains in the upper panels.

The east window stained glass is dated 1855 by O'Connor, the west window of 1861 by the same artist.

North aisle a much restored and painted C15 screen.

C14 octagonal font with quatrefoil panels containing shieldsand crosses to the sides of the bowl and buttressed stem with quatrefoils and fleurons.

Monuments.

In the north chapel a wall plaque to Williame Wilde 1656, alabaster, with scrolled brackets, swagged base with escutcheon, pilasters, slate inscription panel.