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St Mary

St Mary

Barnetby le Wold

Lincolnshire

Late Cll nave, Cll - C12 tower, C13 tower arch, north arcade and chancel

Architectural Features

C17 and C18 alterations, including demolition of north aisle, new chancel east window.

C15 3-light segmental arched window with Perpendicular tracery, 2 plain wooden mullioned 3-light windows.

South side: 2 plain buttresses flanking round-headed gallery window with raised keystone and imposts, narrow round-headed Cll window with monolithic lintel bearing carved lion in relief, large C16 - C17 square-headed south-east window with 4 crudely pointed and trefoiled lights.

blocked arcade of pointed double-chamfered arches on filleted quatrefoil piers with plain moulded capitals and octagonal bases, the respond with plain chamfered jambs and inner orders on moulded and carved corbels, much weathered.

ovolo-moulded timber tie-beam with cyma stops, inscribed R K 1664

Beams in tower dated 1610.

Chancel rails made from former C15 oak rood-screen, 2 bays flanking central opening: moulded posts to outside with plain capitals, and 2 pairs of truncated shafted posts linked by section of plain and moulded rails.

Late C18 - early C19 octagonal painted wood panelled pulpit with moulded cornice.

Marble back-plate of C17 - C18 wall tablet and base of font in nave.

Carved stone infants coffin in tower.

The very fine Romanesque lead font from the church is now at Scunthorpe Museum.