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St Mary

St Mary

South Willingham

Lincolnshire

Cll, late C13, c.1763 possibly by Capability Brown, heavily restored in 1848 by Willson.

Architectural Features

Cll west tower, refurbished in mid C14 and heavily restored in C19.

Moulded eaves above with spouts and large corner gargoyles.

North side of aisle with C19 pointed doorway to west with chamfered head and late C13 chamfered jambs, and hood mould.

Gabled south porch with mid C14 rectangular windows in east and west sides, both with cusped reticulated tracery.

Late C12 crocket capital re-set in west wall by north arcade respond.

Late C13 corbel heads over north and south doors.

Heavily restored chancel arch in mid-late C13 style with pointed, double chamfered head.

Late C13 archway leading from north aisle to chapel with double chamfered pointed head supported on corbels.

C17 railings.

South wall of chancel with pointed late C13 piscina.

North side of chancel with pointed double chamfered arcade bay, blocked with doorway inserted with round head, moulded architrave, scrolled keystone and '1694' inscribed.

C17 gateway.

C19 octagonal font with cusped panels, individual motifs and tall, cusped open-work hood.

C19 octagonal pulpit with cusped traceried panels.

C19 lectern and altar rail.

Monument on north wall of chancel to John Heneage, died 1530 and wives, Purbeck marble tomb chest with unusual, cusped decoration.

Back wall with brass effigies of Heneage and wives kneeling at prieu- dieu with inscriptions issuing from mouths.

Wife of George Fieschi Heneage. died Nov. 1842 aged 31.

Monument on north wall of chancel to Frances Heneage, died 1807, by Bacon Junior

Wife of George Fieschi Heneage. died Nov. 1842 aged 31.

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South side of chancel, grey and white marable monument to George Heneage, died 1833, by S. Manning, with urn and draperies.

North chapel with tomb on west wall to John Heneage, died 1559 and wife Anne, died 1587

of stone with table tomb with coats of arms below, and above kneeling figures face each other over prieu-dieu, he in armour, both wearing ruffs and flanked by fluted columns.

Monument on south wall of north chapel to Sir William Heneage, died 1610

2 wives, Anne 1585 and Jane 1596, of pink streaked and grey marble.

Figures kneel before prieu-dieu, opposite each other.

TF1884 : Memorial to Sir George Heneage and wives, St Mary's church, Hainton

Free standing pink, yellow streaked and grey marble monument with alabaster recumbent effigy of Sir George Heneage, died 1595.

TF1884 : Memorial to Sir George Heneage and wives, St Mary's church, Hainton

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Brasses set in floor to south-west, of John Heneage, died 1435, .pa and his wife Anna.

Monument by Bertuccini each of north doorway, to George Heneage, died 1731, of white marble with flanking winged skulls, cross bones and hour glasses, ornate apron with cartouche, upper garlanded urn with cherub.

Monument to east to George Heneage, died 1731, with large classical bust with wives' busts below.

Single small marble monuments flank monument to wives, Mary, died 1717, and Elizabeth, died 1725.

Tall grey and white monument on east wall to George Heneage, died 1864, with weeping woman and draped urn.

Monument by Manning.

North wall with white marble monument by Manning on grey field to Frances Heneage, died 1842 with urn, wreath and cherubs.

Monument by Manning.

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Draped urn, weeping woman, Heneage crest and bird feeding its young.
He died May 1864 aged 64.

Black and white marble monument by Hoderwood of Campden Town to west to George Heneage, died 1698, Thomas Henry Heneage, died 1710 and George Fieschi Heneage, died 1864.

Draped urn, weeping woman, Heneage crest and bird feeding its young. He died May 1864 aged 64.

© J.Hannan-Briggs