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St Mary

St Mary

Horncastle

Lincolnshire

Early C13, C15, 1820-21, heavily restored in 1859-61 by Ewan Christian.

Architectural Features

West tower of c.1200 remodelled in 1861 with ashlar dressed plinth and 2 stage buttresses applied to pilasters.

Moulded eaves with 2 gargoyles and corner gargoyles on each side.

C15 north aisle of chapel, now organ chamber, with 3 regularly placed buttresses running up to base of 3 pinnacles on roof line.

5 C15 clerestory windows restored in 1861, each with four centred head, 3 flattened pointed cusped heads and hood mould.

Interior tower arch of c.1200 with triple chamfered, pointed head which dies into roll moulded jambs, central jamb on each side with fillet.

5 bay early C13 north and south arcades with upper sections of piers, capitals, abaci and spandrels re-built in 1859-61.

Single east bays on each side smaller and of late C13 also heavily restored in c.1861.

2 stiff leaf capitals to west, on each side, single piers to east with later C13 moulded capitals and eastern responds dying into the wall.

Large C15 gargoyle in westernmost spandrel of north arcade.

Ornate late C14 corbel immediately to right with veined leaves and lion faces.

C15 2 bay north

3 bay south chancel arcades, heavily restored in C19, with polygonal responds, octagonal piers, pointed double chamfered heads and C14 screens heavily restored in C19.

C14 piscina in south wall of chancel heavily restored in C19 with richly moulded ogee head, crockets, finial, hood mould with flanking pinnacles and head label stops.

Roofs of 1861 supported on stone angle corbels in chancel and wooden angel corbels in nave.

C19 altar rail, brass candelabra, octagonal stone font, pulpit and eagle lectern.

Chest inscribed "1690 FASHIH".

Monuments include in the chancel one of white marble on black field, to the Rev. Clement Madely, died 1843, a semi-circular headed slate monument on white marble brackets, to Elizabeth Fletwell, undated

and a large white marble monument with small sepulchre, marble pedestals with urns and large quantities of black marble diapery, to George Heald, died 1834.

South chapel with monument to the Rev. Thomas Gibson, a royalist who suffered during the Commonwealth and eventually died 1678.

White marble monument on black field with book, cross and laurels, to Francis Rockcliffe, died 1817.

White marble monument on black field to Richard Rockcliffe, died 1800.

White marble monument to Thomas Friskney, died 1776.

Small stone plaque in nave inscribed "Thos Gibson Vicar John Hamerton, John Goake Church Warden NS ANNO DOMINI 1673".

White marble monument in black field, with fluted pilasters and urn, to Elizabeth Kelham, 1780.

Brass to Lionel Dymoke, died 1519, with kneeling soldier, and 2 sons and 3 daughters each on small plaque and 3 coats of arms.

Another, very worn brass to Lionel Dymoke in floor of north aisle.

3 hatchments to Dr. Thomas Lodington, died 1724 and to Jane Dymoke, died 1743.

Hatchment recently repainted, to Sir Ingram Hopton, who was killed at Battle of Winceby, 1643.