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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Ingoldmells

Lincolnshire

TF 56 NE INGOLDMELLS HIGH STREET (north side) 7/34 Church of St. Peter and 3.2.67 St. Paul G.V. I Parish church. c.1200, C13, C14, C15 chancel demolished 1706, restored 1858, 1898.

Architectural Features

3 stage C14 tower with stepped angle buttresses, plain offsets and embattled parapet.

The north aisle has lead roof and C15 panel traceried window to east

west and to the north are 4 two light C14 flowing traceried windows.

The slate nave roof has C13 clerestorey of 2 paired and single triplet of cusped lights.

In the east wall of the south aisle is a 3 light C13 intersecting traceried window.

The south side has 4 C14 windows matching those to the north and the west window matches the north aisle west window.

The gabled C14 south porch has a double shafted outer doorway with quatrefoils to the base and annular capitals, the double moulded arch has an outer door of fleurons and hood mould with lion stops.

6 bay c.1200 nave arcades with round shafts, spurred bases, stiff leaf capitals, double chamfered arches.

C14 tower arch with engaged triple shafts with foliate capitals and triple chamfered arch.

A full set of C15 benches with poppyhead ends and panel traceried rear panels.

The elaborate octagonal C15 font has panelled stem and bowl containing fleurons in cusped panels with beast head embellishments, Cl9 conical wooden cover with freestyle carving and brattished rim.

Monuments.

At the east end of the nave are 2 C15 ledger slabs,

Brass to William Palmer d.1520, shown with his crutch. The inscription refers to it as "Ye Stylt". It is very rare to see a bodily infirmity depicted.

in the north chapel a small brass to William Palmer d. 1520, depicting a cripple with his crutch.

Brass to William Palmer d.1520, shown with his crutch. The inscription refers to it as "Ye Stylt". It is very rare to see a bodily infirmity depicted.

© Julian P Guffogg