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St Helen

St Helen

Swinhope CP

Lincolnshire

Early C13, early C14, greatly rebuilt in 1860.

Architectural Features

West doorway re-uses bay of an early C13 arcade, flanked by a cluster of 3 large shafts on each side with abaci, plain capitals and moulded and double chamfered pointed arch.

Porch interior has an early C13 west doorway with pointed arch with slight chamfer and hoodmould, with moulded imposts, chamfered jambs and C19 plank door.

C19 north aisle with C13 west lancet re-set.

Early C14 south side of chancel raised with red brick in C19.

2 early C14 pointed windows each of 2 cusped ogee lights with quatrefoil above, that to the west restored, both with hoodmoulds.

C19 south baptistery with re-used medieval fragments embedded in west and east sides.

South side has C19 pointed 2 light window re-using some C13 stone and with C13 hoodmould.

Interior arch leading from nave to baptistery consists of re-set early C13 bay of arcade with double chamfered pointed arch, keeled responds, plain capitals and bold abaci.

C13 piscinia with ogee head in south wall of chancel.

Plain C12 drum font in baptistery.

Early C18 hatchment over west door.

Second daughter of Marmaduke Alington, she was betrothed to her cousin Henry of Twywell in Northamptonshire.
After his death, she survived him 19 months and died aged 28.

The Putto holds an extinguished torch, symbolic of a life extinguished.

C20 pews, lecturn, pulpit etc. North side of chancel has white marble monument on black marble field, with weeping angel with dipped torch, by E. Gaffin to Frances Alington who died of a broken heart after the death of her betrothed, in 1828.

Second daughter of Marmaduke Alington, she was betrothed to her cousin Henry of Twywell in Northamptonshire. After his death, she survived him 19 months and died aged 28. The Putto holds an extinguished torch, symbolic of a life extinguished.

© J.Hannan-Briggs

South side of chancel has white marble monument on black marble field with relief of 2 wealthy women giving food to a poor family by T. Gaffin to Mrs Pye, died 1847.