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Church Close

A Grade I Listed Building in Coningsby, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1052 / 53°6'18"N

Longitude: -0.1758 / 0°10'32"W

OS Eastings: 522217

OS Northings: 358000

OS Grid: TF222580

Mapcode National: GBR HSD.BCQ

Mapcode Global: WHHL2.86JT

Plus Code: 9C5X4R4F+3M

Entry Name: Church Close

Listing Date: 20 May 1969

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1215282

English Heritage Legacy ID: 400400

ID on this website: 101215282

Location: Coningsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN4

County: Lincolnshire

District: East Lindsey

Civil Parish: Coningsby

Built-Up Area: Coningsby Airfield

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Coningsby St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description



TF 25 NW and CONINGSBY HIGH STREET
TF 2258-2358 (south side)

6/4 and 11/4 Church Close
20.5.69

G.V. I


Incorrectly shown as Rectory on OS Map. Former rectory, now
house. C14, C15, with C16 addition and C18 alterations, C19
alterations and additions. Partly timber framed, cased in C19
yellow Kirkby brick, C15 red brick and C19 yellow brick, some
ashlar dressings. Slate roofs, some with raised brick coped
gables. Single tall ridge, wall and triple valley brick stacks.
C14 aisled hall of 2 bays, stack inserted in C16, C15 cross
parlour wing, 2 storey plus garrets, irregular 7 bay front, the
bay third from left projects and is gabled. Both ends are of C19
yellow brick, the centre bays are in red brick. Off-centre C20
door in C19 chamfered brick surround with segmental arch having
to right a C16 single fixed light with 4 centred arched head. To
the right again a C20 window in a single storey gabled
projection. To left of door is a glazing bar sash with segmental
brick head,a panelled door covered by a C20 gabled wooden porch
with beyond a further glazing bar sash. To first floor are 3
glazing bar sashes, a blank opening and a 3 light cross mullioned
wooden window, a single C16 light and a plain sash. In the
garrets are 2 two light casements, one leaded and a small C19
fixed light. Inside the moulded base cruck truss of the hall
survives with octagonal capitals and bases, carved human head
decorations and a grotesque mask to the apex of the vault, all of
the best quality. Above the hall is a crown post roof with
cusped braces. This hall was built in circa 1345 by the then
rector William Hillary. The timber framed cross wing was added
in 1350-1463, and cased in brick by John Croxby, rector, in 1463.
The original two bay crown-post roof survives and has a plain
post linked by substantial tension braces to a cambered tie beam
and concave braces from the post to the collar purlin. During
the C16 the hall was chambered over and an axial chimney stack
inserted backing onto the screens passage and in the C18, a stair
was also contrived in the hall space. The later history of the
house is well documented, beginning with William Skelton's
probate inventory of 1602 as well as a run of terriers after
1606. In 1729 the living of the parish passed to the poet
Laureate, Laurance Eusden, who after a drunken and scandalous
career died here the following year. In 1751, the Welsh poet
John Dyer became rector until his death in 1757; he was probably
responsible for the full height mid C18 panelling in the parlour.
Source: 'The Medieval Parsonage House, Coningsby, Lincolnshire'
by M. W. Barley et al, Antiquaries Journal.


Listing NGR: TF2221758000

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