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Church of St Michael

A Grade II Listed Building in Legsby, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.335 / 53°20'5"N

Longitude: -0.2791 / 0°16'44"W

OS Eastings: 514688

OS Northings: 383389

OS Grid: TF146833

Mapcode National: GBR VYHW.C6

Mapcode Global: WHHJV.PF9P

Plus Code: 9C5X8PMC+X9

Entry Name: Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 6 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1359514

English Heritage Legacy ID: 197137

ID on this website: 101359514

Location: St Michael's Church, East Torrington, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN8

County: Lincolnshire

District: West Lindsey

Civil Parish: Legsby

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: East Barkwith St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description


TF 18 SW LEGSBY EAST TORRINGTON

5/11 Church of
St. Michael

G.V. II

Parish church. 1848-50 by S. S. Teulon. Squared ironstone
rubble with ashlar dressings, slate roofs with stone coped
gables. Nave with western bellcote, south porch and chancel. A
slightly projecting and buttressed west wall supports an
elaborate bellcote with pointed arch flanked by crocketted
finials with gable and cross above. The 2 light west window has
cusped ogee heads to the lights. The north wall to the nave has
2 two light windows, as does the north wall of the chancel. East
window is of 3 lights with reticulated tracery to the head.
Chancel south wall has 2 two light windows and a single chamfered
priest's door with pointed head. Nave south wall has 2 two light
windows. All windows have cusped ogee heads to the lights,
reticulated heads and chamfered hood moulds with floriate labels.
The gabled south porch has a single chamfered outer doorway with
hood mould and floriate stops, side benches and a moulded and
pointed inner doorway with human head label stops. Interior.
The chancel arch is double chamfered with octagonal corbels and
there is an open chancel screen with cusped arched panels. The
sanctuary has an encaustic C19 tiled floor, and the altar rails
have ogee panels. Behind the altar are 3 cusped stone recessed
quatrefoil panels. All fittings are C19 or C20, apart from the
plain C14 octagonal font.


Listing NGR: TF1468883389

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