Saturday, 23 November 2024

All Saints Church, Saltfleetby.

 I posted some photo's taken at Saltfleet Haven a while ago, a short distance away is the village of Saltfleetby.

The parish church there is All Saints, I've always been interested in the small, often redundant parish Churches.  They have a charm of their own, with an atmosphere not found in larger Churches and Cathedrals. 

All Saints Church, Saltfleetby, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Saltfleetby All SaintsLincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in the marshland of Lincolnshire, and has a leaning west tower.

The church dates from the 12th century, with alterations and additions in each of the following three centuries, in 1611, and in 1873. Inside are fragments of a building probably dating to about 1150. It was built in the Early English and Perpendicular styles. It was repaired in 1886 by R. J. Withers. The church was declared redundant in November 1973, and was vested in the Redundant Churches Fund (the forerunner of the Churches Conservation Trust) during the same year.

Above info curtesy of Wikipedia.



The tower at this church has been leaning for many years.


The south porch façade appears to lean outwards too.

Inside All Saints the Knave is unconventional as it has central pillars dividing it with
a chapel on either side.  This might be because of alterations and extensions to it in 
the past but I've not seen that before.  There's also no decorated East Window.
I think this south side is a later addition to a smaller church.

The Chancel on the South side has a plain carved screen separating it from the choir area.

A plain table serves as an alter and the latticed gothic window lights it.
A lot of these small country churches have plain glass windows with leaded lights
which I prefer to the usual stained glass sort.   

I don't know what the plant is but there were several around in this Church.
I'm sure someone will advise me what it's called.

A view from the north aisle chapel looking back to the west end of the Knave.

This lovely font stands near the south entrance door.  It's intriguing to think of all the 
Christenings that have taken place here over many centuries. 

More of the plain latticed windows allowing a clean white light into this area decorated
with more of the plants.



Another view from the north west corner looking across the knave. A carved screen separates
the north aisle from a second Chancel, and there is an east window which might suggests
this was the original Knave?

The Eagle eyed amongst you may have spotted a visitor apparently entering the Church?


It's only Popcorn waiting patiently for me to finish.

Nikon Z6.2 with 24 - 70mm lens.




2 comments:

  1. David, my apologies for being so late here. I can only blame work and the time-consuming but very enjoyable trip to London. That said, I love these photos. What a beautiful church. I do so like all the different textures and colours of the exterior. The south porch is quite a mixture of brickwork and the roof looks distinctly wonky, but all the more charming for it. The interior is lovely too. I can imagine you spent quite some time wandering around and absorbing the peace of the place. Just perfect!

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    1. It is an interesting church as it's been extensively altered over hundreds of years. I did spend some time in it but had to avoid kneeling down and my shoes needed cleaning when we came out. The interior was covered in mouse droppings, on the floor and pews, even the pulpit. It has since occurred to me that they might have been Bat droppings. I've no idea what they might look like but bats are mammals, same as mice.
      Thanks for commenting Val, no apology needed, we all have other things needing our attention. Still much appreciated, David.

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