- St. Helen's Church, Brant Broughton
Parish church
name = St. Helen's Church, Brant Broughton
caption = St. Helen's Church
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denomination =Church of England
tradition =Broad Church
diocese =Diocese of Lincoln
province =Province of Canterbury
vicar = The Revd Dr A J Megahey
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website =St. Helen's Church is an Anglican church in
Brant Broughton ,Lincolnshire England .History
It is a medieval church dedicated to 'St Helen' dating from the 13th century. It was heavily restored by the Rector, Canon Frederick Heathcote Sutton and the architect
George Frederick Bodley between1874 and1876 .The chancel (a rebuild of 1812) was entirely demolished by Bodley in
1874 . He added thereredos in1887 . The bells were repaired and refurbished in1881 by John Taylor ofLoughborough .The wrought ironwork, gates, railings, candlesticks and candelabra were made by the village blacksmith, F. Coldron.
It is said to have the most elegant
spire in Lincolnshire. The spire although reduced in height in 1897 is convert|198|ft|m high. Parts of the church date back to about 1290 though most dates back to about the late14th century .There is a late
15th century German painting of the Ascension and a piece of Anglo Saxon inter-lace stonework in thevestry . Under thetower there are the remains of a14th century trinity which has the top half of God The Father missing. There are also some interestingGreen Man bosses to be found in the roof.Incumbents
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William Warburton 1728 - 1730
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* Revd H Houson ca 1839
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*Revd Canon Frederick Heathcote Sutton 1873 - 1889
*Revd Canon Arthur Sutton 1889 - 1924
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The organ is by Wordsworth and Maskell of
Leeds installed in1876 . The organ case was added in 1906. The specification of the pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at [http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N01499] .Gallery
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*St. Helen's Church, Brant Broughton. Church guidebook.
*The Buildings of England , Lincolnshire. Pevsner.
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