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St Peter's Church, Saltfleetby 
Tower of St Peter's Church, Saltfleetby, from the westLocation in Lincolnshire
St Peter's Church, SaltfleetbyCoordinates: 53°23′12″N 0°09′26″E / 53.3868°N 0.1573°E OS grid reference TF 436 899 Location Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire Country England Denomination Anglican Website Friends of Friendless Churches History Dedication Saint Peter Architecture Heritage designation Grade I Designated 9 March 1967 Architectural type Church Style Gothic Groundbreaking 15th century Specifications Materials Limestone, greenstone St Peter's Church, Saltfleetby, was an Anglican parish church in the village of Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF436899). Only the tower now survives. The tower has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,[1] and it is now under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2]
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History
The tower dates from the 15th century, with some re-building of the north side in the 20th century. It was taken into the care of the charity the Friends of Friendless Churches in 1976.[2] The charity holds a 999 year lease with effect from 1 May 1976.[3]
Architecture
The older part of the tower is constructed in limestone ashlar, with greenstone rubble used in the 20th-century re-building; it also contains some red brick. It is built in three stages and has four-stage angle buttresses. In the bottom stage is a pointed doorway, above which is a string course. In the middle stage is a four-light window with rich tracery, over which is another string course. The top stage contains two-light bell openings on three sides. On the north side is a plaque to the memory of Mark Stubbs, who contributed financially to the maintenance of the tower. On the southeast corner is a stair turret, with a doorway on its north side.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "West tower of former church of St Peter, Saltfleetby", Heritage Gateway website (Heritage Gateway (English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England)), 2006, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=195496&resourceID=5, retrieved 21 July 2010
- ^ a b Saltfleetby Old St Peter, Friends of Friendless Churches, http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?page=saltfleetby, retrieved 21 July 2010
- ^ Churches and chapels owned by the Friends of Friendless Churches: Details for Visitors, London: Friends of Friendless Churches, June 2010
Further reading
- Saunders, Matthew (2010), Saving Churches, London: Frances Lincoln, p. 94, ISBN 978-0-7112-3154-2
Categories:- Grade I listed buildings in Lincolnshire
- Church of England churches in Lincolnshire
- Churches preserved by the Friends of Friendless Churches
- 15th-century architecture
- 15th-century church buildings
- English Gothic architecture
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