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Summary

St Mary's Church and churchyard, Frampton.

Full description

The lower stages of the tower are Norman transitional and the upper stage and spire are Early English. The aisle arcades are Early English on decorated Norman foundations and the chancel is Decorated. {1}{2}{3}

The church is in normal use. {4}

Stained glass in this church dates to the 14th-15th centuries. {5}

A parish church, dating to the late twelfth century and altered over the next three centuries. It was restored in 1796, and also in 1890 by Hodgson Fowler. Constructed in limestone ashlar with plain tiled roofs. The tower is late twelfth century at its base. There is a fine thirteenth century brooch spire. The fourteenth century chancel has a moulded plinth and fleuron cornice with a single light curvilinear window to the north and two to the south. The chancel has been substantially shortened and on the south side it has an ornate fourteenth century priest's door with moulded ogee head and crocketed hood with finial. The seventeenth century panelled pulpit, with guilloch arches, was removed from Bourne Abbey Church in 1891. There is a fine three tier candelabrum, surmounted by a coney (rabbit), a gift from Coney Tunnard in 1722. The chapel contains a sarcophagus, Samuel Tunnard d.1818 and Hannah Tunnard d.1816. Within the churchyard there is also a listed mounting block and churchyard wall dating from the late eighteenth century and from 1891 built in red brick and ashlar (see PRN14174). There are also five listed table tombs (see PRN14073). For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {6}{7}{8}{9}{10}

<1> OS CARD INDEX, TF33NW7,1965, D.A. (Index). SLI2495.

<2> John Charles Cox, 1924, Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), pp.128-29 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI896.

<3> TROLLOPE, E., 1869, Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers, VOL 10 P 192-4 (Article in Serial). SLI410.

<4> SMR FILE, TF33NW:O,1983, D.E.S. (Index). SLI3020.

<5> Penny Hebgin-Barnes, 1996, The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire, Page 93 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI7602.

<6> Department of the Environment, 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 15/69 (Index). SLI7655.

<7> Department of the Environment, 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 15/70 (Index). SLI7655.

<8> Department of the Environment, 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 15/71 (Index). SLI7655.

<9> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), Pages 284-5 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<10> William White, 1856, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition), Page 805 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI886.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1175 AD? to 2050 AD)
• CHURCHYARD (Medieval to Modern - 1175 AD? to 2050 AD)
• GRAVESTONE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1719 AD to 2050 AD)

Associated Events

• St Mary's Church and Churchyard

Protected Status

• Conservation Area
• Listed Building

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