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| Name: | Church of St Margaret, Somersby |
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| HER Number: | MLI42392 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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Summary
A parish church with architectural features surviving from the 15th century.
| Grid Reference: | TF 343 726 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF37SW |
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| Parish: | SOMERSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
The Church of St Margaret at Somersby is Perpendicular (1180AD to c.1520AD) in style although it was thoroughly repaired in 1833. The church has connections with Tennyson. {1}{2}
Photographs of the church are held in Historic England's National Archive. The photograpsh show the church from the south-west, the tower from the north-west, and the interior. {3}
A parish church with architectural features surviving from the 15th century, and restored in 1865. It was constructed of dressed greenstone with some brick patching and has slate roofs. 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. {4}{5}{6}
<1> Lincolnshire County Council, Sites and Monuments Record Card Index, TF 37 SW: DH (Index). SLI2881.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 37 SW: 29 (Index). SLI2344.
<3> Department of the Environment, 1966, Photographs of the Church of St Margaret and Churchyard Cross, Somersby, OP19091-3 (Photograph). SLI17151.
<4> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), p.659 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.
<5> Department of the Environment, 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 2/69 (Index). SLI7138.
<6> J.M. Wise, 1992, Photograph of the Church of St Margaret and Churchyard Cross, Somersby, - (Photograph). SLI3852.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1400 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 37 SW: DH. |
| <2> | Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 37 SW: 29. |
| <3> | Photograph: Department of the Environment. 1966. Photographs of the Church of St Margaret and Churchyard Cross, Somersby. OP19091-3. |
| <4> | Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.659. |
| <5> | Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/69. |
| <6> | Photograph: J.M. Wise. 1992. Photograph of the Church of St Margaret and Churchyard Cross, Somersby. Print. -. |
Related records
| MLI42393 | Parent of: Churchyard Cross, Church of St Margaret, Somersby (Monument) |
| MLI126107 | Parent of: Churchyard, Church of St Margaret, Somersby (Monument) |
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