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| Name: | Church of St Edmund, Hemswell |
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| HER Number: | MLI96392 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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Summary
A 16th century quarter sessions court house which is now a church.
| Grid Reference: | SK 966 900 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK99SE |
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| Parish: | HEMSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A quarter sessions court house which is now a church. It was built in the 16th century from coursed limestone rubble and limestone ashlar. It has a slate roof with stone coped gables and a bell turret on the east gable of a square plan, base, four arcaded openings with four centred arches under rectangular heads and a moulded cornice. A stone is inscribed with: "Fui Ao Di 1398} Non Fui 1594} Dom Dei et Pauperum Sum 1616} Qui Hanc Deus Hunc Destruet." There is a smaller datestone above inscribed 'G P 1830'. 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. {1}
This record is linked to PRN 50270.
<1> Department of the Environment, 1985, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 3/49 (Index). SLI9214.
Monument Types
- MAGISTRATES COURT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/49. |
Related records
| MLI50270 | Related to: Spital Almshouses, Hemswell (Building) |
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