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Lincolnshire HER
Name:Church of All Saints, Tealby
HER Number:MLI50609
Type of record:Building

Summary

The Church of All Saints at Tealby. Parish church that dates from the 12th century, with later alterations. Re-modelled and restored in the late 19th century.

Grid Reference:TF 157 908
Map Sheet:TF19SE
Parish:TEALBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

All Saints Church has some Norman masonry but it is largely Perpendicular in style. {1}{2}{3}

Stained glass in this church, some of which is in situ, dates to the early 14th century. {4}

The parish church dates from the 12th century with alterations or additions in the 13th, early 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The chancel was re-modelled by James Fowler in 1872 and the tower restored in 1881-84. 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. {5}

The oldest parts of the church are the west doorway and the lower part of the tower. It contains many interesting features, including memorials to the Tennyson family, and is the focal point of the village. The churchyard is surrounded by a stone wall which was recently restored. {6}


<1> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), pp.750-1 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<2> Lincolnshire County Council, Sites and Monuments Record Card Index, TF 19 SE: AH (Index). SLI2881.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 19 SE: 9 (Index). SLI2344.

<4> Penny Hebgin-Barnes, 1996, The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire, pp.333-4 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI7602.

<5> Department of the Environment, 1984, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 7/45 (Index). SLI9877.

<6> The Tealby Society, 2003, Tealby Village Design Statement, No. 7 (Report). SLI12766.

Monument Types

  • CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)

Associated Events

  • Site Visit to Tealby Village
  • Site Visit to the Church of All Saints, Tealby

Protected Status

  • Conservation Area
  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

<1>Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.750-1.
<2>Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 19 SE: AH.
<3>Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 19 SE: 9.
<4>Bibliographic Reference: Penny Hebgin-Barnes. 1996. The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire. pp.333-4.
<5>Index: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 7/45.
<6>Report: The Tealby Society. 2003. Tealby Village Design Statement. No. 7.

Related records

MLI116159Parent of: Churchyard, Church of All Saints, Tealby (Monument)

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