Weight: 1120 lbs Diameter: 37.75" Bell 1 of 4
Founded by Thomas Norris 1660
Dove Bell ID: 6783 Tower ID: 12773 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Threekingham: St Peter ad Vincula
Diocese of Lincoln
Festival Church, 621245
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Overview
Grid reference: TF 89 361
dates back to the 12th century The church is dedicated to St. Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in chains). A Grade I building A Saxon church, mentioned in the Domesday Book, was located here but the Normans began rebuilding the church in 1170.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 408 m²
Exterior Description
The church is generally constructed from Lincolnshire limestone in coursed ashlar and rubble walling.
The layout of the church includes a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, south porch and a west tower with spire. The west tower is C13th with a broach spire restored in 1872. The chancel contains a blocked C12th arcade and three C12th windows to the east gable. The arcades are of 5 bays length.
Most of the rest of the church appears largely C14th including the nave and chancel roof structure. Part of the church, notably the door and porch, is dated to 1310. The gabled south porch has a double chamfered outer arch with hollow moulded hood and human headed stops. Inside are side benches, chamfered pointed blank side arches and cusped Y- traceried 2 light side windows. The inner door is with side shafts, annular capitals and moulded head with floriate stops. A sundial on the turret to the left of the porch says "1688 Gifte of Edmond Hutchinson, Gentleman". At the west end are stocks and a whipping post. 3 stage west tower, coursed rubble to the lower stages, ashlar above.
In the belfry stage are paired louvered lights with clustered mid shafts, pointed heads to the lights, quatrefoils and moulded shafted surrounds. The spire has 3 tiers of gabled lucarnes in alternating directions, with pairs of cusped trefoil headed lights to the lower stage and single lights to the upper. In the south wall is a plain lancet and in the north wall is a large triple chamfered pointed window. In the west wall of the north aisle is a single small lancet and in the north wall are 5 three light windows with cusped ogee heads to the lights, mouchettes and quatrefoils in chamfered pointed surrounds. Also a doorway with hollow moulded head and engaged side shafts with annular capitals. To the east is a single 3 light window matching the rest. The north wall of the chancel contains 1½ bays of a blocked late arcade with stiff leaf foliage to the round capitals and roll moulded arches. Beyond to the east is a single round headed window with roll moulded surround and head and above is a short section of reset contemporary corbel table. In the chancel east wall are 3 round headed windows with roll moulded surrounds and continuous hoods. In the south wall of the chancel is a 2 light window with trefoil heads to the lights and a chamfered rectangular surround. There is also a blocked pointed window and a small triangular headed and chamfered priest's door. The south aisle has a chamfered plinth and a plain parapet. To the east is a 2 light window with cusped Y-tracery. To the south are 3 three light windows pointed chamfered surrounds, now with cusped flowing tracery. Also a single window of 3 lights in a rectangular surround with similar tracery.
Interior
Interior Description
Most furnishings and fittings are C19th. The tub font is C13th and there are some early monuments (C13th) with recumbent figures at the west end of the nave and south aisle, three C14th tombs, one of which is inscribed "Hic intumulatur Johannes quondam dominus de Trikingham".
5 bay north nave arcade has 3 round pillars with moulded annular capitals and a filleted quatrefoil pillar with to the west a stiff leaf decorated triple shafted respond. There are 4 moulded and pointed western arches, whilst the eastern arch has a moulded round head. The south arcade has an engaged octagonal western respond, single round and octagonal pillars and a quatrefoil pillar matching that to the north. The south arcade arches are double chamfered. The tower arch has triple engaged shafted reveals and heavily moulded head. The tie beam roofs to nave and chancel, moulded principals to the eastern section. In the chancel are the finely carved rear arches of the east windows with roll mouldings, annular capitals and human heads. In the side walls are 2 double aumbries with moulded round heads. In the south wall is a piscina having a cambered arched opening and a single shaft with a foliate capital. In the north wall is a blocked arch with moulded round head.
Carved panelling and reredos to chancel, brass altar rails and marble pulpit. Tapering circular early tub font with blank pointed arcades to the upper parts and a black letter inscription to the splayed plinth. At the west end of the nave are 2 large redundant figures of a knight and his lady; apparently Sir Lambert de Trikyngham,1280, and his wife. He is clad in chain mail and surcoat with shield and feet resting on a lion, she in a flowing gown, feet resting on a hound. Near the south door are 3 tapering ledger slabs, one with a cross fleury. On the east wall of the north aisle is a marble wall monument to William Fysher, 1674; fluted Doric pilasters with roses in the necking support a triglyph frieze and escutcheon flanked by urns. In the south aisle is a small slate wall monument to Edward Dawson,1787, a wreathed patera and swagged urn on a rectangular panel with rounded ends by Casswell, Sculptor.
Bells
Diameter: 32.5" Bell 2 of 4
Founded by Thomas Norris 1660
Dove Bell ID: 42634 Tower ID: 12773 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 34" Bell 3 of 4
Founded by Tobias I Norris 1615
Dove Bell ID: 42635 Tower ID: 12773 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 13" Bell 4 of 4
Founded by (unidentified)
Dove Bell ID: 42636 Tower ID: 12773 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 89 361
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
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'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
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To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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