St. Andrew's Church, Lincoln was a parish church on Canwick Road in

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in the

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between 1877 and 1968.

History

The church was a built of a chapel of ease in the parish of St. Peter at Gowts' between 1876 and 1877. The building was constructed in the Early English style to designs by the architect James Fowler. It seated around 600 people. The consecration service took place on Tuesday 21 May 1878 attended by the

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. The chancel was decorated by

George Frederick Bodley George Frederick Bodley (14 March 182721 October 1907) was an English Gothic Revival architect. He was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott, and worked in partnership with Thomas Garner for much of his career. He was one of the founders of Watt ...

. It was established as a parish in its own right on 21 December 1883. The church was closed and demolished in 1968, and the parish reunited with

St Peter at Gowts St Peter at Gowts is a Grade I listed parish church in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. History The church dates from the 11th century. The north aisle and porch were built in 1852 to designs of William Adams Nicholson. The chancel was enlarged ...

in 1980.

Organ

The organ was installed in 1881 by the builders Wordsworth and Maskell. The specification of the organ and the design for the case were kindly furnished by Canon Frederick Heathcote Sutton, Rector of St. Helen's Church, Brant Broughton. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Organists

* William Rose Pullein * Ernest Pullein 1898 - 1908Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lincoln, St Andrew Churches completed in 1877 Buildings and structures demolished in 1968 Church of England church buildings in Lincolnshire 1877 establishments in England