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St Mary le Wigford is a
The church dates from the 11th century, with 12th and 13th century additions. The dedication stone in the west tower is a re-used Roman tombstone with a later Anglo-Saxon inscription which translates to "Eirtig had me built and endowed to the glory of Christ and Saint Mary, XP".
The church was restored in 1872 by R. C. Clarke of Nottingham. The south aisle was added in 1877 by
Grade I listed
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parish church
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in Lincoln
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, England
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History
The church dates from the 11th century, with 12th and 13th century additions. The dedication stone in the west tower is a re-used Roman tombstone with a later Anglo-Saxon inscription which translates to "Eirtig had me built and endowed to the glory of Christ and Saint Mary, XP".
The church was restored in 1872 by R. C. Clarke of Nottingham. The south aisle was added in 1877 by Leach
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of Cambridge. The tower was restored by Watkins and Son in 1908. Later additions and alterations were done in 1975.
The tower contains 4 bells with a tenor of 6-hundredweight, all of which date from the 17th century. Two were cast in 1616, with two trebles added in 1636. The bells were rehung in 1932 by John Taylor & Co
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of Loughborough, when they were retuned as 1-4 of 6.
Memorials
There is an alabaster chest tomb, 1618, possibly by Maximilian Colt to Sir Thomas Grantham which was originally inSt Martin's Church, Lincoln
St Martin's Church was among the oldest churches in the city of Lincoln, England. It has been suggested that during the Anglo-Saxon Period and during the Danelaw, St Martin was considered to be the patron saint of Lincoln. The church is likely ...
, since demolished.
Organ
Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.Organists
*Francis Marshall Ward
Francis Marshall Ward (26 December 1830 - 5 April 1914) was a bass singer, composer and musician who flourished mainly in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Life
He was born on 26 December 1830, the son of Francis Ward (b. 1796) and Jessey Marshall ...
1857 - ???? (formerly organist of Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster Abbey of Wales" because of its large size, and the numerous high status tomb monume ...
)
* William Thomas Freemantle
*Dennis Townhill
Dennis William Townhill (29 May 1925 – 18 July 2008) was an English organist and composer.
Born in Lincoln, he was educated at Lincoln School and studied under Dr Gordon Archbold Slater at Lincoln Cathedral.
Townhill composed a set of r ...
1943 - 1947
See also: Churches in Lincoln
* St Benedict's Church, Lincoln *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 ...
*St Martin's Church, Lincoln
St Martin's Church was among the oldest churches in the city of Lincoln, England. It has been suggested that during the Anglo-Saxon Period and during the Danelaw, St Martin was considered to be the patron saint of Lincoln. The church is likely ...
*St Peter at Arches Church, Lincoln
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St Peter at Arches, Church, Lincoln was an ancient church in Lincoln, England, that was demolished and re-built by either Francis or William Smith of Warwick. The church was sited just to the north of the junction of the High Street an ...
References
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