Building record MLI42536 - St Wilfrid's Church, Alford

Summary

St Wilfrid's Church, Alford

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval - 1150 AD? to 1350 AD?)
  • (Medieval to Modern - 1350 AD? to 2050 AD)

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PRN 42536 The church is said to stand on the site of an earlier building dating to approximately 1150. This was pulled down to make way for the present church. The new church consisted originally of chancel, Nave, north and south aisles and a tower in the decorated style. This church fell into disrepair and was restored in 1867-9 by Sir Gilbert Scott, when the west tower was altered and a second north aisle built. {1}{2}{3}{5} This church contains pieces of early 14th century stained glass. {4} There is a monument in the chapel to Sir Rob Christopher. {6} The present church dates to the mid fourteenth century; it was altered in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and most famously in the late nineteenth century by Sir Gilbert Scott. This church stands on the site of a previous church with is thought to have been demolished in 1350. William of Tothby whose family founded the North Chapel as a chantry chapel in 1396 rebuilt the church. The parvise was first used as a Grammar School, founded by Francis Spanning in 1566. 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. {8}

Sources/Archives (9)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. ALFORD. TF 47 NE U,1976, -.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. ALFORD. TF 47 NE 9,1964, FEATHERSTON K J A.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). Pages 92-93.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Penny Hebgin-Barnes. 1996. The Medieval Stained Glass of the County of Lincolnshire. Pages 4-5.
  •  Leaflet: St Wilfred's Church, Alford. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.E.G. Cole. 1913. Speculum Dioeceseos Lincolniensis sub Episcopis Gul: Wake et Edm: Gibson A.D.1705-1723. Part 1: Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow. Page 2.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Cooke, S. M. and Crome, P. E.. 1998. Alford Town. Page 32.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 5/1 (004.001).
  •  Report: QuBE Planning Ltd.. 2008. Alford Conservation Area Appraisal. Section 6.7.

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Grid reference Centred TF 45554 76067 (41m by 28m)
Civil Parish ALFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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