Diameter: 24.88" Bell 1 of 10
Founded by William Oldfield (of Bradford) 1624
Dove Bell ID: 58964 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Quarrington: St Botolph
Diocese of Lincoln
Church, 621235
http://www.quarringtonchurchsleaford.co.ukOverview
Grid reference: TF 54 444
The structure of St Botophs, Quarrington dates to the very early 13th century. The nave pillars and arcade date from about 1325 and are early English in style. Around 1300 the west tower was added in perpendicular style as well as the rest of the nave and chancel.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 272 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
It has no visible Anglo-Saxon fabric, but the very narrow chancel arch shown on a mid-C19 plan might have been pre-Conquest. The earliest visible fabric is now the early C13 N arcade, but the long E respond suggests it was added to an existing nave of uncertain earlier date. Irregularities in the plan as existing in the mid-C19 before the rebuilding of 1862-63, notably the asymmetric placement of the chancel arch in relation to the width of the nave and the tower, and the thickening of the SE and SW corners of the nave walls indicate that the nave was widened to the S, probably in the C14 when the tower was built. The patronage of the work is unknown, but the nave S windows, and the S door are of a very high quality.
A S porch was added at an uncertain, probably late or post-medieval date, and the C14 SW nave window was apparently remodelled with uncusped lights and a transom in the C16 or even C17. The chancel was rebuilt and made smaller in the post-Reformation period.
The N aisle was rebuilt and enlarged in 1848 and new furnishings including a pulpit, screens and what were apparently low box pews including some facing south were installed in 1849. In 1859 the Rector, Henry Hine paid for a new stone E window. The church was substantially remodelled in 1862-63 to designs by Charles Kirk, a local builder and architect, whose firm also carried out the work. He demolished the chancel, replacing it with the present structure. He also relaced the nave windows, apparently along their original lines, replaced the nave roof, removed the south porch and added the NW vestry, (now the organ chamber.) The tower was restored, and the upper part of the spire and pinnacles rebuilt in 1887. There was some refurbishment in the late C20 and in the early C21 a NW extension was rebuilt and the west-end of the nave remodelled.
Exterior Description
A small church with a tall tower and spire. Ashlar and stone rubble. Slate roofs. There are no parapets or clerestory, and the north aisle covering is continuous with that of the nave. The tower and spire are mid C14. The tower has a west window of two lights, similar openings in the bell stage and a plain parapet. The pinnacles were replaced in 1887, and the polygonal spire has small two-light lucarne openings. The S nave wall is also C14, and has three large windows, all heavily restored. Those to the east of the south door apparently follow earlier tracery patterns and have early C1 reticulation with hexagons and spherical triangles and hood-moulds with head stops. The tracery in the window to the W of the door was replaced in the C14 style in the C19, when probably C16 orC17 uncusped, transomed lights were removed. Good early C14 door with many fine mouldings, foliate capitals, head stops and at the top a boss of a man putting his tongue out. There are late C14 windows with triangular heads in the N isle and a late C12 style doorway with a pointed chamfered opening, chamfered imposts and a hood mould. The chancel of 1862-63 is polygonal, and is in a C13 Westminster style, with two light geometric traceried windows. A richly carved inscription cornice records its construction history in memory of Charles (d. 1847) and Elizabeth Kirk, the parents of the architect and builder, Charles Kirk the younger. The NE transeptal vestry is in a late C13 style and has a good E window with intersecting Y-tracery with drooping trefoils.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is high for its size. The arcade is in three bays and has tall round piers with stylised foliage capitals and chamfered arches with two orders with a hood mould. It is possible that the arcade was raised in the C14 to match the height of the S windows, which are notably large from the inside. Low C14 tower arch of three continuous chamfered orders, closed with a solid wooden screen. The N door has a triangular headed rereach. Attractive C19 roof of trussed rafter form with carved braces giving the impression of an open barred vault. Broad chancel arch of 1862-63 in a simple C13 style with short round responds with moulded capitals and a chamfered arch. The chancel of the same date is in a rich, Lincoln and Southwell inspired style with shafts with excellent naturalistic floral capitals. It hs a richly tiled floor and dado, with a good roof with a carved and painted inscription.
Bells
Diameter: 28" Bell 2 of 10
Founded by Mellours (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 58965 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 2076 Hz Weight: 109 lbs Diameter: 15.88" Bell 3 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58966 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1952 Hz Weight: 137 lbs Diameter: 16.88" Bell 4 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58967 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1745 Hz Weight: 195 lbs Diameter: 19.06" Bell 5 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58968 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1553 Hz Weight: 243 lbs Diameter: 20.94" Bell 6 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58969 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1382 Hz Weight: 301 lbs Diameter: 22.88" Bell 7 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58970 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1302 Hz Weight: 356 lbs Diameter: 24.19" Bell 8 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58971 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1164 Hz Weight: 453 lbs Diameter: 27.56" Bell 9 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58972 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1035 Hz Weight: 611 lbs Diameter: 30.38" Bell 10 of 10
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1929
Dove Bell ID: 58973 Tower ID: 22903 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 54 444
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
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.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
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.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
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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