Weight: 784 lbs Diameter: 35" Bell 1 of 4
Founded by James III Harrison 1807
Dove Bell ID: 2856 Tower ID: 16464 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Great Coates: St Nicholas
Diocese of Lincoln
Church, 621551
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Grid reference: TA 233 97
There has been a church on the site since the C 10th (it is mentioned in Domesday Book) but the oldest surviving part is a fine transitional nave arcade of c 1200, extended further westwards at the same time as the building of the tower.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 301 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
There has been a church on the site since the C 10th (it is mentioned in Domesday Book) but the oldest surviving part is a fine transitional nave arcade of c 1200, extended further westwards at the same time as the building of the tower (c 1400?). The present font, large chancel and north aisle date from a similar period, the south aisle a little later (each, like the tower, undoubtedly replacing earlier features).
Exterior Description
The tower has a major west door with substantial lintel and has a number of carved figures and faces. It contains an early nineteenth century clock (from Willingham Hall stables, relocated here in 1968), a bell frame dated 1739 (James Harrison) and four bells (recast 1807).
Interior
Interior Description
The Chancel (pictured c 1910 and c 2010) has a pedestrian east window and some fragments of medieval glass set in mainly plainly glazed north and south windows, a pair of important pre-Reformation brasses (including a rare resurrection scene), and a piscine. There are C 19th corbels for a plaster chancel arch and early C 20th choir stalls, lectern (a Great War Memorial), and wooden reredos (with Arma Christi).
The south aisle has an east window (1960s), plain south windows and a piscine with damaged bowl (C 14th). A slab outside the south door has the indent and fixing marks of a missing brass.
The north aisle has a simple east window (1960s), plain north windows and C 13th doorway.
The nave has the fine mediaeval font (damaged where the lid locks would have been, reset in C 19th and partly painted C 20th, a practical C 19th stone pulpit. early C 20th pews and a pleasing gilded wooden ceiling of a little later.
Bells
Diameter: 26" Bell 2 of 4
Founded by James III Harrison 1807
Dove Bell ID: 22415 Tower ID: 16464 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 28" Bell 3 of 4
Founded by James III Harrison 1807
Dove Bell ID: 22416 Tower ID: 16464 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 31" Bell 4 of 4
Founded by James III Harrison 1807
Dove Bell ID: 22417 Tower ID: 16464 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TA 233 97
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
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.
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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