Diameter: 18" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1951
Dove Bell ID: 54892 Tower ID: 20615 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Hannah cum Hagnaby: St Andrew
Diocese of Lincoln
Church, 621709
http://www.alfordgroupofchurches.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TF 499 794
This small church is situated at the north end of the small village of Hannah-cum-Hagnaby in eastern Lincolnshire, in gently rolling countryside between Mablethorpe and Alford. The present church dates from 1753, apart from the addition of a porch at the west end. The church is a rectangle in plan, with a steeply pitched roof.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Single cell church with later south-west porch
Dimensions:
13m (40ft) x 6.5m (20ft), porch 2.6m (8ft) x (2.6m (8ft).
Footprint of Church buildings: 84 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The present church dates from 1753, apart from the addition of a porch at the west end. Repairs were recorded in 1961-2. There may have been an earlier church on the site; parish registers date back to 1551.
Exterior Description
The church is a rectangle in plan, with a steeply pitched roof. There are keyed-in arched windows with impost blocks and keystones, two each in the north and south walls, and a Venetian east window with wide pillars between the three parts. There is a delicate wooden bellcote just offset from the west gable, with cusped openings, pyramid cap and weatherboarded base. The west doorway is pointed with continuous mouldings and appears to be of medieval origin, perhaps of the 15th century. It is likely to have been brought from elsewhere or a previous church onsite. The walls are some 0.60m thick, the windows having splayed reveals.
The narrower and lower porch has a flatter pitched roof, with a blind lunette above. The porch is not keyed in and a different mortar was used. The porch doorway opens to the south and is four-centred and plain, probably also 19th century. The original path shown in the 1887 Ordnance Survey map led to the west door of the church.
Building Materials
Greenstone
Unknown
Local
Clay
Unknown
Clay pantile roof.
Interior
Interior Description
Internally the church is whitewashed throughout. The Georgian interior is well preserved, tightly packed with box pews with en-suite two-decker pulpit with tester, communion table and three-sided rails with semi-circular hinged projection. The floor is of light yellow bricks under the pews and pammets elsewhere. There are two small open areas on either side of the communion rails, the northern having a small clergy desk and the southern the small organ, with scarcely space to move in both. The church must have felt very crowded and intimate when in use by a sizeable congregation. Laid inside the porch are three sections of what appear to be door-jamb fragments with Apostle figures, of which St Andrew is the least damaged.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Unknown
Modern pine table, very plain
Table
18th Century
Possibly the original communion table. Plain pak low table with shaped legs, now kept at the rear of the church.
Pulpit
Unknown
Panelled oak two-decker with panelled cupboard below, back-post with volutes to octagonal tester, the latter with bands of carved leaf decoration. Stair rail with slender turned and knopped balusters matching the communion rails.
Font (object)
Unknown
Marble bowl set into a wooden housing.
Organ (object)
1920s
Small, with two foot-pump pedals and ten stops. By the Chicago Cottage Organ Company.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 499 794
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether 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.
Further information
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