St Barbara's Church, Haceby facts for kids
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St Barbara's Church, Haceby, from the southeast
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| OS grid reference | TF 030 361 |
| Location | Haceby, Lincolnshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Barbara, Saint Margaret |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 1 February 1967 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Limestone, tiled roofs |
St Barbara's Church is an old Anglican church located in the small village of Haceby, in Lincolnshire, England. It's a special building because it's listed as a Grade I historic site, meaning it's very important. The church is no longer used for regular services, so it's called a "redundant church." It is now looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust, which helps preserve old churches.
You can find the church about 8 miles (13 km) east of Grantham. It's also about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the A52 road. The church is dedicated to two saints: Saint Barbara and Saint Margaret.
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History of St Barbara's Church
This church is very old, with parts of it dating back to the 12th century (the 1100s). Over the next four centuries, new parts were added, and changes were made. In 1890, some repairs and updates were done, and more work happened in 1924.
The village of Haceby itself is mentioned in the Domesday Book, a famous survey from 1086. It used to be a busy place, but over time, it became much smaller. Today, Haceby has just a few houses, a farm, and the church. St Barbara's Church stopped being used for regular services in October 1973.
What the Church Looks Like
The church is built from limestone and has tiled roofs. It has several main parts:
- A nave (the main part where people sit) with a clerestory (upper windows).
- A south aisle (a side section).
- A south porch (an entrance area).
- A chancel (the area near the altar).
- A west tower (a tall structure at one end).
Outside the Church
The tower has three levels and a flat top. The bottom two levels of the tower were built in the 12th century and are made of rough stone. The top level was added in the 14th century and uses smoother, cut stone.
You can see round-headed windows on the west side of the bottom tower level. There are also windows on the south side of the middle level. The top level has openings with two lights (sections) for bells. These openings have special shapes called "ogee heads" and "quatrefoils."
The north wall of the nave is covered with a smooth plaster-like material and has a doorway that is now blocked up. In the north wall of the chancel, there's a narrow, tall window from the 13th century called a lancet window.
The large window at the east end of the chancel is from the 16th century and has three sections. On the south wall of the chancel, there's another window with two sections and a lancet window. The south aisle has three-section windows from the Perpendicular style in its east and south walls.
The south porch, built in the 14th century, has a pointed roof and benches inside. The clerestory (the upper part of the nave) has two three-section windows on the south side and one similar window on the north side.
Inside the Church
Inside, the south arcade (a row of arches) dates from the 13th century. It has two sections supported by eight-sided pillars. The arch leading into the tower still has traces of red paint.
The arch leading into the chancel is from the 11th century and is in the Norman style, meaning it has a round shape. Above this arch, you can see painted Royal arms from the time of Queen Anne. Below these arms, there are faint traces of a medieval painting. This painting might have shown a "Doom" (a scene of the Last Judgment) or the Harrowing of Hell.
The chancel also has small cupboards called aumbries on its north and south sides. The eight-sided font, used for baptisms, is from the 14th century. The wooden pulpit (where sermons are given) and the wood panelling in the nave and chancel were added in the 18th century.
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