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St Denys' Church, Sleaford
St Denys' Church, Sleaford

St Denys' Church, Sleaford is a medieval church located in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. The oldest parts of the present building are the tower and spire. The spire stands 144 feet (44 metres) tall. A window tracery is dated to about the late 13th century. The Gothic nave, aisles and north transept were built in the 14th century. The church is a Grade I listed building, a term given to "buildings of exceptional interest".

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  • St Deny's Church. Sleaford - geograph.org.uk - 851061

    View of the church from Eastgate, looking north-west. The chancel is visible in the foreground, extending from the nave and aisles. The clerestory and spire are also visible.

  • Sir Edward Carre - geograph.org.uk - 960417

    Altar tomb of Sir Edward Carre

  • Sleaford-St Denys-west door

    The doorway in the tower of the church, showing three orders of shafts and zigzag mouldings in the arch

  • Sleaford-St Denys-north aisle door window

    The five-light window with reticulated ogee arches above the doorway of the north aisle

  • Interior of the Church of St Denys, Sleaford (geograph 4555541)

    The rood screen, restored by Sir Ninian Comper in 1918

  • North transept, St Deny's - Sleaford - geograph.org.uk - 1640240

    View into the north transept and the chantry chapel

  • Interior of the Church of St Denys, Sleaford (geograph 4538867)

    East window of the chancel

  • Interior of the Church of St Denys, Sleaford (geograph 4544167)

    Yvonne Double memorial window, by Glenn Carter, 2006

  • Interior of the Church of St Denys, Sleaford (geograph 4540315)

    The pulpit

  • Feature Window at St Denys Churchyard, Sleaford - geograph.org.uk - 686616

    15th-century window removed from the tower during restoration work in c. 1884

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