St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe |
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| OS grid reference | TF 356 837 |
| Location | Little Cawthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Helen |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 9 March 1967 |
| Architect(s) | Robert J. Withers |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1860 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick with slated roof |
St Helen's Church is a special old church in a small village called Little Cawthorpe, in Lincolnshire, England. It's an Anglican church, which means it belongs to the Church of England. Today, it's a "redundant" church, meaning it's no longer used for regular church services. Instead, it's looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust, a group that saves important old churches. This church is also a Grade II listed building, which means it's officially recognized as an important historical building. Little Cawthorpe is about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) southwest of Legbourne and 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) southeast of Louth.
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History of St Helen's Church
St Helen's Church was built in 1860. A person named Robert J. Withers designed the church. It was used for church services for many years. In April 1996, the church was declared "redundant." This means it was no longer needed for regular worship. Now, the Churches Conservation Trust takes care of it.
Church Design and Features
St Helen's Church has a very interesting design. It's built in a style called Gothic Revival. This style tries to look like the old churches from the Middle Ages.
Outside the Church
The church is made from red bricks. It has special dark burnt bricks for decoration. Parts of the church are made from limestone and green sandstone. The roofs are covered with slate tiles. They also have red tiles along the top.
It's a small church, designed to hold only about 60 people. The church has a simple shape. It has a main area called a nave. There is a small porch on the south side. It also has a chancel, which is the part of the church near the altar. On the north side, there's a small room called a vestry with a chimney.
At the west end of the church, there's a bellcote. This is a small structure that holds the church bell. It has slates on the bottom part. Above that, there are star-shaped openings. At the very top, there's a small pointed roof called a spirelet. A weathercock sits on top of the spirelet.
The church has several windows. At the west end, there's a large pointed window with two sections. The vestry on the north side has two narrow windows called lancet windows. It also has a doorway and a small pointed window. The east wall of the vestry has a two-section window.
The main east window is very large and has three sections. Below this window, you can see a foundation stone. It has the year 1860 carved into it. On the south side of the chancel, there's a two-section window. The south wall of the nave has two more lancet windows. The porch has a pointed doorway and a gabled roof.
Inside the Church
When you go inside, you'll see a pointed arch that leads to the chancel. This arch is decorated with red diamond-shaped tiles. It has marble columns and fancy tops called capitals.
In the north wall of the chancel, there are three pointed openings. One of these leads to the vestry. On the south wall, there's a simple sedilia. This is a set of seats, usually for the clergy.
Behind the altar, there's a beautiful reredos. This is a decorated screen made of encaustic tiles. The altar rail, the eight-sided font, and the many-sided pulpit are all from the 1800s. There's also a special monument under the west window from 1860. The windows have colorful stained glass.
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