St John the Baptist's Church, Burringham facts for kids
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St John the Baptist's Church, Burringham, from the southeast
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| OS grid reference | SE 833 090 |
| Location | Burringham, Lincolnshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 7 March 1985 |
| Architect(s) | S. S. Teulon |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1856 |
| Completed | 1857 |
| Closed | 1983 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick with limestone details Roofs slated |
St John the Baptist's Church is an old Anglican church in the village of Burringham, Lincolnshire, England. It is no longer used for regular church services. This historic building is officially recognized as a Grade II listed building. This means it is an important building that needs to be protected. The Churches Conservation Trust now takes care of it. You can find the church at the south end of the village. It stands right on the east bank of the River Trent.
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History of St John's Church
This church was built between 1856 and 1857. It was designed by a famous architect named S. S. Teulon. The church stopped holding services in 1983. The next year, it was officially declared "redundant," meaning it was no longer needed for its original purpose.
Exploring the Church's Design
St John's Church shows off a style called Gothic Revival. This style was popular in the 1800s. It brought back ideas from medieval Gothic buildings.
Outside the Church: What to See
The church is built from red bricks. These bricks are laid in a pattern called English bond. You can also see black bricks and smooth limestone blocks, called ashlar, used for details. The main parts of the church have slate roofs. The porch roof is made of concrete tiles.
The church's layout includes a long main hall, called a nave, with five sections. There's also a chancel with a rounded end, known as an apse. On the north side, you'll find a room for the organ and a vestry. At the west end, there's a short tower that includes the entrance porch.
The tower has strong supports called buttresses where it meets the nave. There's also a small stair turret at the northwest corner. The tower has a two-light window on the north side. A larger, three-light window is on the west side. Above the porch, there's a trefoil shape. This shape has three blocked trefoils and a round shape in the middle.
Look up under the roof's edge, called the eaves. You'll see a decorative brick band, or frieze. The top of the tower has a pointed, pyramid-shaped roof with a small tower, called a pinnacle. The south porch has buttresses on either side of its trefoil-shaped doorway. Each side of the porch has a decorative arcade with four arches that don't open. The sides of the nave have windows with two lights. The chancel has tall, narrow lancet windows. The apse has three two-light windows. A pinnacle also sits at the eastern end of the roof.
Inside the Church: Colors and Art
The inside of St John's Church is very colorful. It uses red, yellow, and black bricks to create patterns. The floor is covered with colorful encaustic tiles. These tiles have patterns baked into them.
The font, where baptisms happen, is shaped like an octagon. It has colorful encaustic tile panels. Some of the windows on the south and east sides have beautiful stained glass from the 1800s. The ceiling above the altar is painted with stars and constellations.
The church also has an organ. It was made in 1849 by Forster and Andrews for another church in Epworth. Later, it was moved to St John's Church and fixed up by T. L. Jubb and Son.
Churchyard Features
The churchyard has an extra section. This part contains the war graves of two soldiers. They died during the Second World War.
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