Hemswell / Helmeswelle

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 May 2015 by Julian P Guffogg [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4473245] [accessed 29 October 2018]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "The church dates from the early 13th century onwards with major rebuilding in the 18th century. There is a west tower, nave with north aisle, north porch, and chancel. The tower was built in 1764, there is a plaque with the date of 1754 which is when the mediaeval south aisle was removed and the old tower demolished. At the top of the tower is a parapet with pinnacles and gargoyles, possibly the original ones. Most of the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1858, probably by Henry Goddard. The nave has early 13th century north arcade of three bays, and there is a late 13th century sedilia in the south of the chancel. The font is 13th C. on a 19th-century base, it was repaired in 1865, and bears the arms of the Monson family. The organ is by Forster and Andrews, 1871 on a purpose-built west gallery."
Scene Description: Source caption: "The church dates from the early 13th century onwards with major rebuilding in the 18th century. There is a west tower, nave with north aisle, north porch, and chancel. The tower was built in 1764, there is a plaque with the date of 1754 which is when the mediaeval south aisle was removed and the old tower demolished. At the top of the tower is a parapet with pinnacles and gargoyles, possibly the original ones. Most of the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1858, probably by Henry Goddard. The nave has early 13th century north arcade of three bays, and there is a late 13th century sedilia in the south of the chancel. The font is 13th C. on a 19th-century base, it was repaired in 1865, and bears the arms of the Monson family. The organ is by Forster and Andrews, 1871 on a purpose-built west gallery."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jules & Jenny, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 May 2015 by Jules & Jenny [www.flickr.com/photos/78914786@N06/17884615238] [accessed 29 October 2018]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12651HEM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century [restored in the 19th century], Decorated [altered]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Church Street, Hemswell, Gainsborough DN21, UK
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A631, 3 km W of Caenby Corner, 12 km E of Gainsborough
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Aslacoe
Additional Comments: altered font / repaired font (13thC basin on 19thC base)
Font Notes:
There are three entries for Hemswell [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SK9390/hemswell/] [accessed 29 October 2018] none of which mentions cleric or church in it. Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989) report a baptismal font from the Decorated period, "repaired in 1865", here. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SK9305090924] notes: "Parish church. Early C13, 1764, 1858. [...] C13 drum font on C19 base with traceried arcading and shields in spandrels." [NB: no image of the photo found; is the Monson family shield on the basin or the later base?]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 659532 5920253
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.4072, -0.6
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 24′ 25.92″ N, 0° 36′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 380