Scothern / Scoltorne / Scotorne / Scotstorne

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Chris Morgan, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 29 September 2014 by Chris Morgan [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4188315] [accessed 5 January 2019]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Source caption: "At the end of the 16th century the church was said to be in ruins, and underwent major repairs. The aisles were taken down and nave walls rebuilt in 1776. An extension was built to the north side in 1840, this incorporates a gallery with seating. The chancel was rebuilt in 1904. Internally, the fittings are 19th century or later."
Scene Description: Source caption: "At the end of the 16th century the church was said to be in ruins, and underwent major repairs. The aisles were taken down and nave walls rebuilt in 1776. An extension was built to the north side in 1840, this incorporates a gallery with seating. The chancel was rebuilt in 1904. Internally, the fittings are 19th century or later."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jules & Jenny, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 11 January 2016 by Jules & Jenny [www.flickr.com/photos/78914786@N06/23711216654] [accessed 5 January 2019]
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view of church interior - nave - looking west

the modern font and its cover are partially visile in the far left cormer, just east of the ca.1200 tower arch
Scene Description: the modern font and its cover are partially visile in the far left cormer, just east of the ca.1200 tower arch
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ian S, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 May 2018 by Ian S [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5794009] [accessed 5 January 2019]
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view of font and cover

the modern font
Scene Description: the modern font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ian S, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 May 2018 by Ian S [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5793996] [accessed 5 January 2019]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 21940SCO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Germain
Church Patron Saints: St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Location: Church St, Scothern, Lincoln LN2 2UG, UK -- Tel.: (01673) 861554
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located between the A46 (N) and the A158 (S), 10 km NE of Lincoln
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Hundred of Lawress
Century and Period: 11th century, Pre-Conquest? / Norman
Font Notes:
There are seven entries for Scothern [variant spellings] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TF0377/scothern/] [accessed 7 January 2019] one of which reports a priest, a church and church lands in it. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TF0334977410] notes: "Parish church. c.1200, late C13, c.1590, 1796, 1840, 1876 restoration by Kirke of Sleaford, 1904 rebuilding of chancel and vestry. [...] tower arch c.1200 [...] chancel arch of c.1200, and reset [...] All fittings including font are C19 or later." [NB: we have no information on the font of the ca.1200 church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.284, -0.451
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 17′ 2.4″ N, 0° 27′ 3.6″ W
UTM: 30U 669924 5906895