Firsby

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view of church exterior - east view

the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street in the southwest corner
Scene Description: the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street in the southwest corner
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dave Hitchborne, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 May 2004 by Dave Hitchborne [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/432718] [accessed 20 May 2019]
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view of church exterior - southeast view

Source caption: "St.Andrew's church [...] by G.E.Street in 1856 on the site of an earlier church".
Scene Description: Source caption: "St.Andrew's church [...] by G.E.Street in 1856 on the site of an earlier church".
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Richard Croft, 2015
Image Source: 15 April 2015 by Richard Croft [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4432690] [accessed 20 May 2019]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east

in the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street.
Scene Description: in the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dave Hitchborne, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 May 2004 by Dave Hitchborne [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/432723] [accessed 20 May 2019]
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view of church interior - nave - looking west

with the modern font from the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street in the southwest corner
Scene Description: with the modern font from the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street in the southwest corner
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dave Hitchborne, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 May 2004 by Dave Hitchborne [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/432736] [accessed 20 May 2019]
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view of font and cover

modern font from the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street.
Scene Description: modern font from the 1856 replacement church by G. E. Street.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dave Hitchborne, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 May 2004 by Dave Hitchborne [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/432722] [accessed 20 May 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0

INFORMATION

FontID: 22166FIR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Church Location: Fendyke Rd, Firsby, Spilsby PE23 5QG, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the B1195, 6-7 km SE of Spilsby, 11-12 W of Skegness
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Lincoln
Historical Region: Wapentake of Candleshoe
Font Notes:
No individual entry found for Firsby in the Domesday survey. Allen's History of the County of Lincoln (1834) writes: "The church belonging to the village is an ancient edifice, at present in a state of great decay. The walls are of sandstone and are very low. The body of the church consists only of a single aisle. The chancel is thatched. In the church yard, at a short distance from the porch is a pillar of stone, which it is probable at one time had a sun dial on its top. The church is dedicated to St Andrew." The old [Norman?] church must have been demolished soon after Allen's time as a new one was built in the mid-19th century to replace it. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TF4551262636] describes the present Victorian church but mentions nothing of the building it replaced: "Parish church. 1856 by G. E. Street. [...] C19 communion rail, choir stalls, pews and octagonal font."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.14091, 0.1739
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 8′ 27.28″ N, 0° 10′ 26.04″ E
UTM: 31U 310979 5891677

REFERENCES

Allen, Thomas, The History of the County of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time [...], London & Lincoln: John Saunders, Junior, 1833-