2025

TA0208 : Window tracery, St Mary's church, Wrawby

taken 9 months ago, near to Wrawby, North Lincolnshire, England

Window tracery, St Mary's church, Wrawby
Window tracery, St Mary's church, Wrawby
Main middle section shows John the Baptist baptising Christ. This is a replacement of unknown age.
The rest of the glass is early 14th C. On the left canopy top there are leaded breaks and insertions, the right hand side is in better condition.
St Mary's church, Wrawby

Grade I listed

The church dates from 12th C. with 13th C. tower.
There is a nave with clerestory, and a 4 bay north arcade with octagonal piers from the late 13th C. The south arcade is perpendicular.
The Tower has 19th C. buttresses, an embattled parapet and crocketed pinnacles. It has 3 bells from the 16th and 17th Centuries.
In 1800 the chancel was rebuilt, the ceiling was painted with gold stars in 1878.
The church was Restored in 1869 by William White.
The South porch is from 18th C. built of brick, the north porch is from 1888. It is now the main entrance to the church.
The chancel contains a monument to Robert Tyrwhitt d.1548 relocated from the south chapel at the east end of the nave.
The original brass inlays have now gone.

There are fragments of medieval glass in the north aisle.
The Organ was moved from the south chapel to its current position in 2003.
The font is Early English. It rests on 8 columns with a Jacobean wooden cover.


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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 May, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 22 May, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0203 0861 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.8517N 0:27.6585W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0203 0861
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