St Mary le Wigford

St Mary le Wigford
Coordinates: 53°13′36.6″N 00°32′26.38″W / 53.226833°N 0.5406611°W / 53.226833; -0.5406611
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Administration
Parish Lincoln
Diocese Diocese of Lincoln

St Mary le Wigford is a Grade I listed parish church in Lincoln, England.[1]

History

The dedication stone
The choir and high altar

The church dates from the 11th century, with 12th and 13th century additions. The dedication stone in the tower is a re-used Roman tombstone with a later Anglo Saxon inscription which translates to "Eirtig had me built and endowed to the glory of Christ and Saint Mary, XP".

The church was restored in 1872 by R. C. Clarke of Nottingham. The south aisle was added in 1877 by Leach of Cambridge. The tower was restored by Watkins and Son in 1908. Later additions and alterations were done in 1975.

Memorials

Stained glass window, St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln

There is an alabaster chest tomb, 1618, possibly by Maximilian Colt to Sir Thomas Grantham which was originally in St Martin's Church, Lincoln

Organ

Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2]

Organists

See also: Churches in Lincoln

References

  1. The Buildings of England. Lincolnshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. 1989
  2. http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N14315
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