St Luke's Church, Tixover

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St Luke's Church, Tixover
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St Luke's Church, Tixover
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Luke
Administration
Diocese Peterborough
Parish Tixover, Rutland
Clergy
Rector Christopher Armstrong [1]

St Luke's Church [lower-alpha 1] is a church in Tixover, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building. [2] The church is close to the River Welland, now about 3/4 mile from the village of Tixover.

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History

The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and tower. The tower dates from the early 12th century [3] and has a bell inscribed Sancta Fides Ora Pro Nobis, [4] [3] (Latin for “Holy Faith, pray for us”). [5]

The nave and chancel are 13th century and the nave is unusually shorter than the chancel. [3] It has slit windows of an unknown date, thought to be either 13th century or perhaps the Tudor period. [4] [3]

The 13th-century north doorway is blocked and has a pointed arch. The north aisle roof is higher than the south aisle because the clerestory on the south side has three Victorian quatrefoil openings. [5] The south porch dates to the 13th century. The pews have poppy head ends, the font dates to the 13th century [4] and the pulpit, which is of Caen stone, dates to 1864. [6]

The original stone seats run along the chancel wall. At the southern end is the Dale monument, erected by Margaret Dale, the third wife of Roger Dale (d. 1623), in commemoration of him. [7] It shows Margaret and Roger kneeling at each end of a prayer desk with their kneeling daughters at the base. All their hands are missing, as is the head of one of the daughters. [4]

Notes

  1. Some sources suggest that the dedication is to Mary Magdalene; Pevsner (1960) has "St Mary Magdalen" and NHLE list it as "Church of St. Luke/St. Mary Magdalen (formerly listed as Church of St Luke)"

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References

  1. "Find a church". www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St. Luke/St. Mary Magdalen (1178264)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Tixover Church: St Luke – Welland Fosse Group of Churches". Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Tixover Church Rutland St Lukes | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Tixover - The Beauty Of The English Parish Church". churchcrawling.moonfruit.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. "Register" . Stamford Mercury . 14 October 1864. Retrieved 10 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Tixover". greatenglishchurches.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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