St Swithin's Church, Lincoln

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St Swithin’s Church, Lincoln
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St Swithin's Church, Lincoln
St Swithin's Church, Lincoln
Coordinates: 53°13′45″N00°32′14″W / 53.22917°N 0.53722°W / 53.22917; -0.53722
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Charismatic Evangelical Anglican
Website www.stswithinslincoln.org.uk
History
StatusActive, but church currently closed due to repairs needed
Architecture
Functional statusParish Church
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Architect(s) James Fowler
Groundbreaking 1869
Completed1887
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Lincoln
Parish Lincoln, St Swithin
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd Jim Prestwood
Assistant priest(s) Revd Ben Brady

St. Swithin's Church, Lincoln is a Grade II* listed parish church located in St Swithin's Square, Lincoln, England. [1] [2] The congregation is still active as is the church but the building has been closed due to repairs being needed to the roof of the church. [3]

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History

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The nave and chancel
The ruins of the original St Swithin's Church and the Greyfriars, Lincoln c.1784 Greyfriars, Lincoln.png
The ruins of the original St Swithin's Church and the Greyfriars, Lincoln c.1784

The original church of St Swithin, was near the Sheep Market. It suffered a bad fire in 1644 during the English Civil War. It was rebuilt in stone in 1801. This was replaced with a new building on Sheep Square. The foundation stone was laid on Easter Day 1869 by the Bishop of Lincoln, Christopher Wordsworth.

The mathematician George Boole was christened in the earlier church on 3rd November 1815. He had a close association with the church whose Rector, Rev. Dickson, encouraged him in his mathematics. [4]

The church was built to designs of the architect, James Fowler of Louth and financed by Alfred Shuttleworth, a Lincoln industrialist. The nave and aisles were built between 1869 and 1871, the chancel was completed in 1879, and the construction of the tower and spire took place between 1884 and 1887. [1]

Nikolaus Pevsner described the church as "without doubt his (James Fowler's) most important church." [2]

During the construction a Roman altar was discovered. [5]

The church contains a west window which was made by A L Moore & Co. [6]

The church was listed as Grade II* in 1973. [6]

Present day

In October 2014, St Swithin's Church was relaunched, at the invitation of the Bishop of Lincoln, by a planting team from Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in the Diocese of London led by Revd Jim Prestwood. [7]

The original church building is closed. The church now meets in person at the Salthouse in Free School Lane (the former Co-op Ballroom) at 9.15am, 10.15am and 6:15pm each Sunday. [8] Although it is hoped that the church could be reopened for worship in the future, should funding be found and it being feasible. [9] [10]

Organ

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Chancel and organ

Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [11]

Organists

Bells

A single bell of 3 cwt and 21 pounds was supplied in 1851, cast by Messrs Mears. It is currently described as unringable. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Buildings of England. Lincolnshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. 1989
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "St Swithin's Church, Free School Lane, Lincoln (Grade II*) (1388543)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln church closed for roof repairs three years ago crumbling under £3m of work". The Lincolnite. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "St Swithins Church". Visit Lincoln. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "St Swithin's Lincoln". Skyscraper news. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 Historic England. "St Swithin's Church, Free School Lane, Lincoln (Grade II*) (1388543)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Who We Are". St Swithins Church Lincoln. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sunday Services". St Swithins Church Lincoln. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lincoln nightclub to be worship space". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Uncertain future for old Lincoln church". The Lincolnite. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Presentations" . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 20 November 1903. Retrieved 12 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "St Swithin's Memorial" . Lincolnshire Echo. England. 3 June 1939. Retrieved 12 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Lincoln St Swithins". 1 and 2 bell towers. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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