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Sunday, 10.30am

 

 

 

The first church on the site was a Saxon one, built in the 11th Century, and was one of forty-nine churches in Lincoln! This building was so badly damaged in the Civil War during the siege of 1643 that it became almost a ruin. In 1776 the church was pulled down, and a rather small "mean" church took its place in 1781. This proved inadequate for the larger congregations of Victoria's reign, and in 1870 the present church was built. The entire cost was £2,500.

The architect was Sir Arthur Blomfield (to whom the famous novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy, was an architectural assistant until 1869). In 1914 the south aisle was added to enlarge the church still more, and in 1993 the north aisle was altered to provide much-used meeting facilities (the Louisa Smith Room.)

This work has enhanced the architectural interest of St. Peter's, with the stained glass windows deserving a close study. The East Window was designed by Ward and Hughes who were responsible for the Victorian glass in the North Aisle of the Cathedral Nave. The Rood Screen was added in 1914. There is a fine organ, recently rebuilt.

The three oldest survivals from the Tudor period are the Parish Registers begun in 1538 (now in the County Archives), an Elizabethan chalice of c. 1569 made by "G.R." - possibly of Lincoln and the tombstone of a medieval mayor of the city.

†(See more detailed historical text and pictures by Rick Lund - church historian)†

†(See more detailed historical text and pictures by Liz Bull - church verger)†