Saint Mary's Manby dates back to the 15th Century and may have been built on the site of an earlier church. One clue is a late Anglo-Saxon slab which was discovered during Victorian restoration work. It can now be seen embedded in the north wall of the Nave.
On entering the church through the North porch the font is the first item to be seen:
It was very dark inside which made the magnificent East window stand out:
Close view of the central figure:
The inscription:
Either side, behind the choir stalls, are identical windows:
From the outside I was just able to make out another stained glass window near the base of the tower.
Unfortunately this is hidden from view behind the organ loft:
A couple of views of the pulpit:
One of the roof timbers:
and finally a brass memorial plaque:
All photographs taken with my trusty Nikon Coolpix S9050 pocket camera.
Its tiny built in flash gun did a grand job dispelling the gloom.
Information found on midmarshchurches.org.uk and Lincs to the Past web sites.
Well worth the wait, it's a beautiful church.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: I will try to get round all seven churches in the mid-marsh group. Next will, hopefully, be South Cockerington. Many years ago my father and I supervised and helped dismantle a chamber organ from a disused church and install it there.
DeleteIt is a beautiful and interesting church :) I especially like the Anglo-Saxon slab and the stunning East Window. Your little pocket camera did really well - so hard to take photos in dark and gloomy churches however much you change camera settings!
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