St Helen, Burgh-On-Bain, Lincolnshire

I Location

Site Location
Burgh-On-Bain
National Grid Reference
TF 223 864
County
traditional: Lincolnshire
now: Lincolnshire
Diocese
medieval: Lincoln
now: Lincoln
Dedication
medieval: not confirmed
now (or name of monument): St Helen
Type of building/monument
Parish church

II General Description

Exterior, general view.

Exterior, general view.

Small church consisting of W tower, two-bay nave with side aisles, and chancel. The S aisle is of the 13thc. while the N copies it and dates to an 1871-72 restoration. The W tower arch leading into the nave is Romanesque.

IV Interior Features

1. Arches

b. Tower/Transept arches

(i) Tower arch

W arch
W tower arch into nave.

W tower arch into nave.

W tower arch into nave, detail.

W tower arch into nave, detail.

Round headed, single order. Jambs are plain while the large imposts have a chamfered lower edge. Each impost is composed of two pieces of stone. Arch is plain. Both the E and W sides are treated this way.

Dimensions
w. of opening 1.51 m
h. of opening 3.05 m

VII History

Though Burgh-on-Bain is mentioned in the Domesday Survey, there is no record of a church here in 1086.

VIII Comments/Opinions

The consistency of the surface condition on the jambs, imposts, and arch suggest that all of this is good Romanesque material.

IX Bibliography

  • N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, Lincolnshire. London, 1990, 197.