St Andrew, Haconby, Lincolnshire

I Location

Site Location
Haconby
National Grid Reference
TF 107 252
County
traditional: Lincolnshire
now: Lincolnshire
Diocese
medieval: Lincoln
now: Lincoln
Dedication
medieval: not confirmed
now (or name of monument): St Andrew
Type of building/monument
Parish church

II General Description

Exterior, general view of church

Exterior, general view of church

Church Plan

Church Plan

A gothic church consisting of nave arcades and W tower of the 13thc. and the rest - spire, N aisle, S aisle, clerestory, chancel and N chapel - ofc.1350-1550. The priest's doorway (S doorway, chancel) may be of c.1200.

III Exterior Features

1. Doorways

(i) S doorway, chancel (blocked)

Exterior, chancel, S wall, priest's doorway

Exterior, chancel, S wall, priest's doorway

Round headed, single order. First order: chamfered, continuous, 'double' jamb. Label has lower chamfer and plain face.

Dimensions
h. of opening 1.75 m
w. of opening 0.85 m

VII History

Domesday Book records a priest and a church here in the possession of Heppo the Crossbowman in 1086.

VIII Comments/Opinions

The treatment of the jamb as a two-step chamfer is very unusual. There is consistent weathering throughout the doorway. While it is difficult to say if the doorway is original to this location, it is clear that this wall has been re-worked considering the square-headed window to the left of the doorway and the misaligned bands of ironstone and grey stone to either side of the doorjambs. Note: There seems to be an alternative spelling of the village name as 'Hacconby' (see Pevsner); the spelling of the Ordnance Survey is followed here.

IX Bibliography

  • Domesday Book: Lincolnshire. 61,1.
  • N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. London 1990, 353.