St Michael, Newton by Toft, Lincolnshire

I Location

Site Location
Newton by Toft
National Grid Reference
TF 051 874
County
traditional: Lincolnshire
now: Lincolnshire
Diocese
medieval: Lincoln
now: Lincoln
Dedication
medieval: not confirmed
now (or name of monument): St Michael
Type of building/monument
Parish church

II General Description

Exterior, general view.

Exterior, general view.

A small church consisting of nave and chancel. Blocked 13thc. arcade of N aisle visible in N wall of nave. Extensively rebuilt in 1860 by James Fowler. Chancel arch is probably Romanesque.

IV Interior Features

1. Arches

a. Chancel arche/Apse arches

(i) Chancel arch
Chancel arch.

Chancel arch.

Chancel arch.

Chancel arch.

Chancel arch, R side, impost, W face.

Chancel arch, R side, impost, W face.

Plain jambs and single order, round arch. Imposts are chamfered only on their N and S sides, the other sides appear to have been cut back.

Dimensions
h. of opening 2.46 m
w. of opening 1.49 m

VII History

Though the village is mentioned several times in the Domesday Survey, there is no record of a church here in 1086.

VIII Comments/Opinions

The S impost is of one piece of stone and is original; the central portion of N impost is good, but its E and W sections are renewed insertions. In addition to the cut back marks, chisel marks are visible on the N face of the S impost.

IX Bibliography

  • Pevsner, The Buildings of England, Lincolnshire. London, 1990, 576.