St Lawrence, Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire

I Location

Site Location: Sedgebrook
National Grid Reference: SK 858 381
County: traditional: Lincolnshire
now: Lincolnshire
Diocese: medieval: Lincoln
now: Lincoln
Dedication: medieval: not confirmed
now (or name of monument): St Lawrence
Type of building/monument: Parish church

II General Description

: Exterior, general view of church

Primarily a 15thc. church of nave, side aisles, W tower and chancel. The font is Romanesque.

V Furnishings

1. Fonts

(i)

: Font, W side

The font is located in the middle of the S aisle just W of the S door into the nave. It rests on a modern plinth. The base of the font is chamfered and octagonal with a round stem. The bowl is separate from the base and has a roll mould at the bottom with eight scallops above the roll. Large quirks emphasize the shields of the scallops which rise upward giving the bowl its polygonal shape. Top is plain. Rounded interior of bowl is lead-lined with centre drain. White pigment is evident on bowl and stem. There is a large repair using original stone on the S scallop S and an iron dowel near the middle of the N scallop. Near the top of the lip there are pieces missing on W and E sides.

Dimensions

h. of bowl	0.51 m
h. with base	0.96 m
int. diam.	0.64 m
ext. diam.	0.76 m

VII History

Sedgebrook is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as part of the land holdings of Robert Malet, King William's great chamberlain, but no church is recorded. The manor belonged to Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln in 1272, who held a number of estates throughout the county, the primary one being the castle at Bolingbroke.

VIII Comments/Opinions

Given the polygonal shape, this probably dates to the second half of the 12thc.

IX Bibliography

Domesday Book: Lincolnshire. 58, 6.
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. London 1990, 638-39.
G. Platts, Land and People in Medieval Lincolnshire. 1985, 99-100.