The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
St Benedict (now)
Parish church
Haltham is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, 4 miles S of Horncastle and 17 miles E of Lincoln. The church, comprises a nave with N aisle and a chancel. Construction is of squared greenstone coursed rubble with limestone ashlardressings, and red brick patching and gables. The oldest parts are 12thc and its was restored in 1880 and 1891. It has been redundant since 1977, and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Romanesque sculpture is found in the S nave doorway.
Parish church
Much of the church was rebuilt in 1879-80, by S. Hooper of Hatherleigh, although a late 14thc tower survives. The reset S doorway is the only 12thc carved feature.