Walesby, Lincolnshire
The name 'Walesby' is thought to mean 'farm/settlement of Valr' or another suggestion is 'farm/settlement of the Britons'.
St Mary's is an Arts and Crafts style church designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1913. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church was temporarily closed after the 2008 Market Rasen earthquake when a large crack appeared in the tower and masonry fell inside the church. St Mary's was also damaged in the 1930s when a hurricane dislodged its 'candle snuffer' spire resulting in its eventual removal.
In the 1930s an earlier church, All Saints', was renovated after it fell into disuse. It is Grade I listed. Now known as the 'Ramblers Church', in its south aisle it features a stained-glass window of 1950, financed by the Grimsby and District Wayfarers Association, showing a central figure of Christ, with hikers with haversacks on the left and cyclists on the right. The Viking Way long-distance route passes close to All Saints'.
See also
- St Mary's Chapel, Lead, also known as the 'Ramblers Church'
Gallery
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St Mary's Church, Walesby
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The Annunciation embroidery by Dilys Jones in St Mary's
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Stained-glass window in All Saints'
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Walesby Group of Parishes
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1063483)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Market Rasen Mail 20 March 2008
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1063484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
External links
- Media related to Walesby, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons