St Swithin's Church, Lincoln

St. Swithin’s Church, Lincoln is a Grade II* listed parish church located on St Swithin's Square, Lincoln, England.[1][2]

St Swithin’s Church, Lincoln
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipCharismatic Evangelical Anglican
Websitewww.stswithinslincoln.org.uk
History
StatusIn use
Architecture
Functional statusParish Church
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Architect(s)James Fowler
Groundbreaking1869
Completed1887
Administration
ParishLincoln, St Swithin
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Jim Prestwood
Curate(s)Revd Matt Rogers

History
The nave and chancel
The ruins of the original St Swithin's Church and the Greyfriars, Lincoln c.1784

The original church of St Swithin, was near the Sheep Market. It suffered a bad fire in 1644 during the English Civil War. It was rebuilt in stone in 1801. This was replaced with a new building on Sheep Square. The foundation stone was laid on Easter Day 1869 by the Bishop of Lincoln, Christopher Wordsworth.

The church was built to designs of the architect, James Fowler of Louth and financed by Alfred Shuttleworth the Lincoln industrialist. The nave and aisles were built between 1869 and 1871, the chancel was completed in 1879, and the construction of the tower and spire took place between 1884 and 1887.[1]

Nikolaus Pevsner described the church as "without doubt his (James Fowler's) most important church." [3]

During the construction a Roman altar was discovered.[4]

The church contains a west window which was made by A L Moore & Co. [5]

The church was listed as Grade II* in 1973. [6]

Present day

In October 2014, St Swithin's Church was relaunched, at the invitation of the Bishop of Lincoln, by a planting team from Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in the Diocese of London led by Revd Jim Prestwood.[7]

The church building is currently closed. The church currently meets online at 10.30am and 6.30pm each week. [8]

Organ
Chancel and organ

Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[9]

Organists
  • John Pullein 1896–1903[10]
  • A. A. Osborne 1903–1917
  • Gerald Conran Hodgson 1917–1937[11]
  • Michael Boltz 2010–2014

Bells

A single bell of 3 cwt and 21 pounds was supplied in 1851, cast by Messrs Mears. It is currently described as unringable.[12]

References
  1. The Buildings of England. Lincolnshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. 1989
  2. Historic England. "St Swithin's Church, Free School Lane, Lincoln  (Grade II*) (1388543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. Historic England. "St Swithin's Church, Free School Lane, Lincoln  (Grade II*) (1388543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. "St Swithin's Lincoln". Skyscraper news. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. Historic England. "St Swithin's Church, Free School Lane, Lincoln  (Grade II*) (1388543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. Historic England. "St Swithin's Church, Free School Lane, Lincoln  (Grade II*) (1388543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "Who We Are". St Swithins Church Lincoln. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. "Sunday Services". St Swithins Church Lincoln. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  10. "Presentations". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 20 November 1903. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "St Swithin's Memorial". Lincolnshire Echo. England. 3 June 1939. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Lincoln St Swithins". 1 and 2 bell towers. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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