All saints church in Branston, Lincolnshire, England was one of the first churches in the country to be lit by gas in the last century. The church has two separate original early building periods visible in the outside walls, Saxon and Saxo/Norman. The present tower is of the typical Lincolnshire late Saxon style of a fairly tall base section surmounted by a short top section containing the twin bell openings. There is a varied selection of windows in the church ranging from early English lancets in the south wall of the chancel, four windows of three different widths. All saints church has had many alterations to its fabric over the years, particularly the last 150. Extensive restorations were carried out in 1864 and in 1875 - 1876, Sir George Gilbert Scott supervised the extensions to the north aisle, built the south porch, repaired the windows and did a complete restoration job on the interior. The latest major restoration was required when the church lost its organ, roof, east window, chancel and rood screen when it caught fire on Christmas Day 1962, but luckily the tower was not touched at all. Some of the memorial tablets were lost and others damaged. The clerestory, battlements, pinnacles and the crenulations all needed replacing.
THE BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR.
The inscription reads---within this vault lies the body of St Cecil Wray Barr and that of Dame Mary his wife.
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Towers, arches, and everything in between! This church has it all. And what stained glass! Absolutely awe inspiring. The pews and arches in the interior speak loads for themselves. This is a beautiful church. The general construction shows that they really knew how to build them back then. People can really learn a lot from the way a structure like this was built. Obviously it was built to stay. Fantastic, my friend! And, of course the magnificent photography work brings it to life for me.
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