St Clement, Grainthorpe
St Clement, Grainthorpe
St Clement’s is a Grade I marshland parish church on Church Lane, Grainthorpe, East Lindsey, in the Diocese of Lincoln. It has stood at the centre of the village for some eight centuries.
- Location
- Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Lincolnshire
- City / town
- Grainthorpe
- Address
- Church Lane, Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, LN11 7JR
- Postcode
- LN11 7JR
- Built
- c.1200; remodelled 14th–15th centuries; restorations 1876 and 1909
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Clement
- Diocese
- Lincoln
- Parish
- Grainthorpe St Clement
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Decorated and Perpendicular
- Materials
- Ashlar and lined render; lead roofs behind parapets
- Grid reference
- TF 387 965
- Opening hours
- Unfortunately the church is not left open, but the key is always available for visitors from: Richard & Mary-Anne Drinkel 01472 388825. Rob & Jill Lingard, Tithe Farm, Church Lane.
- Access
- Ramp or level access available on request. Level access throughout. Accessible toilets in church
Overview
Historic England records a parish church of about 1200, with work of 1358, the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, 1665, an 1876 restoration that shortened the chancel by one bay, and a 1909 restoration. Fabric is ashlar and lined render, with lead roofs behind parapets. The plan is a western tower, clerestoried nave, aisles, north chapel, chancel and south porch. The fifteenth-century four-stage ashlar tower has battlemented parapets with eight pinnacles and gargoyles. The north arcade retains responds of about 1200; otherwise the four-bay arcades are later medieval. The listing notes a fifteenth-century font.
The parish describes clawed bases to the north arcade columns as twelfth- or thirteenth-century survivals, with the church remodelled when the tower and clerestory were added. Grainthorpe was once closer to the sea and an important port. A Heritage Lottery Fund repair project in the 2010s funded roof and stonework works and added visitor facilities.