The lower stages of the ironstone tower, and much of the south aisle wall are early 13th century.

Inside St Peter’s, the unusual arcades are partly of this date, as is a corbel showing a man with toothache!

James Fowler carried out extensive restoration in 1868, rebuilding the north aisle and chancel.

Normanby is the highest settlement in the county, with fine views across to the Lincoln Cliff.

June 2011

James Fowler carried out extensive restoration in 1868, rebuilding the north aisle and chancel at St Peter's.

Normanby is the highest settlement in the county, with fine views across to the Lincoln Cliff.

June 2011

This small brick building, with its 'ecclesiastical' pointed arched windows, is close to the west end of St Peter's parish church. It is marked as 'Sunday School' on both First and Second Editions of the Ordnance Survey County Series maps of 1887 and 1905.

It is apparent that it had recently been renovated.

This gold brooch is known as a 'birdlip' or 'beaked bow' brooch due to the characteristic protrusion on the bow. The two circular features above give the impression of a bird's face.

The brooch has sadly been damaged in the ground, and the bow has become bent. The pin is also missing, and would have attached beneath the trumpet above the bird's head.

Examples of Iron Age brooches in gold are exceedingly rare, with less than ten known from Britain.  Interestingly, one of the other examples is a gold brooch of similar form from Market Rasen, now in the British Museum.