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Owmby by Spital
 
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel

The Primitive Methodist Chapel on Normanby Road, Owmby by Spital, was built in 1903 and in use as a doctor's surgery when this photograph was taken.

Pearl Wheatley, 2010

Owmby by Spital, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel

The last service here was held in May 1971.

The chapel has recently been on sale again.

June 2017

Owmby by Spital,
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel
Owmby by Spital, Methodist Chapel

View of the chapel from the north-west.

June 2018

Owmby by Spital,
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul

Entrance to the church is through the unbuttressed Norman tower with Early English work higher up.

Roofing materials: nave - pantile; chancel - slate; north aisle - lead. 

May 2010

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul

This view of SS Peter and Paul from the south-east shows the unfortunate mixture of roof materials and the stark cement rendering on the vestry.

May 2010

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul

SS Peter & Paul has a 3-bay Norman north arcade dating from c 1200.

The chancel was rebuilt in 1808 but reuses a late 13th century east window with geometrical tracery.

In contrast the east window of the north aisle has intersecting tracery.

July 2013

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"The church of SS. Peter and Paul is a building of stone partly of Norman date, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, vestry and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing 3 bells:

the oldest portions of the church are the nave and aisle, both of Norman date, the chancel was built about 1808:

There are 200 sittings.

The register dates from the year 1700"

The embattlement and pinnacles mentioned in Kelly's Directory no longer survive.

DB 12 May 2019

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Chancel
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Chancel
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Chancel

The chancel was rebuilt in 1808.

DB 12 May 2019

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Chancel, East Window
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Chancel, East Window
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Chancel, East Window

"The east window is late C13 with 3 lights, geometric tracery, trefoil heads, 2 cinquefoil and one trefoil in the head of the window"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1165122 

Glass dates from 1958.

http://www.owmbygroup.co.uk/parishes/owmby.html 

DB 12 May 2019

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church, East Window, glass
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave

Looking east towards the C19 chancel arch. 

First world war memorabilia, and poppies in art and textiles, on display for West Lindsey Churches Festival.

DB 20 May 2018

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave

Looking west towards the entrance.

White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856 states :-

"The Church (St. Peter and St. Paul) is a modernised building, retaining some circular Norman arches.

It is a rectory, valued in K.B. at £9. 3s. 4d., and now at £233, having 240 acres of land in lieu of tithes.

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is patron, and the Rev. Joseph Green, M.A., is the incumbent, and has a neat residence, erected in 1844"

DB 12 May 2019

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Capital

The 3-bay north arcade of c.1200 has round piers, with square abaci and crude stiff leaf decoration.

May 2010

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Organ
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Organ
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, Organ

A brass plaque states

"DONATED BY THE MEMBERS OF NORMANBY METHODIST CHAPEL. DEDICATED BY THE Rt Revd R.M.HARDY THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN. SEPTEMBER 15TH 1991"

DB 12 May 2019

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church, organ
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, War Memorial
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, War Memorial
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Nave, War Memorial

First and Second World War memorial plaques.

DB 12 May 2019

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church, war memorial
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, North Aisle, Font
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, North Aisle, Font
Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, North Aisle, Font

Font "is made from reused sections of a massive drum pillar, quite out of scale with anything which survives, and of uncertain date.

The topmost section is probably a reused and inverted capital of which one plain volute survives"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1165122 

DB 20 May 2018

Owmby by Spital, St Peter & St Paul, Church, Font