Engine house with date stone reading "1833".

"The Pinchbeck Engine is a restored beam engine, an impressive reminder of the time when man relied on the power of steam to drain the land.

The Pinchbeck Engine was built in 1833 and is a 20 horse-power A-frame low pressure condensing beam engine"

https://www.wellandidb.org.uk/about-us/our-museum/ 

Located Grid Reference TF262261.

DB 13 September 2013

"The engine is a 20 horsepower (15 kW) condensing steam engine with an overhead beam supported by an 'A'-frame.

It was built by the Butterley Company of Ripley, Derbyshire.

It has a single cylinder of 35 inches (89 cm) bore and 56 inches (1.42 m) stroke.

The flywheel is 18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m) in diameter.

The engine ran at up to 30 rpm"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinchbeck_Engine 

DB 13 September 2013

"The engine is gear-coupled to a single scoop wheel in an adjacent compartment.

There are 40 paddles around the circumference of the 22-foot (6.71 m) wheel, which could lift a maximum of 7,500 imperial gallons (34,000 l) of water per minute through an 8-foot (2.44 m) lift.

The annual effort varied between 1,093,000 long tons (1,111,000 t) tons of water lifted, and 3,690,000 long tons (3,749,000 t).

Typically the engine was operated for around 180 days a year and an engine man was permanently retained, living on the site"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinchbeck_Engine 

DB 13 September 2013

This mill with its bakehouse has stood by the river Glen near Small Drove Lane since 1812.

Jon Sass Collection, photograph by Rex Wailes, c.1928

Glenside Mill continued in use with modern milling machinery until the 1970s.

Location of mill: TF 206 252

Peter Kirk Collection, 1999

This five-floored mill was built in 1848 on the site of a former post mill.

undated photograph

The cap and internal machinery were removed from Northgate Mill in the 1930s.

Location of mill: TF 227 260

Peter Kirk Collection, 1999

Spalding Cattle Market Auction Hall was sold for £1 and moved to Birchgrove Garden Centre and Bulb Museum, Pinchbeck, in 1995.

Mark Acton, 2014

This large and impressive church was restored by William Butterfield between 1855 and 1864.

Peter Kirk Collection, 1999

The tower of St Mary's church dates from the 14th and 15th centuries.

Peter Kirk Collection, 1999

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"The church of St. Mary is a spacious edifice of stone in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of five bays, aisles, a large Decorated chapel on the north side, south porch and a fine embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing a clock and 6 bells :

there are some fine stained windows in the chancel, and on the wall of the north Chantry a brass to Margaret (Carr), wife of John Lambert, ob. 1600, with 27 shields genealogically arranged, besides monuments to the Cust family, Wimberley family (1656) and a tomb without inscription to the de Pinchbecks, formerly possessors of the village:

the original roof of carved oak supported by angels carrying escutcheons still remains, and the font is a very fine example of Decorated work:

part of the rood screen still exists:

the church was restored in 1856 and following years up to 1864 under the direction of Mr. W Butterfield, architect:

in 1890 the bells were rehung:

and in 1891, a new organ, costing £345, was placed in the chancel:

there are 900 sittings"

DB 6 May 2018

White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856 states :-

"The Parish Church ( St Mary) has a tower and five bells.

It was restored and beautified in 1855, at the cost of £1400, mostly given by the Vicar and patron.

The chancel was re-built and newly fitted up in a chaste and elegant style.

The east and west windows have been enriched with stained glass, and the nave newly seated with open benches.

The vicarage, valued in K.B. at £40. 6s. 4d., and now at £700, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev West Wayet, M.A., who has a good Vicarage House"

DB 6 May 2018

"The east window stained glass is dated 1855 by O'Connor, the west window of 1861 by the same artist"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

The date 1855 appears in the stained glass (bottom right hand corner of the window).

DB 28 April 2019

C19 decorative tiles.

DB 28 April 2019

"In the east window of the north chapel and in the north aisle some C15 grisaille and stained glass remains in the upper panels"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

DB 28 April 2019

"Tall 5 bay C13 nave arcades, alternating round and octagonal piers with some reused C12 work, matching capitals and hobnail decoration.

The easternmost piers are more elaborate with angle shafts"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

DB 28 April 2019

Looking west towards the font, very tall tower arch and west window.

DB 28 April 2019

"C14 octagonal font with quatrefoil panels containing shields and crosses to the sides of the bowl and buttressed stem with quatrefoils and fleurons"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

Flower festival in progress. 

DB 28 April 2019

"The nave roof is C15 with arched tie beams with fleurons and brattishing, pierced cusped spandrels and queen posts supporting the moulded principals.

Contemporary arms bearing angel supporters on the half bays"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states " the original roof of carved oak supported by angels carrying escutcheons still remains"

DB 1 May 2010

The makers plate reads "Forster & Andrews Hull 1891"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forster_and_Andrews 

"It was the subject of a major restoration in 2006 as a result of a vestry fire"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/churchbuilding.htm 

DB 28 April 2019

"Gabled C14 south porch with triangular headed moulded outer arch and C19 wrought iron double gates"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

DB 28 April 2019

"Originally vaulted with a fan vault, the springers of which remain.

The C14 inner doorway has cusped ogee head with 3 orders of moulding and fleurons.

The canopy has crockets, fleurons and floriated knops"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

DB 28 April 2019

Closer view of the sundial.

DB 1 May 2017

Looking east towards the Pinchbeck Tomb next to the altar.

DB 28 April 2019

Pinchbeck Tomb in the south aisle viewed from the chancel.

"In the south aisle a tomb in the form of an altar with Purbeck marble ledger slab, panelled sides with crocketed ogee pinnacles and armorial shields"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

"15th Century table tomb of Thomas Pynchbecke, whose family links with the village can be traced to 1275.

The tomb contains recesses which once held brass inserts.

The 22 heraldic shields of the de Pynchbecke family, under arches on the Tomb sides, were originally painted"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/churchbuilding.htm  

DB 1 May 2010

Cannon displayed under the tower. An explanatory text stated :- 

"The Pinchbeck Cannon was found on Frieston Shore along with two cannon balls. It is thought to have been in use during the Crimean War (1854-56).

It Is mounted on a cast iron ship's carriage and was made by George Jackson of Fishtoft, who worked for Howden & Son of Boston. The year 1848 is stamped on the carriage.

It was bought by Thomas Plowright who died in Kimberley in South Africa (see monument in south aisle) and eventually given to L F M Wayet, son of the Vicar of Pinchbeck.

Its length is 41", and Its caliber is 2 & 5/8"; its condition is such that It could still probably fire a 3Ib cannon ball approximately 1200 yards"

DB 28 April 2019

Top row features the four New Testament Gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke & John with four major Old Testemant Prophets in the bottom row Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah & Ezekiel.

"The east window stained glass is dated 1855 by O'Connor, the west window of 1861 by the same artist"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064433 

Glass dated 1861 in the bottom right hand corner. 

DB 28 April 2019

"TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR DURING THE YEARS 1914-1915"

DB 28 April 2019

A stackyard scene from the inter-war period.

A cartload of sheaves of long-straw corn from the field are being stacked.

One man lifts the sheaves on to the stack; a second passes them across the stack to the third man who is responsible for laying the sheaves in place.