Looking north along the East Coast Main Line from the footbridge at Tallington level crossing.

Tallington Station, which closed in 1959 was located immediately to the left just beyond the footbridge.

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Signal Box retained for emergency control at Tallington level crossing.

Final Whistle public house visible in the background. 

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Footbridge over the East Coast Main Line at Tallington level crossing.

Tallington Station, which closed in 1959 was located immediately to the left just beyond the footbridge.

A commercial interest listed at Tallington Station in 1919 was Ellis & Everard Limited, coal, oil cake, guano & artificial manure merchants ; & Bourne; Littleworth & other railway stations"

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Former school now the village hall.

"The school originally opened in 1841.

New buildings were erected in 1868, and it became Tallington Parochial Church of England School in October 1869.

In September 1884 it became Tallington Board School, administered by Tallington School Board, formed in that year.

The school was enlarged in 1896.

It became Tallington Council School in 1903 and was a junior school by 1938, with senior pupils attending schools in Stamford.

The school became Tallington County School in the late 1940s and by 1975 it was known as Tallington County Primary School.

The school was closed in 1980, with the children transferred to Uffington School from September"

https://www.lincstothepast.com/TALLINGTON-COUNTY-PRIMARY-SCHOOL/886510.record?pt=S 

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Externally, much of St Lawrence's dates from the 14th and 15th centuries.

The inner doorway of the porch however is Norman and the interior of the church largely 13th century.

The 14th century tower once had a spire - destroyed in the 18th century.

September 2014

The five-light east window of the chancel is 15th century. 

On the east side of the transept is a reset 13th century lancet, while to the south is a 14th century window with reticulated tracery.

September 2014

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"The church of St. Lawrence, originally erected in the 12th century, is an ancient cruciform structure of Barnack stone, partly in the Early English and Decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, transepts and a western tower containing 3 bells, and there is an ancient sanctus bell in a bell-cote:

the church had formerly a spire, which was destroyed by lightning, August 13th, 1762"

"the church was restored in 1879 at a cost of £1,000, when the ancient oak screen was re-erected at the west end of the nave"

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"Parish church.

Mid C12, early C13, late C13, C14, C15, spire destroyed 1762, restored 1879"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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The chancel arches are late 13th century.  To the south is an early 13th century piscina.

September 2014

"The east window is C15 of 5 slender lights, with panel tracery"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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Organ located north side of chancel under a late C13 double chamfered arch.

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North wall has a triangular headed aumbry while the south wall has an early C13 piscina with stiff leaf shafted reveals.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

Fittings are all C19.

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"Plain octagonal C13 font on 4 short octagonal legs with narrow chamfered stem having fine conical cover with C14 crockets, pinnacles and central knop"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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Looking east towards the chancel.

The late C13 chancel arch has octagonal responds and a double chamfered arch with above a C19 tiled text.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

The clear plastic figures represent servicemen from the parish who did not return from the First World War. 

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Looking west towards the offset tower arch.

"Offset C14 continuously moulded tall tower arch of 3 waved orders"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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View across the nave and into the north aisle.

"On the north side is a 2 bay early C13 arcade with circular pier, responds and abaci with double chamfered arches. Eastwards a later C13 double chamfered arch"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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C19 panelled ashlar pulpit with cusped arches.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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"The gabled C14 south porch with Collyweston slate roof has a double chamfered outer arch and octagonal reveals"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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"The inner door is mid C12 with side shafts, cushion capitals, plain tympanum and an arch with an order of chevron, roll moulding and crosses saltire to the hood.

The shaft bases also have chevron ornament.

The early door has overlapping planks with ledges to rear"

Many poppies for Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War 1. 

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Shelves at top to hold twelve bread loaves.

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

There is a rent-charge of £2 12s. left by Charles Bertie, in 1730, which is distributed in bread. 

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"3 stage C14 tower with clasping angle buttresses, chamfered bell moulded plinth, string courses and battlemented parapets with angle grotesques.

The tower is slightly offset to the north"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360195 

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War Memorial and Roll of Honour.

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Image shows remains of a lock discovered 1998 in Heron's Close near Saint Laurence's Church.

"Stamford Canal, now disused, is one of the earliest post-Roman canals in England.

It opened in 1670, around 100 years before the start of the Industrial Revolution"

"It was part of the Welland Navigation in Lincolnshire.

First authorised in 1571, during the reign of Elizabeth I, construction did not start until 1664, under powers granted in 1620 and ratified by James I.

It ran for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) from Stamford to Market Deeping and had 12 locks"

"It contributed to the wealth of Stamford, allowing barley to be transported to the town for malting"

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

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Formerly named the Kesteven Arms and prior to that the Cavendish Arms 

In Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1885 the landlord was listed as

"Wright Robert, Cavendish Arms P.H. & farmer & castrator"

In 1919 the Kesteven Arms was run by The People's Refreshment House Association founded by Bishop Francis Jayne.

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

A second public house called the Crooked Billet, listed in the Post Office Directory of 1861, was situated near Saint Laurence's Church.

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