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Bottesford, St Peter in Chains
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains

Bottesford is now a suburb of Scunthorpe though the church of St Peter's Chains has a rural feel to it.

Externally the building is all in the Early English style though the south aisle window tracery is circa 1300.

View from the south-west.

April 2015

Bottesford, St Peter in Chains church
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains

The north doorway is Transitional.

The perpendicular tower formerly had a spire giving it a total height of 210ft.

View from the south-east.

April 2015

Bottesford, St Peter in Chains church
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains, north porch
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains, north porch
Bottesford, St Peter in Chains, north porch

The round-arched porch entrance dates from c.1200, with dog-tooth decoration.

April 2015

Bottesford, St Peter in Chains church