The Grade II listed former primary school in Great Limber opened in 1849 and was extended in 1895. It closed in 2015 and is now a nursery school.

Undated postcard by Raphael Tuck. 

The Grade II listed former vicarage in Great Limber was built in 1829 using yellow brick.

Undated postcard from Raphael Tuck. 

Multi view card by Jackson & Son (Gy.), Ltd., Grimsby & Bradford - George V one penny stamp but date on postmark unreadable. 

The mausoleum in Great Limber (TA133088) on the Brocklesby estate was designed by James Wyatt, in the late eighteenth century.

It commemorates Sophia, the wife of the first Baron Yarborough, who died aged 33 in 1786. It is described as majestic and 'undoubtedly Wyatt's masterpiece' by Pevsner.

Frank Robinson, 2009

The inscription to Sophia (died 25 January 1786, aged 33) on the side of the mausoleum.

Rod Callow, 2004

The figure of Sophia sculpted in marble by Joseph Nollekens in 1791 takes pride of place inside the mausoleum.

Rod Callow, 2004

This circular lantern at the centre of the ceiling allows diffused natural light to enter the interior. The glass carries a painting by Francis Eginton.

Rod Callow, 2004

Memorial to Charles Pelham within the mausoleum.

Rod Callow, 2004

Another view of Nollekens' sculpture.

Rod Callow. 2004

The mausoleum stands on a low mound and is surrounded by iron railings.

Wyatt completed the building in 1792.

Rod Callow, 2004

White's Directory 1856 has "Sparrow George, vict., New Inn" and in 1872 "Elphick William, farmer and vict. New Inn (commercial & posting)"

Kelly's Directory 1930 "Needham Wm. New inn".

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"Public house, c1840. Yellow brick with ashlar dressings, hipped slate roofs, with 4 wall stacks. A symmetrical design of 5 parts, consisting of a central block of 2 storeys linked by single storey blocks to flanking lower 2 storey wings"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063364?section=official-list-entry 

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A priory was founded at Limber Magna before 1180 and dissolved in the 15th century.

All that remains of the priory is the old Priest's House with seven-feet thick stone walls.

It has been extended at various times and some of the stone has been faced with brick.

St Peter's has a short, broad tower and a spacious interior with long aisles and nave.

Much of the church is 14th century, including the arcades and chancel arch.

The chancel with its lancet windows is Victorian work by Butterfield, as is the rood screen.

May 2009

Kelly's Directory 1930 has :-

"The church of St. Peter is a large and ancient fabric of stone in the Norman and Decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, with attached chapels, south porch and a low embattled western tower of Decorated date containing 3 bells:

the stained east window, erected in 1859, is a memorial to George Nelson, d. 1846, and there are several others :

the font dates from the 12th century :

a new organ was placed in the church in 1884, at a cost of £300:

the interior was partly restored in 1875, at a cost of £600, when the chancel and nave were reseated with open benches and a new stone pulpit erected;

the reredos, sedilia, a credence and communion rails were added sometime previous to 1867:

in 1893 a stained window was erected by the late John Maunsell-Richardson esq. as a memorial to Mrs. Maunsell, late of this parish:

there is also a brass tablet, placed in 1898, to the Rev. Thomas ffoster Chamberlain M.A. vicar 1867-97:

the church affords 350 sittings:

the south chapel was restored in 1915 at the expense of the then vicar (Rev. Hubert Larken), who also presented the church with a chalice and paten.

A lych gate was erected in 1912 by Victoria, Lady Yarborough, in memory of her husband, the late John Maunsell-Richardson esq."

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White's Directory 1872 reports :-

"The Church (St. Peter) is an ancient fabric, consisting of nave, chancel, north and south aisles, south porch and square western tower, with three bells.

The beautiful new east window was inserted in 1855, and filled with stained glass, in memory of the late George Nelson, Esq., and his wife, at the expense of their surviving children.

The vicarage, valued in K.B. at £9. 18s. 4d., and now at £644, has 58A, 20P. of glebe, and a yearly modus in lieu of tithes. The Lord Chancellor is patron, and the Rev. Thomas Ffoster Chamberlain, M.A., surrogate and hon. canon of Manchester is the incumbent, and has a neat vicarage house, built in 1829" 

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The Post Office Directory 1861 states :-

"The living is a vicarage, value £623, with 58 acres of glebe and residence, held by the Rev. John Browne, M.A., and in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor; the Rev. H. G. Southwell, B.A., is curate. The church of St. Peter is an old building, with a tower and 3 bells"

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Church viewed from the northwest.

"Great Limber Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter. It is built in Norman and Decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, and aisles, with attached chapels and south porch, and a low crenellated west tower with three bells. The church was partly restored in 1873. Its chancel is mostly Victorian, although its arch is 13th-century as is the font. An 1890 stained glass window in the north aisle is by Kempe."

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

"There are two floors in the tower one level with the clock and one above where the bells are hung. The clock mechanism was bought in 1958 with funds raised in the village (a ‘Limber Highlights’ Concert Party and a Little Brocklesby Garden Fete)"

https://great-limber.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parish-information/brief-history-church/1 

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Looking west towards the chancel screen and nave beyond.

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Looking east towards the altar. The chancel was partly rebuilt in the C19.

"The details of the chancel are C19 in the Early English style with aumbry, recesses and vestry door. It has a Minton tile floor. All fittings including the rood screen are C19"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

Kelly's Directory 1930 notes "the reredos, sedilia, a credence and communion rails were added sometime previous to 1867". 

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"The chancel arch is crossed by a rood loft of recent construction on the remains of an ancient loft. This serves as a memorial to the men of the village who lost their lives in the two world wars. Their names are carved on the lower panels. On the south side you can see a door and rood loft staircase"

https://great-limber.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parish-information/brief-history-church/1 

Historic England states that " All fittings including the rood screen are C19"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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C19 altar and fittings.

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"The stained glass east windows are lancets the glass added in 1855 by Wailes to a design by Butterfield and in memory of George Nelson"

https://great-limber.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parish-information/brief-history-church/1  

White's Directory 1872 notes "The beautiful new east window was inserted in 1855, and filled with stained glass, in memory of the late George Nelson, Esq., and his wife, at the expense of their surviving children."

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Located between two of the south facing chancel windows. 

"In:Memory:of:George:Stamp:Esquire:late:of:

Kingston:upor:Hull:Solicitor:and:as:a:testimory:

of:his:worth:and:of:their:respect:these:windows:

have:been:erected:by:his:friends:and:his:brethren:

of:the:legal.profession:He:departed:this: life the:

7th:November:1858:aged:50:years:and:was:

buried:at:this:his:native:place:"

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One of two south facing windows in memory of George Stamp "late of Kingston upon Hull Solicitor".

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"In Loving Memory of JOHN SMITH EYRE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1018 IN THE K.R.Rs AND THE R.A.O.C. DIED IN LEEDS HOSPITAL OCT. 14TH 1919 AGED 38 YEARS"

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"IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN MAUNSELL RICHARDSON BY HIS WIDOW AND LINCOLNSHIRE FRIENDS"

"BORN JUNE 12" "1846 DIED JAN 22 1912"

"John Maunsell Richardson JP DL (Great Limber, Caistor, Lincolnshire 12 June 1846 – Westminster, London, 22 January 1912), known to his friends as the "Cat", was a cricketer who played First-class cricket for Cambridge University, Member of Parliament and a steeplechase jockey who won two Grand Nationals as a rider in the 1870s ...

In 1881, Richardson married Victoria Alexandrina (née Hare), the Countess of Yarborough and widow of his friend Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, who had died six years earlier."

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

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Looking east towards the chancel.

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Looking west towards the tower doorway.

"Interior has 4 bay C14 matching arcades, with octagonal piers and double chamfered arches"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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Eagle lectern.

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"IN LOVING MEMORY OF Colonel WILLIAM RICHARDSON, BORN 6TH APRIL, 1845, DIED 27 TH JUNE, 1909.

This Tablet is erected by his brother JOHN MAUNSELL RICHARDSON."

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Located at the west end of the nave. 

"This Tablet is erected by VICTORIA COUNTESS OF YARBOROUGH in ever Loving Memory of Her dearly loved and deeply lamented Husband JOHN MAUNSELL RICHARDSON, ESQ., of Limber Magna, in the County of Lincoln. BORN 12TH JUNE, 1846, DIED 22ND JANUARY, 1912. "Jesus calls us to Heaven's perfect peace.""

"John Maunsell Richardson JP DL (Great Limber, Caistor, Lincolnshire 12 June 1846 – Westminster, London, 22 January 1912), known to his friends as the "Cat", was a cricketer who played First-class cricket for Cambridge University, Member of Parliament and a steeplechase jockey who won two Grand Nationals as a rider in the 1870s ...

In 1881, Richardson married Victoria Alexandrina (née Hare), the Countess of Yarborough and widow of his friend Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, who had died six years earlier."

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

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Located at the west end of the nave.  

"SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM RICHARDSON, ESQ.E (ONE OF THE DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS OF THIS COUNTY) WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MAY 2ND 1830, ANNO ÆTATIS 78.

HE RESIDED IN THIS VILLAGE UPWARDS OF 40 YEARS. HE WAS HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED THROUGH LIFE, FOR HIS URBANITY OF MANNERS, AND SINCERITY OF FRIENDSHIP; AND POSSESSED IN A VERY HIGH DEGREE, THOSE AMIABLE AND ESTIMABLE QUALITIES, WHICH ENDEARED HIM TO HIS RELATIONS AND FRIENDS, AND ACQUIRED THE ESTEEM AND RESPECT OF ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETY.

ALSO OF CATHERINE, HIS BELOVED WIFE WHO DIED MARCH 1ST 1836, Æ 81.

THEIR REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THE CHURCH AT IMMINGHAM IN THIS COUNTY. THIS TESTIMONIAL OF GRATITUDE, WAS ERECTED BY THEIR TRULY AFFECTIONATE GREAT NEPHEW, WILLIAM RICHARDSON."

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Located at the west end of the nave above the tower doorway.

"SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE REV. J. BUCKOLL, L. L. B. FOURTEEN YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH: WHO DIED MAY THE 12TH MDCCCXLIV IN THE 70TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. BE YE ALSO READY: FOR IN SUCH AN HOUR AS YE THINK NOT THE SON OF MAN COMETH. MATTH XXIV. 44."

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Located at the west end of the nave.

"THIS TABLET SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM RICHARDSON ESQRE OF GREAT LIMBER IN THIS PARISH, BORN 18TH SEPTEMBER 1812, DIED OF CONSUMPTION IN LONDON 15TH MARCH 1850, WAS ERECTED BY HIS ONCE HAPPY WIFE, BUT AFTER HIS DEATH, DISCONSOLATE WIDOW. OTHERS CAN TESTIFY TO THE SOUNDNESS OF HIS JUDGEMENT, THE KINDNESS OF HIS DISPOSITION, AND THE PRACTICAL ENERGY WITH WHICH HE DISCHARGED ALL HIS SOCIAL AND OTHER DUTIES. BUT WHILE MANY BOTH KINSMENAND FRIENDS DEEPLY REGRET THE PREMATURE DEATH OF SUCH A MAN, SHE ALONE CAN DULY ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW WHICH HAS LEFT HER A WIDOW INDEED. AND HER THREE CHILDREN FATHERLESS. HE DIED A CHRISTIAN'S DEATH, FULL OF FAITH AND CHARITY, AND ALTHOUGH HE CANNOT RETURN TO THEM, MAY IT BE THEIR HAPPY LOT TO BE RE-UNITED TO HIM IN ANOTHER AND A BETTER WORLD. HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN A VAULT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHANCEL."

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"In ever loving memory of MARY ELIZA RICHARDSON of Limber born 21. Oct. 1847 died 4. April 1937"

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Memorials positioned at the east end of the nave adjacent to the chancel screen. 

"In loving memory of MARY ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN WIFE OF THOMAS FFOSTER CHAMBERLAIN AT REST MARCH 21ST 1914 AGED 94"

"In loving memory of THOMAS FFOSTER CHAMBERLAIN HON. CANON OF MANCHESTER. VICAR OF THIS PARISH 1867 TO 1897"

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C19 pulpit.

Kelly's Directory 1930 notes "the interior was partly restored in 1875, at a cost of £600, when the chancel and nave were reseated with open benches and a new stone pulpit erected".

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"The nave roof is dated "1847 GF"."

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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"The tower doorway is C14 and single chamfered ... At the west end of the nave is a group of early leaf marble wall tablets"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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Located at the west end of the nave. 

"IN MEMORY OF JOHN CHARLES HEPTON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING & COUNTRY LOST ON H. M.S. BOADICEA JUNE 13TH 1944. ACED 21 YEARS. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/54289 

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Located at the west end of the nave. 

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Located at the west end of the nave. 

"IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF OLD SCHOLARS OF BROCKLESBY PARK SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 ...

SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 ... "

Previously located at Brocklesby Park School which closed 2015.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/54244

The Post Office Directory 1861 notes "Brocklesby Park school is in this parish; it was built in 1849 by the Earl of Yarborough, for this and the parishes of Brocklesby, Habrough, Keelby, and Kirmington. This school is supported by the Earl of Yarborough and gentlemen in the adjoining parishes"

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Looking east towards the organ.

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Looking west.

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Blocked doorway to the north aisle.

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A notice on the organ reads "Made by Abbotts of Leeds in 1884, at a cost of £300, it was completely rebuilt in 1987 in memory of Mrs. J Robinson of this Parish."

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"The south porch has a reconstructed Cl2 opening with a single chamfer. There are side benches and single lights to both sides"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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A second view of the porch.

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"The south doorway is late C13, moulded and pointed"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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Looking east towards the south chapel.

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Looking west towards the font.

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Altar at the east end of the south aisle.

Kelly's Directory 1930 notes "the south chapel was restored in 1915 at the expense of the then vicar (Rev. Hubert Larken), who also presented the church with a chalice and paten"

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"IN MEMORY OF GEORGE FRANKISH WHO DIED MARCH 22 1864 AGED 67 AND OF DOROTHY HIS WIFE WHO DIED AUGUST 20 1854 AGED 47"

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"The font is a C14 octagonal bowl resting on an octagonal base with dogtooth decoration on an inverted round column with 8 attached shafts with fine late C12 stiff leaf capitals"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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"In Memory of The Revd THOS WALKDEN of this Place who died Octr 1st 1778 Æ 83. Also of FAITH, his Wife who died Novr 30th 1755, Æ 62 ... "

"At the west end of the south aisle is a black marble tablet, to the Rev. T. Walkden"

https://https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry  

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"SACRED to the Memory of Mary Holiwell (Relict of the Rev. George Holiwell) who died at Brigg on the 27th day of December 1801, in the 77th Year of her Age, beloved & lamented by all who knew her.

Mary Ann Holiwell daughter of the above, died at Swallow Nov.  27th 1851 Aged 85.

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"The south aisle has a cusped ogee headed piscina"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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View from the south aisle, across the nave, and into the north aisle.

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"TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ARTHUR ABRAHAM CHAMBERLAIN BORN MAY 5TH 1858. DIED FEBY 9TH 1880."

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Fragments of medieval glass in a south facing window.

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South facing window.

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South side of the tower. 

"Plain tower with C14 plinth and battlemented parapet. Stepped corner buttresses. All faces have early C15 2 light belfry openings in ashlar with ogee tracery"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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West face of the tower above the west door.

"Over the door is a C14 niche with an ogee head and hood mould. Beneath the belfry light is a narrow triangular opening"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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"C14 door with a triple chamfered arch and hood mould"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359817?section=official-list-entry 

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"Telephone kiosk. Type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359825?section=official-list-entry 

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Amongst other information the notice reads :-

"The pond is a central focal point having been formed over 100 years ago and renovated in 2019 ... Most of the villagers would have got water from the village pond but, during the depression of the 1870-1880s, a well was sunk at Pimlico Farm to supply water to Limber Village. The well is 275ft deep and was dug by hand through solid chalk. The water was pumped into a holding chamber and gravity fed to the pumps."

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