St Helen's Church, Lincoln
| St Helen's Church, Lincoln | |
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| Church of St Helen, Lincoln | |
 St Helen's Church, Boultham, Lincoln | |
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| 53°12′37″N 0°33′25″W / 53.210286°N 0.556975°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 96460 69090 |
| Location | Boultham Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | sites |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Saint Helen |
| Dedicated | 13th Century |
| Consecrated | 1201/1300? |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Medieval |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Archdeaconry | Lincoln |
| Deanery | Lincoln |
St Helen's Church, Lincoln is a grade II* listed church in Boultham Park in the Boultham suburb of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is one of the oldest churches in Lincoln as it was built at some point in the 13th Century. After a period of being abandoned, it was restored to use by C. Hodgson Fowler for use as a place of worship and it has since been active. It was grade II* listed in October 1953.[2] The church is joined with the nearby Holy Cross Church as the "Congregation of Holy Cross and St Helen's".[3]
Part of the church's listing entry describes it as having:
"FITTINGS include a good square baluster shaped font, C18, inscribed "Boultham Church", and a desk with reused C18 fleur-de-lys ends. C19 fittings include octagonal oak skeleton pulpit, traceried stalls, wrought-iron altar rail and plain octagonal font. MEMORIALS include 2 tablets, mid C19, and 3 brasses c1900, all to the Ellison family of Boultham Hall. Brass war memorial tablet, 1919." - "Buildings of England : Lincolnshire: Pevsner N: Lincolnshire: London: 1989-: 526".[2]
The Friends of the Church of St Helen's, Boultham is a registered charity established in 2003, formed to "maintain the structure of St Helens Church Boultham Lincoln, and the church yard".[4][5]
In the churchyard stands a memorial to soldiers killed in the Crimea War. The granite memorial is dated circa 1851 and is thought to be a coping stone. Part of the inscription reads "Brought from Sevastopol . . . ".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "MLI89662 - St Helen's church and churchyard, Boultham". heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Helen (1388566)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Boultham Parish". sites.google.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Friends'[sic] of the Church of St Helen's Boultham, registered charity no. 1100944". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Friends of St Helen's". Boultham Parish. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Crimean War Memorial, 3 metres nothwest of Church of St Helen, Hall Drive (1388567)". National Heritage List for England.
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