Rod Collins

St Mary’s church in Wrawby is in the north of Lincolnshire alongside the historic market town of Brigg.
If you’re coming from a southerly direction then it’s a glorious route along the A1084 - classic Lincolnshire territory
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St Giles church in Scartho, now a suburb of Grimsby, is notable for the fine Saxon tower.
I was there today on a cold but gloriously bright day
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St Nicholas church in Searby Lincolnshire sits resplendent on the edge of the Wolds between Caistor and Brigg.
It’s a beautiful and peaceful spot
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Bigby church in Lincolnshire sits in the Lincolnshire Wolds overlooking the Ancholme valley.
The current building dates back to the 13th century
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St Benedict’s Church in Haltham-on-Bain Lincolnshire ~ was it a Knights Templar church ?
A chance find in a bookshop stopped me in my tracks - this is a good one and if correct may be best historical post to date !
I hope you’ll give it a read and help if possible
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St. Nicholas church in Cabourne Lincolnshire is lovely church set in a beautiful part of the country.
This is about the trip I took there and my subsequent research into the history surrounding the site
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A cold wintry January morning saw me at the ancient village of Bradley in Lincolnshire
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East Wykeham Church now lies in ruin and has done so since the reign of Henry VIII
It’s still a great place though . . .
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Fulstow church stands in a small village in-between Louth and Grimsby in Lincolnshire
Here’s a guide to it’s history
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All Saints church in Stapleford is located in a picturesque spot close to the river Witham in Lincolnshire
It’s very much a church of two halves
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St Andrew’s Church in Immingham.
Little did I expect to find myself here on Christmas day, nor did I expect to be eating my Christmas day lunch in a graveyard !
Give it a read - it was a good trip
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St Michael’s church in Little Coates, or Little Cotes as was, is a church primarily of two parts - new and old. We have got a nice picture of what the church and area once looked like !
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St Mary’s Church Grimsby in Lincolnshire
Although long since demolished I thought it would be useful to look at the history of the church and collate as much information about it as possible.
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All Hallows, or All Saints, Church in Wold Newton is a beautiful building in a lovely Lincolnshire Wolds setting.
It also has a past which stretches back many years
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All Saints Church Sixhills in Lincolnshire
The result of day trip to Sixhills and subsequent research into its history
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The church that serves this beautiful little village in Lincolnshire has a fascinating tower showing many stages of the building’s history and is situated in a quiet lane, perched on a precarious slope.
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