Tealby Church All Saints ~ Visitors Guide ~ History & Pictures
A recent day out wandering around the Lincolnshire Wolds saw me in the beautiful sleepy village of Tealby.
Naturally I used the chance to continue with my gargantuan task of visiting and recording all the churches in Lincolnshire
All Saints church is imposingly situated on top of a hill with commanding views of the Wolds (see second picture for the view)
It’s a 12th century church although it may well be that there was a church there pre Norman Conquest.
It’s certainly a beautiful building that matches the village - and of course regular readers may remember a previous post on the remains of Bayons Manor in Tealby.
It’s built of local ironstone and it does span a couple of phases, as usual, with the bottom of the tower being the oldest part, late Norman in fact. There was considerable restoration to the main body in 1872 and then to the tower in 1881
All Saints Parish
As can be seen it was a very bright day and the building is quite magnificent, especially so given the size of the village.
It is also beautifully kept up, as indeed the whole local area for that matter, and is well worth a visit, more so than if you are just passing by - worth going out of your way for.
The View from the Hill
I’ve attempted, somewhat poorly, to give you an idea of the commanding view the site enjoys. Pictures such as these seem to lose much of their impressiveness when reduced in size but hopefully you’ll get the idea. It’s also worth mentioning that you’re seldom so high in Lincolnshire.
That, the peace and solitude, once again I was the only person there, makes it feel like a special place indeed.
I don’t claim that to be necessarily religious but it is a place for contemplation, peace, quiet and a place that allows oneself to rest both mentally and physically.
Serenely Yours
Rod
Little Brother said,
August 5, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
Rod,
Very nice, Tealby is lovely isn’t it? Another great post about things to do and see in Lincolnshire.
LB
chris keyworth said,
August 6, 2009 @ 11:55 pm
rod a few facts about the church and area.
as rod mentioned the main body of the church was restored in 1872 by a Mr James Fowler of Louth at the expense of Admiral Edwin Clayton Tennyson.
the knights templars had an important house at tealby on the land behind the present day old barn inn still being known as temple garth.
if you go to the Old barn inn please say hello to Roy Chubby Brown for me I spent an excellent two weeks with him about five years ago in Turkey he was in the next room to me with his family A Great Guy…..
Regards
Chris
Rod said,
August 7, 2009 @ 8:05 am
Chris,
thanks for the info, especially the Templar bit
Best
Rod
Ian said,
October 14, 2010 @ 11:13 pm
Rod, I fondly remember going to Sunday School in the Church at Tealby in the early 60s. Miss Fitch, the daughter of the incumbent vicar who was in his 80s took the school which was in a tiny little square of pews on the right hand side of the church on the same side as the door.
I was at school in the village, and also remember the night the new owners burned down Bayon’s Manor. My father was the local road engineer and we went off towards Bully Hill, up Heron’s Hill (good for sledging in the winter of 62 / 63) and the sky was lit up by it. We were not allowed to go into it becaquse it was of course dangerous. I do still have a quarry tile I took from the floor of the kitchen.
It was an idyllic place to grow up. Us kids wandered all over the whole area, we knew it like the back of our hands. I bet I could still find my way around the fields blindfold.
All the best Rod,
Ian Lees
Rod said,
October 15, 2010 @ 7:22 am
Hi Ian,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - great to hear those memories and thanks for taking the time to share and preserve them.
Hope you’ll return to the site
All the best
Rod
Eugene said,
November 24, 2011 @ 8:18 am
Hi Rod
I came to this site after a friend sent me a photo of the church in winter. Your pictures are quite lovely. I reside thousands of miles away but maybe I’ll see the church one day.
Rod said,
November 24, 2011 @ 8:45 am
Eugene,
thanks for the kind words and welcome to the site.
A large part of what goes on here on the site is to be able to bring parts of Lincolnshire to people who otherwise can’t or will never be able to see them - hopefully in a small way it works from time to time.
Regards
Rod