St. Peter & St. Paul's, Belchford, Lincolnshire

The Anglican parish church in Belchford is dedicated to St. Peter & St. Paul. It is not known for certain when the first church was built in Belchford but there is documentary evidence one existed before 1153 and it would seem it has Norman origins for when restoration work was carried out in 1885 the architect reported finding traces of a much earlier and larger church on the same site. The present fabric, since restored at various times, dates from 1783 but poor workmanship meant that the chancel had to be rebuilt in 1859 when the opportunity was taken to make it larger. In 1885 further restoration work was necessary and an abortive attempt made to strengthen the tower. In 1900 it was deemed that a thorough restoration of the church was necessary. The first major operation was to take down the tower which was unsafe and the architect in charge confirmed the Norman origins of the church in dating some of the stonework as being of the Norman period.

This shot show the interior of this lovely little village church. Below the flag seen in this shot is a memorial (seen here) to 4 men of this small village who lost their lives on active service in WWII.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Belchford (show map)

Taken on: July 16, 2009

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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602 ZOOM, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, 9.7mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S602 ZOOM
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	9.7mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Camera FinePix S602 ZOOM Ver1.00
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