Church Micro 7336...Horninghold Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 7336...Horninghold
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St Peters which stands to the southwest of the village and is built of ironstone and limestone. The church consists of a chancel, nave, north and south aisles (3 bays), tower with spire and north & south porches. If you walk around the church the most interesting feature is the southern 12th century doorway. The base of the tower and some portions of the nave wall are also Norman, the south aisle was added in the 13th century, and later in the 13th the north aisle was added. The builders thankfully kept the southern doorway when building the southern aisle and repositioned the doorway which originally would have led straight into the nave. The voussoirs of its semi-circular arch have three tiers of chip-carved ornament below a billet hoodmould. The chamfers of the imposts are finely carved with honeysuckle and other ornament and include symbolic beasts on the two reveals.The tower dates from the 13th century as does the small broached spire, the buttresses were added in the 14th century to the tower. The clerestory was added in the 15th century and the roofs of both the nave and aisles raised. In 1794 cracks were reported in the tower walls, and underpinning was necessary for repairs. Various repairs were carried out in 1829 and 1836, new internal fittings were installed between 1833-1844. The north porch was rebuilt in 1904-06 and new three-light windows installed in the chancel. By 1934 the church was in a poor condition and repairs were carried out in 1936. In 1951 a 13th century coffin lid was unearthed of Clipsham stone and this is now in the nave by the west tower it is thought to be a Knights Templar. The plain octagonal font is 13th century and stands on circular supports “If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list ”
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