All Saints Church, Winterton

The church was built in around 1080, following the Norman conquest of England, over an earlier Anglo Saxon church, part of which remains in the west wall. The lower section of the tower and nave are 11th century. Further additions were made to the tower in the Anglo-Norman period and 13th century. The tower reached its present height in 1903. Other additions and alterations have taken place throughout the buildings history including a new south door, a north porch and vestry. Restoration work was undertaken in 1867 to plans by architect George Gilbert Scott. Reordering works were commenced in 1903 by C. Hodgson Fowler and included the 'addition of nave clerestory and tower parapet,…

Overall, the church consists of a west tower, inter-connected nave with arcade columns separating aisles to the north and south, which flank the tower and incorporate a choir vestry and meeting room to the western end. The church has transepts to both the north and south. A substantial chancel, complete with clergy vestry to the north, is located at the eastern end. The church organ is housed within the choir on the north side. There are porches to both the north and south, the primary entrance being to the south. The ground floor plan has been largely unaltered since the 13th century. The church has a uniquely designed "Lincolnshire Romanesque Tower", one of only 60 such towers known to…