St Mary & St Nicholas's Parish Church, Spalding, Lincolnshire
View of the chancel
The church of Saint Mary & Saint Nicholas in Spalding was built as a parish church by the priory in approx 1284, originally a cruciform building it has undergone many changes and additions over the centuries.
The market town of Spalding sits in the south Lincolnshire Fens on the river Wellend, it has many fine Georgian buildings, especially along the river bank, this area of south Lincolnshire is famous for its flower bulb industry.
The Fenlands of south-east Lincolnshire, west Norfolk and north Cambridgeshire are rich in medieval ecclesiastical architecture, because of this the area is sometimes referred to as the "Holy Land of the English".
St Mary & St Nicholas's Parish Church, Spalding, Lincolnshire
View of the chancel
The church of Saint Mary & Saint Nicholas in Spalding was built as a parish church by the priory in approx 1284, originally a cruciform building it has undergone many changes and additions over the centuries.
The market town of Spalding sits in the south Lincolnshire Fens on the river Wellend, it has many fine Georgian buildings, especially along the river bank, this area of south Lincolnshire is famous for its flower bulb industry.
The Fenlands of south-east Lincolnshire, west Norfolk and north Cambridgeshire are rich in medieval ecclesiastical architecture, because of this the area is sometimes referred to as the "Holy Land of the English".