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St Swithins Square, a public park sited on the former site of the original St Swithins Church and cemetery, on Saltergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The original St Swithins Church was built in 1146. It was damaged by fire in either 1644 or 1646 and remained in ruins until 1718. It was later repaired but pulled down in 1801. Its bells went to Washingborough Church.
The second St Swithins Church was built in 1803 under a design by architect William Hayward. It was a small church situated in the north-east part of the present park. The building had an apse at the east end and a small bell-tower at the west end. The north stone wall of the cemetery remains. According to E Venables, the stone used to build the church was from the Western Exchequergate which had been demolished in 1800.
The cemetery was extended and consecrated 1828 after the purchase of a garden from Henry Bullen. 1851 a new 4 cwt bell by Mears of Whitechapel was added. New railings were added at the same time as the Vestry Hall was built, by James Fowler of Louth, but removed during WWII.
The church ceased being active in 1869 and removed in 1885. In 1954 the whole site was laid out by Lincoln Civic Trust as a public garden with gravestones used as paving and given to Lincoln City Council in 1956.
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St Swithins Square, a public park sited on the former site of the original St Swithins Church and cemetery, on Saltergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The original St Swithins Church was built in 1146. It was damaged by fire in either 1644 or 1646 and remained in ruins until 1718. It was later repaired but pulled down in 1801. Its bells went to Washingborough Church.
The second St Swithins Church was built in 1803 under a design by architect William Hayward. It was a small church situated in the north-east part of the present park. The building had an apse at the east end and a small bell-tower at the west end. The north stone wall of the cemetery remains. According to E Venables, the stone used to build the church was from the Western Exchequergate which had been demolished in 1800.
The cemetery was extended and consecrated 1828 after the purchase of a garden from Henry Bullen. 1851 a new 4 cwt bell by Mears of Whitechapel was added. New railings were added at the same time as the Vestry Hall was built, by James Fowler of Louth, but removed during WWII.
The church ceased being active in 1869 and removed in 1885. In 1954 the whole site was laid out by Lincoln Civic Trust as a public garden with gravestones used as paving and given to Lincoln City Council in 1956.