Saxon And Norman Splendour

Another lovely summer day.

The small village of Stow-In-Lindsey sites one of the most surprising of the ancient churches in Lincolnshire. St Mary's Minster is a monolithic building which is in magnificent condition. Entering the Saxon doorway into the nave takes you completely by surprise. The interior is massive both in size and structure. The crossing has two sets of Saxon arches of different ages. The Victorian restoration is said to be as near to the original Saxon/Norman design as possible. This is the "mother" church to Lincoln Cathedral.

The Cross Keys Inn was an ideal place to have lunch.

We went on to find St Edith's church in Coates by Stow which has 12C  Norman features - we failed; Coates is for another day ...