HISTORY
INTRODUCTION The Church of the Holy Trinity at Tattershall was completed in 1500 AD having been endowed, in 1439 by King Henry VI, with Collegiate status.A Collegiate Church is one that has attached to it, a Chapter of canons and prebendaries – priests whose livings are paid through endowments and by the income from land or tithes.READ MORE.. |
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THE CHURCH- The Collegiate Church of the Holy
Trinity, Tattershall, holds the distinctive position of being a national
treasure, which will hopefully dominate the surrounding Fenlands for many
centuries to come. It stands impressive and proud, next to Tattershall
Castle, and was designed to supplement its founder's aspirations to develop a
chantry college. READ MORE. |
THE COLLEGE - The Collegiate Church of The Holy
Trinity was built on the site of a previous church, dedicated to SS Peter and
Paul. It is impossible to tell when the original church was built, but it
was probably soon after the Conquest, and came to be used as the family Church
of the Barony of Tattershall. READ MORE.. |
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BUILDING THE CHURCH- The Church is cruciform in shape, and
is 180ft. 6ins. long, with the width of the transepts being 100ft. It
consists of four bays with clerestory (a row of windows in the upper part of the
wall) and north and south aisles, which engage the western tower to form a
processional way beneath it. READ MORE.. |
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