Holbeach St Marks
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Holbeach St Marks is a fenland
village in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire
, England. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Holbeach
and 3 miles (4.8 km) from The Wash
.
The village church is dedicated to St Mark, and was built to the designs of Ewan Christian
in 1868-69. In 1964 Pevsner mentioned that it was almost a copy of Christian’s Christ Church church at Dawsmere 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east. It is constructed of red brick with stone bands, a brick-faced interior, lancet
windows, and a combined nave
and apse
. The slate roof holds a bellcote.
T. H. White
was once a resident at the village’s New Inn public house
.
The village school is The Holbeach St Mark’s Church of England
Primary School for mixed gender 4 to 11 year olds, providing for pupils in the village and surrounding area.
Holbeach St Marks was home to the Tinsley Food plant, a major county employer supplying Safeway
and Marks and Spencer. In 2011 it closed its factory with the loss of 850 jobs.
The Fens
The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
village in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Holbeach
Holbeach
Holbeach is a fenland market town with in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire, England. The town lies from Spalding; from Boston; from King's Lynn; from Peterborough; and a by road from the county town of Lincoln. It is on the junction of the A151 and A17...
and 3 miles (4.8 km) from The Wash
The Wash
The Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire. It is among the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom...
.
The village church is dedicated to St Mark, and was built to the designs of Ewan Christian
Ewan Christian
Ewan Christian was a British architect. He is most notable for the restoration of Carlisle Cathedral, the alterations to Christ Church, Spitalfields in 1866, and the extension to the National Gallery that created the National Portrait Gallery. He was architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners...
in 1868-69. In 1964 Pevsner mentioned that it was almost a copy of Christian’s Christ Church church at Dawsmere 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east. It is constructed of red brick with stone bands, a brick-faced interior, lancet
Lancet
Lancet may refer to:* In medicine:** Lancet , a cutting instrument with a double-edged blade** Blood lancet, a pricking needle used to obtain drops of blood for testing** The Lancet, a medical journal* In architecture:...
windows, and a combined nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and apse
Apse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
. The slate roof holds a bellcote.
T. H. White
T. H. White
Terence Hanbury White was an English author best known for his sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King, first published together in 1958.-Biography:...
was once a resident at the village’s New Inn public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
.
The village school is The Holbeach St Mark’s Church of England
Christian school
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...
Primary School for mixed gender 4 to 11 year olds, providing for pupils in the village and surrounding area.
Holbeach St Marks was home to the Tinsley Food plant, a major county employer supplying Safeway
Safeway (UK)
Safeway was a chain of supermarkets and convenience stores in the United Kingdom. It started as a subsidiary of the American Safeway Inc., before being sold off in 1987....
and Marks and Spencer. In 2011 it closed its factory with the loss of 850 jobs.
External links
- Holbeach, GenukiGENUKIGENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland"...
.com. Retrieved 27 October 2011 - Crowhurst, Richard; A Short History of Holbeach St Marks. Retrieved 27 October 2011