Lincolnshire Historic Graffiti Survey

OLD SOMERBY St Mary Magdalene

Recorded 14th Feb 2014 by C and J Gallimore

Piers scraped, walls and porch ‘restored’.

 

Tower rebuilt 18th C, previous one demolished in 17th C Civil War.

Norman arch. Church mentioned in Domesday Book.

Highly restored 1876.

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Listed building link:

http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1261872

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Graffiti here are:

below     = 2 mass/scratch/tide dials, South wall outside

right        = a hexfoil/daisywheel/rosette/multifoil

bottom right = initials with date above 2 VV symbols separated by some 5-dot (aka 'quincunx') patterns.