Last year, a lot of the lead on the roof was stolen, as you know. There was quite a lot that didn’t get taken, and this we removed, when the temporary covering went on. It was stored inside the church,…
Category: History
The Lead Theft
As you probably know by now, a good part of the lead was stolen from the roof of the church in late October 2019. The thieves were disturbed by a neighbour, but not before they had done considerable damage. The…
Willows Family, Covenham
The window in the East end of St Bartholomew’s Church says that it was fitted “in memory of George Willows, and Ann Glover, his wife, who both died in the year 1852, by their son John Glover Willows”. I did…
Grade 2* Listing – A discovery
Whilst going through a lot of the paperwork for the church, the graveyard, and other old documents – we have found that the listing for the church extends to the land surrounding our next door neighbour at Haiths Farm. The…
With Apologies
It’s been a while since our last post, but things have been going on behind the scenes. First of all, we have to sadly report the death of John Bowles – one of the founding trustees of St Bartholomew. He…
St Bartholomew’s Missing Font
Whilst looking for something else, I stumbled across this image of the missing Font from St B’s…. I’ve never actually seen a photograph of it, and this must date pre 1976 when the church was ‘retired’.. It’s not very clear,…
St Barts – Sold to America?
In early 1986, there was a proposal to move the whole of St Bartholomew’s church to Newport Beach California. We contacted the now Rector The Rt. Rev’d Stephen C. Scarlett, and asked if he could enlighten us a little more…
The Covenham – Fulstow Bus
This is the original Covenham to Fulstow bus. It’s a Model T Bus, by Ford. It carried children to school in Fulstow – also did trips to Louth three times a week, and did an occasional run into Grimsby. Shame…
A murder at Covenham – April 1859
Spotlight on Covenham – April 1859 was not a good year……. Note that the inquest was held at the Plough Inn, with full evidence given there. Plus at the very end, it is noted that “greatest excitement prevailed in the…
St Bartholomew’s Church, Covenham
Over the coming months, we hope to be able to add here details of what the trustees, and local community are doing to improve the churchyard, and fabric of St Bartholomew’s. We hope to include pictures, and some of the…