HODs 2024 – Journey down to the Church Crypt

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024

The church crypt is not normally open to the public but we are opening it for this weekend for Heritage Open Days. Please note that access is restricted down steps to the crypt.

The United Reformed Church in Spalding opened in 1823 as a Congregational Chapel. Around the church are several memorial tablets dating from this period, with many buried in the crypt underneath the church. Two of the burials are of orphans Hannah and Robert Foe, supposedly descendants of Daniel DeFoe, but work is ongoing to try and find evidence of this. Entry to the crypt is down a set of fairly steep steps, so may not be accessible to some. The church is Grade II listed, in a traditional chapel lay-out, with central pulpit, pews and upstairs gallery. Items to note are the three stained glass windows depict Faith, Hope and Charity, installed 1908 – 1912. Memorial tablets around the church make interesting reading, including some to past Ministers and people lost in war. Who remembers collecting half pennies to donate to the London Missionary Society? We have a model of the ship ‘The John Williams’ and will have this on display, along with other church memorabilia. Light refreshments will also be available.

Booklet number: n/a

Region: SHDC

Address: United Reformed Church, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, PE11 1QF

Time: Sat 7th 10.00 – 16.00 & Sun 8th 12.00 – 15.00

Booking required: No

For more events, take a look at our Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days brochure. You can download our digital brochure for free (from June 21st 2024)