• Source: St Michael-on-the-Mount

      • St Michael-on-the-Mount is a Grade II listed former parish church in the city of Lincoln in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. The church was originally built in 1000 AD and became later a part of the former Christ Hospital near to the Cathedral and Castle on Steeple Hill.The church was declared redundant in 1998 and was deconsecrated that same year, bringing to an end nearly 1000 years as a place of worship. Today, the church is in use as a hotel called "The Old Palace Lodge Lincoln".


      History




      = First church (1000–1740)

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      St Michael on the Mount was originally built with its own churchyard in 1000 AD as one of the many parish churches in the Lincoln area and district. The church is referenced and mentioned in the Domesday Book, making it one of the oldest churches in Lincoln known to date. The church was originally the home of the Guild of Corpus Christi in 1350. It was then used as a guild chapel, and later a chantry was founded in the church by Robert Dyghton in 1521. The church later survived the Reformation period but did not survive the English Civil War in 1644 and was later reduced to ruin and disuse. After the war, the church was in a state of disrepair, with nothing but the walls still standing. A much smaller church was later built on the site between 1739–1740 by Thomas Sympson.


      = Second church (1856–1998)

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      A new church with same name was built near Christ Hospital in 1855–1856 by renowned Gothic Revival architect SS Teulon. The new church was bigger than the original church and its replacement. In addition, the church also gained a new spire, an octagonal bell turret and a finial. The church was listed as a Grade II building in 1969 by Historic England. In 1998, with a dwindling congregation, the church was declared redundant by the Church of England and Diocese of Lincoln, It was also used briefly by the University of Lincoln as an art gallery, but this was later closed.


      Present day




      = Present use

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      The church underwent a £850,000 renovation which was undertaken by Franklin Ellis Architects on behalf of the Diocese of Lincoln to secure the building and its foundations. It was then converted into a 16-bedroom hotel which retains all the historical parts of the church. It is now in use as the "Old Palace Lodge Hotel Lincoln".


      References




      External links


      "Our History". The Old Palace, Lincoln.

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