The Church of All Saints, Ruskington is a Grade 1 English Heritage Listed Building
Ruskington is a large village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of the county, located on the north-south B1188 road and slightly north of the A153 road. It is the largest village in Lincolnshire by population at the time the cache was placed.
Ruskington was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Rischintone" - "farmstead where rushes grow".
There is an Anglo-Saxon burial ground situated on Lincoln Road near Mill House. The remains of a Roman road also runs parallel and to the west of Lincoln Road, but this is apparent in aerial photographs only.
According to a mounted scroll inside the Church:
“Records show that a small Saxon Church, probably constructed of timber, was built in 1086. At the end of the 12th Century a more substantial Norman structure was replaced by yet another on the present site.
The small lancet windows low down on the North and South Walls of the Chancel still remain.
Features of the 12th Century building are the South doorway and an exceptionally fine pillar in the Arcade of the Nave. The broad circular base and dog tooth ornamentation can be seen from the Children’s Chapel.
During the 13th Century the North Arcade was rebuilt with plainer pillars. Nevertheless, the bases, which were probably the only seats at the time, were left and remain to the present day.
In the South Aisle the East Window was built during the 14th Century and the other two a hundred years later. The exterior window sills appear to be mediaeval tomb slabs.
After the Spire collapsed the Tower was rebuilt in 1620. Some of the stone was probably used in constructing the Porch on the East side of which a gargoyle still looks surprised at finding itself in such a strange position. The Children’s Chapel was built in 1949.”
The cache is hidden in a very public place, so stealth is required and please replaceit so that it can be retrieved by wheelchair users.
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