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Extract from the Kelly’s Directory 1885
The church of St. Clement is a small building of stone, very much mutilated, and repaired with brick, in the Early English style, and dating from about 1225: it consists of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and a tower con­taining 3 bells: in 1841 the lead was taken off the roof, the timbers shortened and covered with slates, and the church was restored in 1877: it had originally both north and south aisles, but the latter has been destroyed: the remain­ing aisle is separated from the nave by a very beautiful arcade of five arches. The register dates from the year 1716: earlier entries relating to this parish are included in the register kept at Saltfleetby All Saints.

Extract from the Kelly’s Directory 1905
The old church of St. Clement, erected c. 1225, having become dilapidated and occupying an inconvenient position, has been taken down, and in 1885-6 a new church was built on a fresh site near the main road, at a cost of £2.300, chiefly defrayed by the Rev. Henry Usher, late rector (1867-89) this is an edifice of Ancaster stone in the Early English style, from designs by Mr. Mortimer, architect, of Lincoln, and consists of chancel, nave, north aide, porch, vestry and a tower containing 5 new bells, cast by Messrs. Taylor, of Loughborough: the beautiful Early English arcade of the old church, consisting of five arches, has been re-set identically in the new structure which is adorned with richly stained windows and mural pictures in tile work, illustrating the Passion of Our Lord and Purity: there are 130 sittings: the site of the old church and churchyard is still used for interments, but a new churchyard has been formed and consecrated. The register dates from the year 1716; earlier entries relating to this parish are included in the register kept at Saltfleetby All Saints.

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St Clements Church was made redundant in 1975, later being sold for private use.

The burial ground of St Clements Church has recently been closed and was handed over to local council in 2002.

Notes from the Burial Register of St. Clements Church.

THE OLD CHURCH OF THIS PARISH WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT (CIRCA) A.D.1225

THE OLD CHURCH OF THIS PARISH WAS TAKEN DOWN TO BE REBUILT ON A MORE CONVENIENT SITE IN THE YEAR 1885. DEVINE SERVICE WAS CONDUCTED IN THE OLD CHURCH FOR THE LAST TIME ON SUNDAY MAY 5th.

ON WHICH DAY THE SACREMENT OF THE LORDS SUPPER WAS CELEBRATED. (Signed) Henry Usher M.A. Rector.

THE FIRST SOD FOR THE NEW CHURCH WAS DUG ON APRIL 28th.BY THE RECTOR.

THE FIRST BRICK, (PREPARATORY TO THE FOUNDATIONS) WAS LAID ON MAY 8th. BY THE RECTOR.

THE “FOUNDATION STONE” WAS LAID ON JUNE 30th. BY THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN.

THE NEW CHURCH WAS CONSECRATED BY THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN ON AUG. 26th. 1886.

THE SERMON ON THAT DAY WAS PREACHED BY THE SUB DEAN OF LINCOLN IN THE MORNING AND BY THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN IN THE EVENING.

(Henry Usher. M.A. - Rector) Thos. Hudson. Henry Stubbs. - Churchwardens.

These notes were copied by Colin Vickers from the Burial Register of St. Clements Church, which was in use from 1813 to 1992.

For reason unknown there are no entries from March 14th 1927to July 18th 1965. the entries then continue, the last one being made on 15th Nov. 1970.

Similarly, the burial register starts on June 5th 1813, and goes through to June 7th 1923.

There is then a gap until Feb. 1964 and it then continues to 28th Jan. 1992 when the last entry was made.

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