Church of St. Edith, Church Lane, North Reston, Lincolnshire

S. EDITH, NORTH RESTON, LINCOLNSHIRE, — Mr. Withers has in hand the restoration, or rather the rebuilding of a very dilapidated old church here, of which nothing but the chancel arch is worth keeping. This arch is very early, and very plain Romanesque; but is wisely preserved, although it rather injures the effect of the new building. The whole structure is ludicrously small, thirty seats being sufficient for the whole population. Mr. Withers has designed a simple chapel- like building, with windows of a rather Flamboyantizing character. The arrangements are all good, except that there is a most unnecessary prayer-desk in the chancel. We notice with pleasure a very simple, but not inappropriate constructional reredos. The wood-work however is somewhat ugly, as it seems to us, in its forms. It is intended to adorn with painting the space over the chancel arch, and the panels of the coved roof to the nave. [Ecclesiologist February 1867 page 61]

The parish church of North Reston has been fully restored, under the direction of Mr Withers, architect, London. The work was executed by Mr. C. Clarke, of Louth. {Building News 10 April 1868 page 249