Site Event/Activity record ELI14665 - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at St Andrew's Church, West Deeping

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1089 0863 (28m by 25m)
Civil Parish WEST DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

Organisation

Archaeological Project Services

Date

From 28 May 2021 to 10 Jun 2021 (intermittent)

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Description

A programme of archaeological monitoring and recording was conducted on the groundworks for a new toilet and servery facilities inside the tower of St Andrew's Church, West Deeping. The interior works required the removal of most of the tower floor, revealing a sequence comprising the current tile flooring with layers of brick and mortared stone beneath. A soil layer beneath the stone was exposed but not excavated. Finds recovered included modern pottery, 19th-20th century glass, three iron nails, and a copper fitting, possibly from a light. Two graves were also partially exposed; a floor timber above one grave was incised with markings that may have been letters, though no words could be identified. The exterior works revealed a deep subsoil, from which early post-Medieval pottery sherds a fragment of 18th to 20th century tile, and bones from an articulated cat burial were recovered. The trench to the northwest of the church revealed articulated human bone without a recognisable grave cut, which was left undisturbed in situ. A modern feature containing a deposit of slate tile was also encountered cutting the subsoil. {1}{2}

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2021. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at St Andrew's Church, West Deeping. APS Site Code: WDSA19.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2021. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at St Andrew's Church, West Deeping. LCNCC: 2021.129.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Churchyard, St Andrew's Church, West Deeping (Monument)
  • St Andrew's Church, West Deeping (Building)

Record last edited

Mar 19 2026 11:27AM

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