Building record MLI40218 - St Margaret's Church, Roughton

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St Margaret's Church, Roughton

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  • (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Unknown date)

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PRN 40218 St Margaret's, Roughton has Transtitional to Perpendicular features. In the north-west of the nave is a section of a double-shaped corner, possibly Norman. The church is in normal use.{1} St Margaret's church is Norman and Early English. A Norman font with an Elizabethan cover. There is a Perpendicular brick tower. In a case under the tower are the fragments of up to nine Midland Blackware tygs used as paint pots which were found under the pulpit in 1909.{2} The first written reference relating to a church dates from 1265 when Ishmael was recorded as the rector at Roughton. The earliest surviving part of the church is some sections of double-shafted Norman column inside the nave. A re-used fragment of this period is also present at the top of the north-west nave buttress on the outside of the church. Two doorways in the late 12th century Transitional style survive in the north and south nave walls. In the south wall of the chancel are two windows of late 13th century date. Much of the chancel is constructed in brick, suggesting it may be of a later date with the windows having been reset. The west tower is constructed in the Perpendicular style with a 15th century brick upper stage. The church was restored in 1870, when the nave windows were replaced, the nave walls raised and the building was re-roofed. During alterations in 1909 the remains of eight pottery tygs of 17th century date were discovered amongst rubble beneath the floor. These contained the remains of black, white, yellow and crimson pigments that are believed to have been used in wall paintings formerly present in the church. The vessels are now displayed in a cabinet in the base of the tower. {8}{9} An archaeological watching brief was carried out at St Margaret's church, Roughton during the excavation of drainage trenches. Sections of the foundations of the church were revealed. Fragments of worked stone mouldings were present in the foundations of the south nave wall and north-west nave buttress. A fragment of tile in the south nave foundations suggested a post medieval date for this rebuilding, although the survival of a 12th century doorway, blocked after 1791, indicated that only part of the wall had been rebuilt. Only one in situ burial was identified during the watching brief. However, due to the method of excavation it was not possible to record this in detail. No artefacts of pre medieval date were recovered suggesting little earlier activity at the site of the church. {8}{9} For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {10}

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. ROUGHTON. TF26SW4 -.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. ROUGHTON. TF26SW:O,1976, WHITE, A.J..
  •  Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF26SW.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). P 344.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: J. Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). -.
  •  Unpublished Document: A.J. White. A GROUP OF 17THC BLACKWARES FROM ROUGHTON CHURCH. -.
  •  Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF26SW.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. July 2003. Archaeological Watching brief at St Margaret's Church, Roughton. RSM03.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. July 2003. Archaeological Watching brief at St Margaret's Church, Roughton. LCNCC 2003.130.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 10/35.

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Grid reference Centred TF 2415 6469 (24m by 8m)
Civil Parish ROUGHTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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