Monument record MLI52746 - St Thomas's Church and Churchyard, Market Rasen
Summary
Saint Thomas's Church and Churchyard, Market Rasen
Type and Period (4)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD? to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD? to 2050 AD)
- GRAVESTONE (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- BURIAL VAULT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1840 AD to 1901 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 52746
CHURCH OF ST THOMAS. TOWER C.1405. LATE NORMAN DOORWAY, NOT IN SITU. RESTORED IN 1862. IN NORMAL USE IN 1963. {1}{2}{3}
Parish church of heavily weathered ironstone. Late Norman south doorway with thin shafts and 3 rolls in the round arch, sheltered by deep gabled porch. Nave and chancel c. 1300 with Perpendicular west doorway and east window. Tower c. 1405. All heavily restored in 1862 by the Diocesan Architect James Fowler. 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 {6}
A programme of archaeological observation and recording took place at Saint Thomas's Church, Market Rasen, when an ongoing scheme of environmental enhancements necessitated groundworks within the churchyard. The fieldwork included the recovery of disarticulated human remains (later re-interred) and the detailed recording of four grave markers disturbed by the groundworks. Two of the gravestones bore inscriptions dating them to the 19th century. The works also revealed the medieval foundations of the church, and area of cobbles and a brick built vault (probably 19th to early 20th century). The discovery of large stone block foundations at the base of one of the buttresses of the church was anticipated, and displayed appropriate dimensions for the probable 1405 construction date. Interestingly, a single human bone found amongst the foundation stones indicates that the early 15th century works for the tower may have truncated previous graves or that the process of forgotten graves being disturbed within the churchyard had already begun at this early date {7} {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P555.
- <2> SLI3161 Index: SMR FILE. MARKET RASEN. TF 18 NW:AJ,1978, TMA.
- <3> SLI2629 Index: OS CARD INDEX. MARKET RASEN. TF 18 NW:10,1962, DA.
- <4> SLI3587 Bibliographic Reference: PARISH FILE. MARKET RASEN. -.
- <5> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
- <6> SLI7347 Index: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 297.038.
- <7> SLI9250 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Apr 2004. Archaeological watching brief at Saint Thomas's Church, Market Rasen. STMR03.
- <8> SLI9251 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Apr 2004. Archaeological watching brief at Saint Thomas's Church, Market Rasen. LCNCC 2004.98.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1064 8924 (68m by 87m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 18 2023 10:44AM
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