Building record MLI81764 - Church of St Andrew, Potterhanworth
Summary
Parish church dating to the 13th century, possibly on the site of an earlier medieval church.
Type and Period (2)
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Full Description
A church and a priest are mentioned in the Domesday Book (31/17), and the first notice of a rector was 1225. Most of the west tower appears to be genuinely 13th century. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1749 and again in 1854-55, when the new south wall of the nave was erected on the foundations of the old south wall, and the pillars of the new church follow the line of the old north wall. It has a nave, north aisle and chancel. 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. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Construction deposits relating to the re-build or restoration of the north aisle of the church were recorded in December 2012, during archaeological monitoring of groundworks for new drainage. The deposits comprised layers of sandy gravel and limestone fragments, upon which a foundation course of coursed limestone rubble was laid. This was in turn overlain by a single course of bricks, upon which the ashlar walls of the north aisle were built. A single fragment of probably medieval morter, likely associated with the 13th century tower, was also recovered during the monitoring. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 06 NE: AH.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.604.
- <3> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.366.
- <4> SLI6786 Article in Serial: Norgate, K. and Footman, M.H.. 1901-1902. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.XXVI, p.373.
- <5> SLI6615 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 357.006; 2/71.
- <6> SLI14160 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2012. St Andrew's Church, Potterhanworth. APS site code: POSA 12.
- <7> SLI14161 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2012. St Andrew's Church, Potterhanworth. LCNCC 2012.190.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 05493 66080 (28m by 15m) Surveyed |
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| Civil Parish | POTTERHANWORTH, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit to the Church of St Andrew, Potterhanworth (ELI2073)
- Event - Intervention: St Andrew's Church, Potterhanworth (ELI11367)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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