Monument record MLI89573 - Site of Holy Trinity church and churchyard, Wigford
Summary
Site of Holy Trinity church and churchyard, Wigford
Type and Period (2)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 1050 AD to 1551 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 1050 AD to 1551 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 70534
[Note: this record contains material from PRN 70092, now deleted.]
This church is situated in the Upper Wigford suburb, suggesting that it was founded by the mid 11th century if not earlier. Its associated parish stretched across both sides of the High Street, presumably representing one of the many small urban estates in this area. The church was patronised by the Sutton merchant family from at least the mid-late 14th century and it appears to have been still in use at the Reformation. It was demolished by order of the City Council in 1551. {1}
The church is first mentioned in documentary sources in 1147-8. {2}
The church was sold to 30 persons in 1551. It was still being demolished in 1560 when stone was taken for paving the streets in Wigford. {3}{4}
There is some difference of opinion regarding the location of this church. Current sources place it on the area centred on the junction of modern Chaplin Street and the High Street (the location given in this record is based on this) whereas older sources place it slightly to the south, around Monson Street. {1}{3}
Disturbed human remains were discovered during a watching brief on Chaplin Street in 1994. No individual graves could be indentified and the bone was intermixed with animal bone, tile, limestone and pottery. It seems likely that this material represents a dump produced during the clearance of the Holy Trinity church site rather than the position of a surviving burial ground. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI9142 Bibliographic Reference: Jones, Michael, J; Stocker, D.; and Vince, A.. 2003. The City by the Pool including LARA. RAZ 9.60.18, 10.60.18.
- <2> SLI6442 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1984. The Place-Names of Lincolnshire, Part 1. 1. pp 115-16.
- <3> SLI11158 Article in Serial: Edmund Venables. 1888. 'A list and brief description of the churches of Lincoln previous to the period of the Reformation' in Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. p 332-33, no. 8.
- <4> SLI6707 Article in Serial: Stocker, D.A.. 1990. ‘The archaeology of the Reformation in Lincoln’ in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Vol 25, p 21 (table 1).
- <5> SLI2604 Index: Ordnance Survey. OS card index for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE; 48.
- <6> SLI3134 Index: SMR file cards for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE; DZ.
- <7> SLI5289 Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 1994. Sincil Bank West (Watermains Relay): Archaeological Recording. SWW92.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 97370 70599 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PARK, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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