Kaye, K. and Summerfield-Hill, C. (2016). Historic Building Recording and Observation and Recording Report: St Mary's Old Church, Clophill, Bedfordshire. Linslade: KDK Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1089304. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Historic Building Recording and Observation and Recording Report: St Mary's Old Church, Clophill, Bedfordshire
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Abstract:		 Between September 2013 and June 2014 Historic Building Recording and Observation and Recording was undertaken at St Mary's Old Church, Clophill, Bedfordshire as a condition of Listed Building Consent for the restoration of building on the site. The church, which is Grade II listed and a Scheduled Monument, was replaced by a new church in the centre of the village in the 1840s and subsequently served as a mortuary chapel. It was declared redundant in 1972. Recent archaeological investigations have revealed evidence for an earlier south wall, which appears to have been rebuilt in its entirety when the Perpendicular windows were installed in the 15th century. In contrast, the north wall was largely retained as is seen in the surviving window jambs. Previously obscured features were also revealed and include putlog holes in the nave and interior of the tower, a blocked slit window in the stair turret and the stairs themselves. Four Consecration Crosses were also rediscovered, although only three retain any meaningful definition; the fourth only surviving as faint lines on the south wall. No evidence for a Saxon church was revealed and the hypothesis that the thickness of the walls indicates a Saxon date is contested. It is proposed here that the present church was probably built in the early 12th century as a 2-cell structure that was enhanced the 15th century with Perpendicular windows and a tower.
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Author:		 Karin Kaye
Carina Summerfield-Hill
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Publisher:		 KDK Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: St Mary's Old Church
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: CLOPHILL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 509190, 238850 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CHURCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CHURCHAYD (Monus)
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OASIS Id: kdkarcha1-150766
OBIB: 013/CSM/2
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021