| Title: |
Barling, All Saints |
| Number of Pages: |
1 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The church, which was mainly 15th century and later, underwent masonry repairs and redecoration. The north-east buttress on the chancel was found to make a straight joint against the east wall, trapping lime-washed plaster behind it. As this buttress was modern, and the Ragstone rubble of which the church was built was plastered, further evidence of the masonry of the medieval church was not exposed to view. A crack at the top of the corner of the east wall had different coloured mortar either side of it and probably represented a major rebuild in this area. Repointing revealed an earlier Ragstone sill to the window in the south wall of the nave, east of the porch, set immediately below the existing sill. Inside the chancel, the pew platforms were reduced in height by 60mm to bring them down to the level of the tiled alley. This revealed a hard pale brown trampled earth surface with darker brick patches and abundant chalk or lime inclusions. This was probably laid down at the time of the construction of the pew platforms; it seemed to butt the sill walls for the pew platforms which were made of frogged stock bricks. It sounded hollow in places on the south side where an east-west wall at least three courses deep, which predated the pew platforms, was probably associated with a vault. At the north-west corner of the pew platforms, where the base of the easternmost pier of the arcade was exposed, it was noted that the pier had rubble footings which were not offset, the junction between the ashlar and the foundation being at the level of the pew platform. Examination of the pier bases in the nave showed that in places they were made good with mortar, indicating that the floor level had probably been slightly lowered in the 19th or early 20th century. The distinctive octagonal Ragstone piers with concave faces were paralleled at Rettendon. [Au] |
| Author: |
David Andrews
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| Publisher: |
Heritage Advice, Management and Promotion, Essex County Council
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Rettendon Au |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 15th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 19th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: ALL SAINTS CHURCH, BARLING
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Rochford
Monument:
Ngr: TQ93208970
Parish: Barling Magna
Postcode: SS3 0LS
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
