Phillips, D. (2014). St Helens Church, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.. Heritage Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1038071. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 St Helens Church, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.
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Series:		 Heritage Network unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 As part of the faculty requirements, the Heritage Network was commissioned to undertake a programme of archaeological monitoring during the internal and external works at St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. St Helen's Church dates to the 13th century. It is not the first building on the site, as foundations for an earlier, smaller church, with an apsidal east end, were observed beneath the nave and chancel during renovation works in the mid to late 19th century. Although Canon Davys suggested that these were late Saxon in date, more recent research has suggested that they represent the remains of an 11th or 12th century church. The present groundworks were located at the western end of the chancel and within the north-eastern quadrant of the churchyard. The internal works exposed modern flooring above a sand bedding layer. A brick vault was encountered, but not disturbed, below this layer on the northern side of the chancel. The evidence suggests considerable modern reworking of the floor in this area. The external trench for the new gas main ran on a sinuous north-east to south-west alignment beside the path from High Street. No evidence for cut graves or other archaeological features was observed and the only finds recorded were of post-medieval date. Overall the limited extent of the works, and the adoption of hand excavation by the contractor, has kept the impact on the archaeological resource to a minimum These included a few fragments of disarticulated bone, fragments of red CBM, fragments of peg tile, 2 oyster shells, 3 glazed pottery sherds and a clay pipe bowl. No significant archaeological features or deposits were revealed during the monitoring programme.
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Author:		 Derek Phillips
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Publisher:		 Heritage Network
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
St Albans City and District UAD (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: St. Helen's Church
County: Herefordshire
District: St Albans
Parish: WHEATHAMPSTEAD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 517664, 214020 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) VAULT (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: heritage1-175878
OBIB: Report No 857
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Note:		 A4 Pamphlet, 2 pages, 3 figures, 9 plates
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018