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St John the Baptist, Barnack. Report on Archaeological Observation and Recording associated with New Heating Scheme |
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Jackie Hall unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This project recorded the results of an archaeological mitigation strategy implemented during provision of new heating, fed by underfloor pipes, and new boiler and sump in St John the Baptist, Barnack. Two new lengths were required in the north and south aisles, respectively, and a pit was dug for a new pump in the boiler room. The ducts revealed the footings for the north aisle wall, earlier floor levels in the south aisle and part of the cut and fill of a grave. Apart from a very small quantity of disarticulated bone, only two finds were retrieved - a fragment of pottery and a fragment of glass. The bottom and side of the duct in the Anglo-Saxon tower was also recorded, since, unlike elsewhere, it was not entirely brick lined. While there were no heaters, stone walls were photographed, including part of the 10th-century tower north wall. The boiler room was photographed while it was empty, and considered to have medieval origins, either as a charnel house or crypt. An 11th-century grave cover was found in the walls. The pit in the boiler room was dug entirely into natural. Lastly, a new piece of early sculpture was discovered, not as part of the heating works, but in the north-west quoin of the Anglo-Saxon nave, quite accidentally, during lunch on the last day of archaeological observations. |
Author: |
J Hall
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Publisher: |
Jackie Hall
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Peterborough City Council HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2019
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Barnack Church |
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Cambridgeshire |
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Peterborough |
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BARNACK |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 507930, 305060 (Easting, Northing)
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jackieha1-374265 |
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A4 pdf
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Created Date: |
13 Jan 2020 |