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Church Archaeology 13
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Church Archaeology 13
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Church Archaeology
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13
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Society for Church Archaeology
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2011
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30 Sep 2020
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The Witham Valley: a landscape with monasteries?
Paul Everson
David Stocker
1 - 15
The material this article presents derives largely from a paper written for the publication of the proceedings of a conference held in summer 2006 in Lincoln, which reported, to a largely local audience, on the several strands of investigation and recording promoted under the umbrella of the Witham Valley Archaeological Research Committee, in the valley of the river Witham in central Lincolnshire (Rackham and Williams forthcoming). In its present form, however, this paper seeks to deliver a somewhat more general account of our work on the Witham Valley monasteries than that intended for those proceedings. We are taking the opportunity here to inform a wider, specialist audience of Church Archaeology about a lengthy stream of work relating to the valley’s medieval monasteries. The intention, though, is not merely to provide a hand-list for what now amounts to a substantial body of archaeological work, including three new site surveys, but also to round up some of the over-arching themes that have emerged, as we have undertaken a variety of studies on these monasteries. More importantly still, we hope to signal a particular approach we have taken to these sites, as one phase in the long-term history of the valley, and thus to explain how we have sought to explore the concept of ‘ritual landscapes’ through assessment of the monastic sites and, indeed, to explore the idea of landscape itself (Everson and Stocker forthcoming, chapter 1). This article is a review of research in progress, then, and a signpost to a network of interlinked work, published or in preparation. Even where it uses previously unpublished field surveys, that is by way of example and illustration rather than as a full presentation of results.
The Act of Union and Anglican places of worship in the early 19th century
Bernard O'Mahony
17 - 25
The Church of Ireland’s Board of First Fruits embarked on a large-scale church building programme in the early 19th century. The Board of First Fruits was terminated in 1834. The Board’s pursuits coincided for a time with the building activities, begun in 1818, of the Church Building Commission for England. A study of some of the churches constructed with funding from both the Board and the Commission highlights similarities in the development of a preferred form and layout for the Anglican churches of both Ireland and England. The almost simultaneous adoption of this preferred design in both countries indicates a consistency of belief among the church building authorities of both countries as to how an Anglican place of worship should be arranged in the late 1820s.
Rhineland lava in Norfolk churches
Steven Ashley
Kenneth Penn
Andrew Rogerson
27 - 33
The results of a long-term survey of the occurrence of Rhineland lava querns and millstones in the fabric of Norfolk churches are presented here. The project was prompted by a map showing the distribution of this material in England, which gave Norfolk a meagre three dots, representing ‘minor groups and individual finds’: these were at Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Thetford, ie from major urban excavations. Not surprisingly the distribution of lava built into churches is very different, but is unexpectedly biased towards the east coast (Fig 1).
St Peter and St Paul, Scrayingham: a previously unrecognised Saxon church, and sculptural fragment
Peter F Ryder
35 - 39
Scrayingham church, on the east side of the Derwent valley between York and Malton, has been dismissed by architectural historians as a largely Victorian building. It has not been previously recognised that the north wall of the nave, and lower part of its west end, are of pre-Conquest date and perhaps as early as the 8th or 9th century; there are striking parallels with early Northumbrian churches elsewhere in the North East. Part of a carved figure built into the vestry wall has been provisionally identified as of this period, and has affinities to high-quality Mercian sculpture (notably the Lichfield Angel). It seems possible that Scrayingham will prove to be an early monastic site, of considerable significance in the early Christian history of the area.
Decorative Anglo-Saxon wall fabrics: a fashion in stonework
John Potter
41 - 51
Traces of external patterns produced by using rocks of different lithologies and colour, which are displayed on the faces of a number of Anglo-Saxon church walls, are identified and briefly detailed. In certain early church walls of ashlar, such as those at Escomb (Durham), patterns are determined by using the stones in different bedding orientations. These patterns, together with stone cut backs, the vertical bedding orientation of rocks set in quoins, pilasters and arch jambs and long accepted Anglo-Saxon features such as long-and-short quoins and Escomb-style jambs, distinguish a distinctive fashion in stone use. It is suggested that this stonework was intended to be observed, for no certain evidence of external render can be discovered. In order that the style may be distinguished beyond the domain of the Anglo-Saxons it is tentatively described as ‘Patterned’.
A note on new discoveries at Melrose Abbey
Chris O'Connell
Adam Jackson
Sue Anderson
53 - 38
The Cistercian abbey of Melrose was founded in 1136. It sustained damage during the English invasions of 1322, 1385, 1544 and 1545, and after the Reformation by stone robbers. The abbey is now in a ruinous state but enough of it survives to attest to the high quality of its architecture and sculptural works. Recent excavations in service trenches nearby revealed medieval architectural stones from the abbey, medieval and post-medieval walls and other features.
The Interview: Rickie Burman, Director of the London Jewish Museum
Michael Shapland
59 - 61
Rickie Burman, President of the Association of European Jewish Museums, has a background in archaeology and anthropology and was involved in setting up the Manchester Jewish Museum. She is presently Director of the London Jewish Museum which reopened in 2010 after extensive refurbishment. She was interviewed by Michael Shapland in February 2011.
Reviews
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