Inglis, D. (2018). St Oswald's Church, Church Lane, Collingham. Archaeological Services WYAS. https://doi.org/10.5284/1120076. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 St Oswald's Church, Church Lane, Collingham
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Series:		 Archaeological Services WYAS unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeologist was present on site during all excavation. The archaeologist observed the area as it was being dug and any trench sections after excavation had been completed. Where archaeology was judged to be present, the excavated area was rapidly cleaned and the need for further work assessed. Where appropriate, any features and finds were then quickly hand excavated, sampled if appropriate, and recorded. The archaeological watching brief, carried out at St. Oswalds Church, Collingham, was successful in achieving the aims and objectives set by the specification in ensuring that no archaeological deposits or features, or extant historic fabric, was disturbed unnecessarily. Where such disturbance was unavoidable, the commissioned archaeologist ensured that an appropriately detailed archive was created, such that the remains were preserved by record. The disarticulated skeletal material found along the edge of the church within Context 100 represent remains that had been previously disturbed and reinterred. The present pathway, which borders the northern limit of excavation, was constructed in the 1980s (Earle, pers. comm.). Considering the shallow depths of both sets of remains, it is likely that this disarticulated skeletal material was disturbed and reburied during the construction of the pathway. Likewise, the single vertebrae found within Context 101 was probably disturbed during earlier building activities within the churchyard. The possible buttress foundation Context 106 was similar in design to Context 105 which supports an extant buttress. The north aisle was constructed around 1200 AD and the facia has been remodelled on several occasions. Evidence from the facia above Context 106 suggests that a buttress was attached to the wall here during earlier times. The foundations recorded in Contexts 105 and 106 were constructed exclusively with red sandstone. This material is also found occasionally within the lower foundation of Context 107, while the majority of the church is built from locally procured yellow sandstone. Both buttresses examined appeared as later additions to the north aisle (Plate 10). Context 106 truncates the foundation wall (Context 107) and it is likely that these were added as part of the reconfiguration of the north aisle facia during the Georgian period. The position of the foundation described in Context 106 is not centred between the extant corner buttresses found to the east and west extents of the north aisle. The threshold stone (Context 108) located within the lower level of the foundation wall (Context 107) suggests a probable earlier entrance on the north facia of the church which may explain the slight offcentre positioning of any further buttress that previously extended above Context 106. Again, the wall above this area shows evidence of later alterations highlighted by the inclusion of a single and large exceptional stone above the foundation wall. The foundation wall (Context 107) was irregular along the course of the north aisle’s northern facia, with areas where the foundation extended out from the building edge and areas where the lower stones were stepped inwards. The western wall was flat-faced from top to base and while not fully excavated to the lowest extent of the foundations appeared to be of a single construction with less remodelling than the northern facia. At least three periods of construction, associated with the north aisle, have been identified.
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Author:		 A Webb
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Services WYAS
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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District: Leeds
Parish: Collingham
County: Leeds
Country: England
County: West Yorkshire
Grid Reference: 439014, 446094 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: archaeol11-517477
Report id: 3141
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Created Date:		 02 Jul 2024