Site Event/Activity record ELI14683 - Watching brief at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bourne
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 09683 19984 (15m by 27m) (2 map features) |
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Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Technique(s)
- Watching Brief
Organisation
Archaeological Project Services
Date
From 14 Aug 2017 to 17 May 2019 (intermittent)
Description
A programme of archaeological monitoring and recording was conducted on the groundworks for a new vestry and the replacement of toilet facilities at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bourne. The work was undertaken in two phases, in August-September 2017 and May 2019. During the initial removal of the old toilet block, a limestone footing for the base of a drain was encountered. This appeared to be 19th century in origin, and is depicted on an 1868 map of the church, running east. A rectangular brick structure, possibly a coal store or the base of a water tank, was also encountered, and an early 20th century brooch recovered from its rubble infill. Below these foundations was a construction trench containing a flint and limestone wall, thought to be the remains of the east wall of the Medieval abbey parlour. Five sherds of (residual) Roman pottery from a single vessel were recovered from between the courses of this structure. During the second phase of works to the west of the tower, a vertical-sided feature containing pink limestone rubble was recorded. {1}{2}
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Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI19096 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2019. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at SS Peter and Paul's Abbey Church, Bourne. APS Site Code: BNAB15/BNAB19.
- <2> SLI19097 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2015. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at SS Peter and Paul's Abbey Church, Bourne. LCNCC: 2015.154.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MLI33233 Bourne Abbey (Monument)
Record last edited
Aug 14 2025 3:26PM