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)
Civil Parish BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Watching Brief

Organisation

Archaeological Project Services

Date

From 14 Aug 2017 to 17 May 2019 (intermittent)

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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)

  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2019. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at SS Peter and Paul's Abbey Church, Bourne. APS Site Code: BNAB15/BNAB19.
  •  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)

Record last edited

Aug 14 2025 3:26PM

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