Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at 615237 Beaworthy: St Alban
A programme of archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out by Oakford Archaeology (OA) in August 2017 during works at St Alban’s, Beaworthy, Devon (SX 4611 9944). The work comprised the monitoring of construction works associated with new drainage around the church. The works outside the church revealed the remains of an earlier foundation immediately to the east of the south porch. This has been interpreted as the remains of a narrow Norman south aisle. The external excavations further revealed elements of the extensive medieval and post-medieval graveyard to the north and south of the church. The trenching and closer analysis of the historic building fabric suggest that the work undertaken in 1871, although extensive, did not involve the complete rebuilding of the church but rather the wholesale replacement of the windows and the rebuilding of the roof and tower.
Author: MFR Steinmetzer
Digital Archive: Unpublished primary digital archive
Document: Unpublished written work such as manuscripts, dissertations etc. not disseminated to the public.
Year/date of creation: 2017
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Copyright Notes: Oakford Archaeology
Associated Churches
Beaworthy: St Alban
Faculty reference: 2016-005173 Groundworks for the new drainage uncovered the possible remains of the earlier Norman church. New evidence was recovered which required a reassessment and re-interpretation of the sequence of development of the building and substantially changed the earlier interpretation outlined in the listing.