This assessment reveals construction details of St. Owen's Church, indicating historical building techniques used.
St Owen's Church (HER 1027) dates predominately from the 13th -15th centuries, with some 15th and 16th century additions. The existing building is constructed of coursed limestone rubble walls with a tiles roof. Modern services were observed in TPs 1 and 2. The cut for the foundation for the northern wall was observed in in the base of TP 3, but was not excavated as it was beyond the limits of the current work. The foundation for the church consisted of a mixture of limestone, ironstone and chalk laid in courses extending up to 0.80m from the wall. The base of the foundation was not exposed in any of the test pits, but it was clear that the upper courses were bonded with lime mortar while the lower courses were laid dry. No other archaeological features, deposits or artefacts were observed.
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