Stanton on the Wolds All Saints

Archaeology

Core fabric probably C11-13th with restorations in 1889 and 1952

Single-celled building with western bell turret

Extension built on N.W side of nave in 1977

Apart from late C20th addition, this building has probably retained its original plan form without modification

Significant Interior Features

Font, late C11th or early C12th

C19th south door

C19th interior fittings

Timbers and roofs

  Nave Chancel Tower
Main King post & braces 1889 King post and braces 1889  
S.Aisle n/a n/a  
N.Aisle n/a n/a  
Other principal N.W. extension 1977, lean-to    
Other timbers      

Bellframe

Integral part of western stone turret

Scheduled for preservation. Grade 2, mainly 1889 rebuild (fittings unimportant, 1952).

Walls

  Nave Chancel Tower
Plaster covering & date Plastered, probably 1889 Plastered, probably 1889  
Potential for wall paintings Highly unlikely Highly unlikely  

Excavations and potential for survival of below-ground archaeology

No recorded excavations have been undertaken. The interior floor was probably disturbed in the C18th and C19th according to historical accounts. However, the basic plan of the building may have remained unchanged since the C12th and, in consequence, its interior stratigraphy may be of considerable significance.

The overall potential for the survival of below-ground archaeology in the churchyard is considered high and below the present interior floors is considered to be high.

Exterior: Largely inhumation burials, medieval to C19th. Boundaries may have importance in the development of the site.

Interior: Nave and Chancel largely undisturbed, though with upper areas possibly disrupted in the C18th and C19th; high potential for surviving medieval stratigraphy, potentially back to the C11th or C12th. Tower restored but potentially of early form.

Standing fabric of building has multiphase construction.