Monument record 0257501003 - ST MARY'S CHURCH

Summary

Possibly twelfth century conduit pipe found in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • CONDUIT? (12th Century - 1100 AD? to 1199 AD?)

Description

A SHORT SECTION OF 9MM BORE LEAD PIPE DISCOVERED DURING RENOVATIONS MAY BE PART OF A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THIS MIGHT IMPLY A SMALL MONASTIC COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS USING THIS SYSTEM IN C12 OR EVEN LATER. THIS WOULD REINFORCE THE THEORY THAT ST MAR Y'S WAS ONCE A MINSTER? (B14).

Sources (1)

  • <14>SBC4440 Article in serial: Brian Durham. 1978. 'TRACES OF A LATE SAXON CHURCH AT ST MARY'S, AYLESBURY', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 PP621-626. Vol 20.

Location

Grid reference SP 81710 13915 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Excavation and watching brief (EBC11029)

Record last edited

Dec 1 2004 4:41PM

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