Building record M1589 - Church of St Wilfred, Screveton

Summary

CHURCH (Medieval to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 72879 43412 (25m by 18m)
Map sheet SK74SW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Screveton, Rushcliffe

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

C15 W tower, said to have been altered in Elizabethan times. Interior mainly early C13. (1)
The chancel was built probably soon after 1200, but was much altered at some distant period. The N aisle was built [in] about the mid … C13th. Early in the C14th the arcades … were rebuilt, and the S aisle, if not at the same time, soon after. The tower was the last addition, late in the sixteenth century. (2)
The arcades … are Early English. In 1881, [restoration] work was done on the chancel. In 1884, the north and south walls of the aisles … were taken down and rebuilt from the foundations; new roof to nave and aisles; new porch on the south side. (3)
Arcades, early C13. North aisle, late C13. Chancel, C14, restored. Vestry built 1884. (4)
in 1994 8 (slice) samples were collected from 8 oak boards removed from St Wilfrid’s sometime previously during repair works. All 8 giving a felling date of 1624. (5)
See L8162 for E Med carving, M5618 for nearby cross, L7778 for earthworks.


Listed buildings slides, 2 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 304 (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> Thoroton Society, 1897, TTS, p 11-12 (Published document). SNT325.

<3> Thoroton Society, 1908, TTS, p 58-59 (Published document). SNT335.

<4> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<5> Nottingham Tree Ring Dating Laboratory, 1995, St. Wilfrid's Church, Screveton - Dendro Report (Unpublished document). SNT5129.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 2 slides.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 304.
  • <2> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1897. TTS. 1. p 11-12.
  • <3> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1908. TTS. 12. p 58-59.
  • <4> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Nottingham Tree Ring Dating Laboratory. 1995. St. Wilfrid's Church, Screveton - Dendro Report.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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