The remains of a brick shaft were exposed 7m from the north end of the third area and less then 2m from the tower. It comprised two east-west running walls set 1.1m apart. Both walls rested on a brick floor base and were two bricks thick, surviving to a height of 0.76m. The shaft was only present in the east facing section, with the majority of the shaft extending westwards beyond the limits of the trench. The bricks present within the shaft appeared to be hand made measuring 9¼" (230mm) x 4½"(111mm) x 2¾"(70mm).

No covering slab was present over the shaft which was cut from below the topsoil. No human remains were present in the shaft which had been apparently backfilled with a mixture of clay loam, tile, yellow sand and large stone fragment.

The shaft resembles a shallow burial shaft often present below table top tombs. The stone fragments found within may originate from the 19th century rebuilding, which may indicate when the contents of the shaft were relocated and any above ground cover was dismantled.

L. Elliott, P. Webb & L. Platt, 2013, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief, Page 10 (Unpublished document). SNT5622.