Building record 3777/1/1 - St Botolph's Church

Norman chancel, nave and central tower, probably early 12th century. 13th-14th century south aisle enlarged 1878 by Carpenter and Ingelow. Carved Norman tympanum to north doorway.

{1} Norman chancel, nave and central tower, probably early C12. C13 or C14 south aisle enlarged 1878 by Carpenter and Ingelow. Carved Norman tympanum to north doorway. Brass with verses and figures, 1616. Monuments: 1724 to John Bridges, historian of Northamptonshire; 1741 marble with cherubim; 1718 carved marble by Thomas Green; 1754 carved marble. VCH III pp 178-9. The Church of St Botolph, Rectory and Rectory Cottage form a group.

{3} Observation of floor lowering: C12th nave wall & C14th aisle wall & cross wall for chantry chapel exposed; no destruction; 11 burials were exposed & cut by aisle

{9} Report on the church based on survey & documentary sources; includes notes on the chancel & central tower; also includes plans & elevations;

{11} Work re-exposed parts of the south wall of the 12th century nave. 4m to the south of the centre of the arcade, a broad limestone foundation defined the extent of the 14th century aisle. The footing was c1.1m wide and was exposed over a length of almost 8m. Its west end was truncated 0.2m from the end wall of the Victorian Church, which was supported on a brick foundation. 10.5m to the east an area of disturbance indicated the position of the cross wall which had extended to the SE corner of the nave to form a partition with the chantry chapel.
11 burials formerly outside the earlier church had been incorporated into the larger victorian church, the intercutting of the burials suggested they were not all contemporary. The burials consisted of three adults and the remainder of the burial ranging from 0-6 months to 15-20.

{15} Description of figure sculpted on tympanum of church doorway.

{17} The 13th century south aisle was rebuilt by Carpenter and Ingelow in 1878 as a second nave with a second, broad chancel to the east.
Detailed description of surviving 12th century features, including north nave doorway, north windows in tower, chancel and nave, south window in nave, west window in tower and, internally, the tower and transept arches and font.

{18} Photo of memorial to John Bridges dated December 1993;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/8 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), District of Kettering, 14-APR-1976, H15 p.11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> Dix, B., 1987, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49061.

<4> The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Series). SNN10247.

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<6> 1988, Medieval Archaeology (32), 32/264 (checked) (Journal). SNN57385.

<7> 1987, Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit: Report for 1987, (checked) (Report). SNN55128.

<8> Glynne S., 1859, Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne, (unchecked) (Manuscript). SNN39492.

<9> Richmond H., 1988, Survey of Northamptonshire Parish Churches, (part checked) (Unpublished Report). SNN1195.

<10> 1842, Barton Seagrave Tithe Map (NRO Map T185), (unchecked) (Map). SNN102431.

<11> Dix, B., 1992, Archaeological Investigation at St. Botolph's Church, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, in 1987, p.106-7 (checked) (Article). SNN62090.

<12> Dix B., 1992, Recent Work in Northamptonshire Archaeology, p.118 (checked) (Article). SNN104441.

<13> DCMS, 2002, Listing Schedule, (part checked) (Schedule). SNN105171.

<14> Foard G, 1994, The John Bridges Monument In Barton Seagrave Church, (unchecked) (Note). SNN105391.

<15> Romilley Allen J., 1889, Sculpture of the Norman and Transitional Periods in Northamptonshire, (checked) (Article). SNN108376.

<16> Council for British Archaeology, 1988, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (18), p. 60 (Newsletter). SNN46846.

<17> King's College, London, 2017, A corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, Site 277 (Website). SNN110894.

<18> Photographs of buildings in Barton Seagrave (Photographs). SNN111912.

<19> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), OS 6" 1968 (Map). SNN112944.

<20> Undated, ST BOLTOPH'S CHURCH, KETTERING, BF082334 (Archive). SNN113586.

<21> Undated, St Botolph's Church, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, BF107245 (Archive). SNN113587.

<22> Crank, N. (Editor), 2022, South Midlands Archaeology (52), p. 72 (Journal). SNN115177.

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