Monument record ADB 005 - Hazlewood Church; Church of St Mary

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Summary

Hazlewood Church, in ruins by 1600, the Churchyard remained in use until circa 1700, at Domesday there were two churches in Aldeburgh - ? Aldeburgh and Hazlewood (see also ADB 223)

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4477 5907 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TM45NW
Civil Parish ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Hazlewood Church. In ruins by 1600. Churchyard remained in use until circa 1700 (S2). At Domesday there were two churches in Aldeburgh - ? Aldeburgh and Hazlewood.
1870: ruins consisted of:- portion of E end window, base of round tower. Human bones found in ploughing adjacent field. The waste ground around the ruins was investigated:- coloured glass found, especially at S end; towards S and W remains or foundation of ?porch - here a large purbeck slab was dug up; fragments of glazed encaustic tiles; coffin lid of oolite, with cross (ill); carved capital of Caen stone; block of dog-tooth carving. 1476 mention of 'the High Altar of Hazlewood' (R1).
1970: Only a single fragment of masonry standing to a maximum height of 1.6m is now visible. At this time the ground plan of the church could not be traced (S1).
Metal detecting in 2003 - med pottery group from c12th-c14th. Hollesley type wares. Also Silver coin 1000-1100 recovered. Also occasional fragmentary Roman sherds found. S3
2015: (ADB 223) The Aldeburgh & District Local History Society (ADLHS) have been conducting fieldwalking adjacent to the ruined St Mary’s Church near Aldeburgh (ALD 005). Finds include prehistoric flints, Roman/ Saxon/ medieval/post-med pottery & medieval decorated floor tile (For details see S4)
2016-2018 (ADB 223) The ADLHS carried out a geophysical survey and dug a number of trial trenches and identified a number of wall foundations of the church confirming the geophysics results (for details see S5)

Sources/Archives (11)

  • <M1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. AP: CUCAP ASK 7.
  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM45NW3.
  • <R1> (No record type): Hele N F, Notes or jottings about Aldeburgh, 1870, 33-34 (ill), 35.
  • <R2> (No record type): Bryant T H, Churches of Suffolk, 1, 1912, 21.
  • <M2> Unpublished document: Church File. Churches file: RDC.
  • <S2> (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk A-H, 1990.
  • <S3> Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. Anderson, S. SCCAS. Finds report. 11/2003..
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Howard -Dobson, P.. 2015. Archaeological fieldwalking report, Chapel Barn Farm Aldeburgh.
  • <S5> Unpublished document: Howard -Dobson, P.. 2018. Geophysical, metal detecting and trial excavation Report, Chapel Barn Farm Aldeburgh.
  • <S6> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
  • <S7> Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments. F1 FDC 06-MAR-70.

Finds (7)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Record last edited

Sep 22 2021 1:14PM

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