NHER 4145 (Monument record) - Saxon/medieval settlement of Stow, site of St Guthlac's Chapel

Site of St Guthlac's Chapel and hamlet of Stow.
Site of chapel. Still standing in 1464
See Notes.

1959. Stray Find.
Human skeletal remains from graveyard, very fragmentary, ploughed up.
C. P. Wells reported minimum of five bodies, perhaps seven or eight.
Mandibles conform to type known from 11th century onwards but one of femurs reminiscent of earlier Saxon types.
See (S1) and (S2) for further information.

1975.
Human skeletal remains, and tiles, glazed, red with whitish slip, very thick.
Post medieval sherds.
Finder was using metal detector but found no metal.
Information from KLM.
E. Rose (NAU).

Example of above tile now in Swaffham Museum.
Brought to NAU 5 June 1987 by Curator.
Confirmed as late medieval/16th century type.
A. Rogerson and E. Rose (NAU), 5 June 1987.

Blomefield gives a detailed account of this chapel and its documentary history, with relations with Castleacre Priory; the
1464 reference is to repairing the ceiling above the altar.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 4 December 1995.

1993-1995. Metal detecting and field walking.
Site of medieval chapel relocated. [1]
Finds of coins and metalwork suggest an important Middle Saxon site around chapel site, with Late Saxon and medieval activity continuing.
See drawings (S3)-(S5), lists, notes, polaroids and sketch maps in file.
(See also NHER 4142, NHER 4144, NHER 4146)
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 May 2001.