Find Spot record 1821/2/2 - Medieval finds from Church of St Alban

<1> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, Richards R 1972 /324-328 (Book). SCH2309.

During restoration of the church in 1869-70, a large skeleton was found just outside the north wall and, beneath the skull, a coin or token.

<2> County Historic Environment Record, 1973-1985, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin, 8/56-63 Rutter J A 1982 (Journal/Periodical). SCH565.

In 1982, drainage work around the church entailed the excavation of an area around the church and a trench part way along the line of the churchyard path. The Excavations Section of the Grosvenor Museum recorded the discoveries. Fragments of medieval painted window glass were found, together with decorated floor tiles, C13 and C14 pottery, and post medieval pottery

<3> L J Dodd, 2015, A report on the finds from an Archaeological Evaluation at The Church of St Alban, Tattenhall (Client Report). SCH7981.

Twenty fragments of decorated medieval floor tile was recovered from evaluation trenches in 2009. The tile was in very fragmentary condition and the surfaces were worn. The decoration was of the line impressed type and the tiles were glazed, some were slip coated also. The vast majority have parallels with the excavated material from Norton Priory. These floor tiles provide an indication of the decorative schmese associated with the Perpendicaulr church of which now only the west tower survives.

<4> Aeon Archaeology, 2016, Archaeological Watching Brief at St Albans Church, Tattenhall (Client Report). SCH7977.

In 2015, an archaeological watching brief during the excavation of foundations for an extension to the Church revealed the earlier foundations of the medieval church and assocated buttress beneath the current church wall. Fragments of Medieval floor tile were found and some identified as being the same type as tiles used at Vale Royal Abbey and Norton Priory.