Information for record number MWA1951:
Site of Church of All Saints, Warwick Castle

Summary The site of the Medieval Church of All Saints at Warwick Castle which was founded before 1119. In 1128 it fell out of use because the Bishop of Worcester felt a Castle was an inappropriate site for a Church. Its exact location within the Castle is unknown.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
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2 The domestic buildings of Warwick Castle included the church of All Saints, founded by Henry de Beaumont before 1119. The church was served by secular canons (ie it was another collegiate church, earlier than St Mary's) and was united with St Mary's College in 1123. In 1128 Simon, Bishop of Worcester, translated the priests of All Saints to St Mary's (PRN 1943), as he considered the Castle an unsuitable site for a church. Its exact site in the Castle precincts is not known. It may have been replaced by a domestic chapel on the same site. Stone coffins are said to have been found within the precincts, and one, probably of the 12th century, was preserved at the Castle.
3The polygon is very schematic and the location of the church within the Castle is still entirely unknown. The Stone coffin mentioned above is currently in the lowest room of Guy's Tower.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 67
Author/originator: PBC
Date: 1947
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 67
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 8, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pugh R B (ed)
Date: 1969
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 8
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument COLLEGIATE CHURCH * A church attached to or founded by a college. back
monument PRECINCT * The ground immediately surrounding a place, particularly a religious building. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument COFFIN * A chest made of stone, wood or lead, used to enclose a dead body. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument COLLEGE * An establishment, often forming part of a university, for higher or tertiary education. back
monument DOMESTIC CHAPEL * A chapel for a private residence. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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