A number of interesting fragments have been found during the conservation works in St Catherine's Church. Each new fragment that is discovered adds to our knowledge of the history of the church.
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| Possible red clay floor tiles |
A number of fragments of possible red clay floor tiles were found inside the church. The two pieces at the bottom of the picture fit together and allows us to measure the width of the tiles, which is 220mm wide and approximately 30mm thick. What date for these tiles is not known. In 1733 the church was described as in good order, seated and the altar and aisle flagged with stone. Could these tiles be earlier?
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| Carved stone - possible part of a medieval window arch |
A carved stone that could possibly be part of a window arch (voussoir) dating from the medieval era. If you look closely at the top of the stone in the picture above and below you can see the chisel marks left by the stone mason hundreds of years ago.
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| View showing angled profile, note the chisel marks! |
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| Loose material removed from church |
Murray Landscaping have removed the majority of the loose material from inside the church. Any material embedded in the floor was left as digging inside a historic site such as this is not allowed.
