Church of St. Chad, Wishaw

1 Chancel with modern S vestry, and nave, N and S aisles, and W tower. Of 13th century origin, largely remodelled in 13th century and 14th century. Mid 17th century embattled tower.
2 A priest is mentioned at Domesday.
3 Photograph.
4 Priest mentioned in Domesday probably not at this site. Chancel & S aisle early 14th century. N aisle & N arcade remodelled 15th century, W tower – 17th century. Buttresses 19th century restoration. Chamfered plinths of E & N walls buried below ground level. Drainage trench c0.5m deep around outside. Church on definite mound. Truncated ridge and furrow in field to S. Church may have been built on part of open field. Probably sealed surfaces under platform on which church is built. Probably good survival of below-floor deposits inside church.
56 Examination of the east wall of the tower in 1996 showed that a proposed new doorway to the nave roof would cut through an untouched area of original mid 17th century masonry. However, subsequent archaeological observation of doorway construction and a series of drainage works did not identify any other significant archaeological features.
7 Observation and recording at St. Chad’s Church, Wishaw carried out during a programme of works at the Church. Groundworks in the open churchyard, to the southwest and east of the church, has established that the ‘mound’ on which the church appears to stand probably consists of up-cast material from the excavations during the construction of the church (13th century) and later centuries. Painted masonry was recovered during work on the eastern wall of the South Aisle. Some scrollwork could be identified. The paint was probably applied on to a limewash base.