The Sherwood Archaeological Society
1972-Sookholm Church
Base of Church Tower
Sookholm
Jim Turner and Frank Turner
1961 - Combs Farm
Type - Iron Age/Romano-British
Location - Farnsfield. SK631552
Project Leader - Brian Simmonds
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A local group of enthusiasts was involved in the restoration of the tiny and neglected church at Sookholm.
Pevsner describes the building as a ‘simple, two-cell, Norman chapel that could be as early as 1100’.
Evidence in the stonework of the west elevation suggested that a tower may have existed and the Society was asked to confirm this. A small area excavation revealed the foundations of a square tower and the only small find was a fragment of a decorated clasp possibly from a prayer book.
Curiously, the base of the tower was found to be several degrees out of alignment with the existing body of the church.
Drawings of these foundations and a south elevation of the church are filed in Mansfield Museum.