Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga – a community project focused on the Anglo-Saxon heritage of Lyminge, a village in the Elham Valley in East Kent.
The dig in the church yard began just a year ago this month. Readers of this blog will be familiar with images of the Anglo-Saxon church that we uncovered, and that we are reasonably confident was built around the middle of the 7th Century. So this could be the church built by Ethelburga for the … Continue reading Visualising Ethelburga’s church
So here is the new path surface complete at last throughout the church yard. For the first time it is possible to see the outline of the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon church excavated last summer and understand its full ground plan. Work began yesterday fitting the metal rails that form the mould for the outline of … Continue reading The church yard paths completed
I am delighted to report great progress after a full week of work laying the new paths in the church yard. The path leading from the main gate was laid up to and beyond the Priest's Door on the south side of the Chancel this morning. This area will be open to walk on by … Continue reading The Church Yard re-opens!
With the rubber crumb laid, it was possible today to mark out the outline of the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon church. This task got underway this morning with string and nails, and a can of spray paint. It was interesting to find that the interior radius of the apse was exactly 90 inches. Aluminium battens will … Continue reading Further progress in the church yard
The last stage of laying the new paths in the church yard commenced this morning. A rubber crumb is being laid on top of the aggregate over the next couple of days. This will provide the immediate sub-base to the top surface of resin-bound aggregate. Further down the path towards the main entrance, the new … Continue reading Progress on the church yard paths
Readers of this blog will know the strange story of St Eadburg (also known as Eadburh), the "forgotten saint" of Lyminge and how she has become confused with St Ethelburga and largely erased from memory, at least within the village. However she has not been totally forgotten and as I recounted in a recent post, … Continue reading St Eadburg’s Well – restoration of an identity
Our contractors have made good progress on the paths since they were able to return to work earlier this month. The aerial view above shows the line of the new path that leads round to the north door where the new threshold will allow step-free access into the church. In this current phase of work, … Continue reading Progress on the church yard paths
The St Ethelburga rose in my garden opened this morning, so I thought I would share this image with you as we continue to endure Covid lock-down. Before I am inundated with complaints that this isn't named for Ethelburga of Lyminge, that is quite correct. This rose was named for the medieval church of St … Continue reading St Ethelburga in bloom
Over the past two weeks, our contractors have been working hard to finish off the paths and tidy up where spoil heaps had been left following the dig last summer. The spoil heaps have now been levelled and the spoil spread in a number of places in the churchyard to even up ground levels. Work … Continue reading Continuing work in the church yard
Work has continued preparing the paths in the church yard for the new surface. It is necessary to dig out all the old paths first so we can lay a sub-base of aggregate and then lay the new resin-bound surface on top. Taking out the old path by the main entrance, we discovered what appears … Continue reading Further discoveries in the church yard
