St John the Baptist Church, Greatham

The historic church, built between 1180 and 1190 and subsequently redeveloped, is a Grade II listed building. The church In Greatham, was totally dismantled and rebuilt during the episcopate of Bishop Pudsy (1180-1190) thus removing all traces of the earlier Saxon and Norman structures. In consequence the present building can only claim its ancestry to the 12th century.

A major restoration occurred in 1792 - the funds for which are said to have been raised from the sale of the lead on the roof. This work obliterated the Norman walls to within a few feet of their foundation.
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Fortunately, in spite of these various restorations all has not been lost of the earlier churches. There are in the present church various pieces of masonry which have been discovered during the periods of reconstruction and have later been authenticated which give conclusive test to there having been an early Saxon church in Greatham on the site of the present church.Ref. holytrinityseaton.org.uk/sjb-history