Series: Oxford Archaeological Associates unpublished report series

Written Scheme of Investigation June 2014

Written Scheme of Investigation January 2015

CFA Archaeology Ltd has been commissioned on behalf of Laura Heath to undertake a Level 2 Historic Building Recording on a range of outbuildings prior to their conversion to a wedding venue. The outbuildings are situated to the north of a 19thcentury lodge (now Egton Manor) which was initially built as a ‘shooting box’ (a small country house for accommodating a shooting party) to a large country estate in North Yorkshire which was purchased by John Foster a wealthy cloth manufacturer from West Yorkshire in 1869. The outbuildings are listed Grade II and comprise 3 ranges; the east range was a former carriage house/garage with accommodation above with a ‘keeper’s shoot room with accommodation above. The west range contains the former stables, and running perpendicular to the stables there is a cottage range. All the ranges have a dated lintel over the doors with the earliest being the stables dated 1893. The survey has identified some original features like the grain chute in the stables and scarring on the walls and drainage channels in the floors for the original stable stalls.

Grand Union Housing has commissioned Crestwood Environmental to undertake a trial trench evaluation of the site of a proposed housing development known as Portfield Rise.The work is being undertaken as a condition of Planning Permission (planning ref: 17/02105/OUT). Although the Local Planning Authority has not set a brief for the work, discussions with Nick Crank, Senior Archaeological Officer for Milton Keynes Council have established the scope of work required; this document outlines howthese requirements will be implemented.The works form part of a staged approach to the archaeological mitigation of the proposed development area. The results from the evaluation will be used to inform further archaeological works as appropriate.All work will be undertaken in accordance with the Chartered Institute for Archeologists’ ‘Standard and Guidance for archaeological field evaluation’ (CIfA 2014).