| Title: |
Garsington Manor 'Brewhouse', Garsington, Oxfordshire. Archaeological Building Survey & Evaluation Report |
| Number of Pages: |
39 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A programme of archaeological recording was undertaken at the above premises which lay immediately to the north-west of the Jacobean manor house. Dressing rooms were to be inserted into the earlier north-south wing of this L-shaped Grade II Listed Building. The two wings together were listed as 'Former Bakehouse and attached outbuilding' although locally the building was sometimes known as 'the monk's brewhouse'. Whilst the exact function of the earlier wing was unclear, the later east-west wing still clearly showed evidence of latterly having been used as a bakehouse and evidence was noted suggesting possible earlier use as a brewhouse. The present building was not shown on two surviving 17th century maps but archaeological evidence suggested that it must have been constructed soon after and it therefore appeared likely that the north-south range was built in the late 17th or early 18th century and the east-west range added in the 18th century. Although both wings showed much evidence of later work, the earlier of the two wings, which was to be affected by the proposed development, was notable on account of some well-preserved roof and window carpentry of the 16th and early 17th centuries and some potentially 11th century long and short work although it was more likely that this was an anachronistic post-medieval feature. The early carpentry suggested that the building may have been constructed with a significant quantity of reused material from a previous structure. No evidence was found to suggest that any part of the standing structure was medieval. The building was also of interest as it was thought to contain evidence of later use for domestic electricity and gas production. The proposed conversion work involved the lowering of the internal floor level by up to 1 metre and observations revealed a succession of post-medieval floor layers above natural deposits as well as some foundations of an earlier building on the site. Detailed study of the building itself and its foundations revealed that it had originally been only five bays in length, with timber-framed gables. It was probably partially open-fronted to the east and it seemed to have originally abutted an earlier east-west range at its northern end. This earlier building was shown on the two 17th century maps. Despite there being no evidence of early upstanding fabric, clear evidence was found to indicate that the 'Brewhouse' overlay the foundations of one, if not two, earlier buildings, both of which were of probable medieval origin. [Au(abr)] |
| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Early 17th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late 17th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 16th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 11th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Jacobean (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: GARSINGTON MANOR 'BREWHOUSE', GARSINGTON
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: South Oxfordshire
Monument: WALL. Undated, [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SP58190197
Parish: Garsington
Postcode: OX449DH
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
