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An Historic Building and Archaeological Impact Assessment of Ravenstone farm, Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire |
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University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The University of Leicester Archaeological Services asked TR Projects to undertake an archaeological impact assessment of Ravenstone Farm, Higham-on-the-Hill. Ravenstone Farm conforms to the conventional Midland Courtyard Farm plan. In this case this consists of a late 18th or very early 19th century three-storey brick farmhouse forming the farm's street frontage with a rear range of two storey brick. A series of 19th century brick outbuildings buildings, some of which may contain fragments of earlier, 18th century brickwork, are ranged around the other three sides of the farmyard. From 1736 to at least 1923 Ravenstone Farm formed part of the estate of the Ravenstone Hospital, an establishment founded by Mr John Wilkins of Ravenstone Hall in 1711 and given substantial financial support from the estate of his wife, Rebecca Wilkins, d.1712. The late 18th century brick farmhouse seems to respect some structural material of an earlier house inasmuch as it respects and uses the sandstone cellaring of an earlier house. In addition the joists supporting the floor of the room over the cellaring are re-used structural timbers from a timber-framed house. In addition a series of domestic doors are identified as being considerably older than the farmhouse. The outbuilding ranges show evidence of being largely built during the first half of the 19th century, though there is tentative evidence in some areas to suggest the present buildings may be raised from the graded bases of earlier, 18th century outbuildings. The present range of outbuildings contain substantial evidence of 'make do and mend' repairs rather than large scale, repair maintenance, this may be indicative of tenant rather than estate repairs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the two-storey, three-bay, brick, barn situated on the south-east side of the yard. |
Author: |
R Hayward
D Smith
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Publisher: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2005
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Ravenstone Farm |
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HIGHAM ON THE HILL |
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Hinckley and Bosworth |
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Leicestershire |
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England |
Grid Reference: 438300, 295400 (Easting, Northing)
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universi1-89451 |
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2005-078 |
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1 A4 report comprised of 29 pages including 6 figures and 20 plates.
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24 Nov 2016 |