Title: |
Parsonage House, Church Lane, Farndish, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication |
Series: |
Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
|
Downloads: |
|
Licence Type: |
ADS Terms of Use and Access
|
DOI |
|
Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
|
Abstract: |
Planning permission was granted for the dismantling of an existing stable and erection of a games room with associated works in the grounds of Parsonage House, Church Lane, Farndish. Five stages of groundworks were monitored during the development: No archaeological features predating the 19th, or possibly the 18th century, were revealed on the site. No archaeological features were uncovered in the area of the paddock to the east of the new games room (Stages 1, 4 and 5). Several pits and areas of ground disturbance were recorded in Stages 2 and 3, located in the garden of Parsonage House. These are most likely to be associated with garden and landscaping works and possibly the construction of a new patio for the house. The oldest feature revealed was the narrow foundation for a limestone wall within the footprint of the new games room. This lines up precisely with the small stable block previously located on the site. However, the construction of the foundation suggests a wall of greater antiquity and it is possible that it is more closely related to the foundations of a larger, more elongated stable block or outhouses along the eastern boundary of the present-day garden, which are shown on a map of Farndish dating to 1800. The same map shows ridge and furrow cultivation in the area surrounding the Church of St Michael and Parsonage House. Therefore it is likely that most of the deposits revealed during the groundworks are agricultural soils. |
Author: |
G Edmondson
Christiane Meckseper
|
Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
|
Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
|
Year of Publication: |
2011
|
Locations: |
Site: |
Parsonage House, Church Lane, Farndish |
Parish: |
PODINGTON |
District: |
Bedford |
County: |
Bedfordshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 492870, 263680 (Easting, Northing)
|
|
Subjects / Periods: |
|
Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
albionar1-81440 |
OBIB: |
2011-45 |
|
Note: |
A4 comb bound report
|
Source: |
|
Relations: |
|
Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |