Clarke, R. and Webb, R. (2016). The West Glasshouse, Gardens Yard, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge).

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Title:		 The West Glasshouse, Gardens Yard, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation was carried out by the Cambridge Archaeology Field Group (CAFG) in the Gardens Yard to the north of the walled kitchen garden at Wimpole Hall, centred on NGR TL 3379 5138. This work, which was undertaken in advance of the proposed plans for the erection of a new glasshouse by the National Trust, took place over two long weekends: 29th May to 1st June 2015 and 24th to 27th July 2015. Excavation of eight small trenches across the exposed footings of the glasshouse, and within the adjacent Messenger glasshouse, revealed the remains of an additional two phases of earlier building. The earliest phase was a rectangular structure comprising wall footings and associated surfaces constructed from red brick. These probably relate to a glasshouse or other horticultural building that was built in the late 18th century on previously unoccupied ground. In the mid 19th century this structure was replaced by a narrower, longer building that was again probably a glasshouse and which re-used part of the walls of the earlier phase of building. The final phase, already partly exposed on the surface, was the gault brick foundation of the full-span West Glasshouse built in 1907 and demolished in the 1980s. A significant assemblage of flowerpots, as well as other finds relating to the construction, use and demolition of the various phases of glasshouse was recovered. Further analysis of this assemblage - and the flowerpots in particular - has the potential to shed light on the day-to-day activities on this part of the estate, as well as contribute to the study of wider horticultural practices in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
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Author:		 Rachel Clarke
R Webb
CAFG
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Wimpole Estate
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
Parish: WIMPOLE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 533790, 251380 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WINDOW GLASS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GLASSHOUSE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-243762
OBIB: OAE report 1896
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URI: https://library.thehumanjourney.net/4908/
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021