Bristow, M., Linford, N. T., Newsome, S. and Payne, A. W. (2021). Belhus Park, Thurrock. Report on Analytical Earthwork, UAV and Geophysical Surveys, April 2021. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1097432. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Belhus Park, Thurrock. Report on Analytical Earthwork, UAV and Geophysical Surveys, April 2021
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Series:		 Historic England Research Reports
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Analytical earthwork, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys were conducted at Belhus Park, Thurrock to assist volunteers working on a recent historic designed landscape project run jointly by Land of the Fanns and the Gardens Trust, to investigate the former Tudor mansion and gardens that once stood on the site. Belhus is the remnant of a mid-18th century park by Lancelot Brown, with additions by Richard Woods (Register of Parks and Gardens: 1000738), currently used as a golf course and leisure centre since 2000. Analytical earthwork, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys were conducted at Belhus Park, Thurrock to assist the ‘People of the Fanns’ volunteer project, researching the former Tudor mansion and gardens that once stood on the site, now used as a municipal golf course. The analytical earthwork survey recorded a circular topographic anomaly found on the fairway immediately south west of the manor house ruins, possibly the location of a water garden feature depicted in a painting of Belhus House and Park of around 1710. Digital photography captured by the UAV survey covered an extensive area of the park and was used to generate high resolution digital terrain models through Structure from Motion (SfM). The very high ground resolution of the SfM data has allowed many subtle topographic details across the park land to be identified, together with subsequent Second World War activity and the current golf course operations. GPR survey (2.45ha) was conducted in the vicinity of the manor house to complement the ground and UAV survey techniques and confirmed the survival of paths and walls related to the water garden, together with anomalies associated with the original manor house, gardens and a possible gate house.
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Author:		 Matthew Bristow ORCID icon
Neil T Linford ORCID icon
Sarah Newsome ORCID icon
Andrew W Payne ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Historic England
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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District: Thurrock
County: Essex
Country: England
Parish: Thurrock, unparished area
Grid Reference: 557108, 181255 (Easting, Northing)
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY (Event)
ANALYTICAL EARTHWORK SURVEY (Event)
COUNTRY HOUSE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL COUNTRY HOUSE (Tag)
COUNTRY ESTATE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL COUNTRY ESTATE (Tag)
LANDSCAPE PARK (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL LANDSCAPE PARK (Tag)
GARDEN FEATURE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL GARDEN FEATURE (Tag)
ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN (Tag)
GARDEN WALL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL GARDEN WALL (Tag)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
ORNAMENTAL GARDEN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL ORNAMENTAL GARDEN (Tag)
WALLED GARDEN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL WALLED GARDEN (Tag)
WATER GARDEN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL WATER GARDEN (Tag)
GARDEN PATH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL GARDEN PATH (Tag)
WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE (Tag)
APPROACH ROAD (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL APPROACH ROAD (Tag)
GATEHOUSE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL GATEHOUSE (Tag)
MANOR HOUSE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL MANOR HOUSE (Tag)
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SURVEY (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: nmr1-502084
Report id: Historic England Research Report Series 30-2021
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Created Date:		 19 Jul 2022