Hyam, A. and L, H. (2017). A Level 2 Historic Building Recording and watching brief at Middle Farm House and Associated Barns, Main Street, Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire.. Leicester: University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS). https://doi.org/10.5284/1099090. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	A Level 2 Historic Building Recording and watching brief at Middle Farm House and Associated Barns, Main Street, Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire.
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1099090
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	A Level 2 historic building Record was undertaken by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) at Middle Farm, Main Street, Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire on the 28th and 29th of July 2015. Planning permission has been granted to convert the now redundant house and farm buildings into a small number of private dwellings. The report and archive will be deposited under Event Number ENN108111. Following on from this building survey, an archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Middle Farm during the conversion and extension of the former farmhouse and outbuildings. The watching brief visits carried out throughout 2016 mainly concentrated on groundworks associated with the stripping of the existing driveway in advance of the excavation of trenches for new drainage, the reduction of the area for formation levels, the excavation of a soakaway in the centre of the site, and the excavation of foundation trenches for extensions to buildings F and H (Units 1 and 3 respectively). A brick driveway was found underneath the current driveway during stripping and a large pit that yielded modern material, possibly a former soakaway, was discovered during the excavation of the new soakaway within the courtyard area. Part of an undated wall was revealed during excavations within Building D, which appeared to predate the current open archway frontage of the building. No archaeological remains were discovered during new foundation for Unit 1 (Building F), but a large slab of limestone with a carved date of 1702 was discovered during the demolition of a wall in Building E. No archaeological remains were discovered during the excavation for the foundations to extend Building H (Unit 3), except for a large disturbed area close to the northern end of the trenching. This feature was most likely a tree throw. The archive for the watching brief will be deposited with Event Number ENN108259.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	A. Hyam Hunt L
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2017
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	District: North Northamptonshire Parish: Benefield Country: England County: Northamptonshire Grid Reference: 497911, 289295 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	WATCHING BRIEF (Event) WALL (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL WALL (Tag) PIT (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: universi1-273731 OBIB: 2017-005
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