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Historic Building Recording of Agricultural Buildings on Land North of Walshes Road (Phase 1), Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3RE |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited was commissioned to complete a Level 1 built heritage survey of seven undesignated buildings within land to the north of Walshes Road. The majority (6) were built post war and have little historic merit. One building, latterly in use as a dairy, can be confidently dated to the mid-19th century, built between 1841 and 1875. It once formed part of a range of farm-buildings built around a small stockyard and appears to have continued in use as a cow shed/dairy until after the war. The historic building recording of redundant farm buildings, either grouped to the south of the former farmhouse or more widely dispersed within the site, have revealed that the majority were built post-World War Two and have little historic merit. In addition, two buildings (A and B) shown on recent maps have since collapsed or been demolished.Farm Building 1 represents the only building that can be confidently dated to the 19th century. The cartographic evidence shows that it was built during the middle of that century (1841-1875), after the compilation of the Rotherfield parish tithe map (1841) and before the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1875. The characteristics of the building, the original Sussex bonded brickwork, hand-made bricks and use of decorative burnt headers, all below a (part) hipped roof with a moderate pitch, are all features not atypical of this date range. A change in the character of the brickwork and to the roof structure at the southern end of this building, indicates that it had been rebuilt, probably during the interwar period (and after 1931) and following the removal of an earlier range to the south. This earlier range is shown on the 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps, forming the southern end of an L-shaped range that together with Building 1 formed the eastern and southern sides of a small, enclosed stockyard. Blocking brickwork built along the western long elevation of Building 1 suggests that it was once open-sided to the stockyard and formed one of two open-sided shelters following the remodelling of the stockyard between 1910-1931. Building 1 was rendered internally and the exposed roof timbers were whitewashed, features synonymous with animal hygiene and a use as a dairy to a small dairy herd. The keeping of pigs, with sties shown on the maps from 1875-1931, are also features associated with dairy farms; the pigs fed on the bi-products of cheese and butter making. The sites use as a dairy appears to have continued after the war, with the cattle housed in rather rudimentary byres as opposed to an open yard system and hay sheltered within a large open-sided pole barn (Building 3). |
| Author: |
Adam Garwood
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| Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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| Year of Publication: |
2021
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East Sussex |
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Wealden |
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Crowborough |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 552654, 129204 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst1-425339 |
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R14636 |
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| Created Date: |
09 Jan 2023 |
