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Archaeological Standing Building Recording Furnace Farm, Shelsey Walsh, Worcester, WR6 6RP |
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Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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Border Archaeology Ltd (BA) has been instructed by David Bailey of Firemitre Limited to undertake a programme of archaeological work on land at Furnace Farm Shelsley Walsh Worcester WR6 6RP (NGR: SO 71657 63755) in connection with the demolition of the current property and construction of a replacement dwelling with new vehicular access (Planning Ref. 21/01554/FUL. This archaeological programme of works relates to the Heritage Consultation Response from Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC) and comprises a Standing Building Recording (SBR) to Historic England Level 1 and Archaeological Observation (AO) of groundworks. The proposed site lies within an area of late Medieval to Post-medieval interest and development may thus impact upon archaeological deposits associated with the occupation of the area at this time. The unlisted farm house (HER No.: WSM77230) proposed for demolition is also of historic interest as it is shown on the 2nd Edition 6-inch Ordnance Survey Map of 1905. SBR is therefore required in order to record the building’s location, age and type prior to its destruction. The farmhouse, which is situated slightly below and immediately east of the unclassified lane to Shelsley Walsh, is two-storeys high and roughly L-shaped in plan, of brick and timber-framed construction with a cross-pitched, tiled roof. The earliest portion of the building consists of a two-storey gabled crosswing (oriented east-west), of brick and timber-framed construction which appears probably to date to the late 17th or 18th century, based on the evidence of the exposed thick-scantled timber-framing in the east and west-facing gables and internally at first floor level. This dwelling was substantially remodelled and rebuilt in brick, probably in the mid-19th century, followed shortly afterwards by the construction of the attached two storey brick range oriented north-south (housing the living room and first floor bedroom), as evidenced by the vertical construction break in the rear elevation and the insertion of a brick stairwell with dog-leg staircase to the north of the entrance lobby. It appears that this substantial phase of building activity probably occurred at some time between 1839 and 1884 as the tithe map shows that the farmhouse originally extended much further to the N, with several ranges of buildings attached to the northern end of the house which were subsequently demolished. The OS 1st edition 25-inch map of 1884 shows the farmhouse as largely resembling its present form, with a separate complex of outbuildings erected further to the north. The lean-to kitchen extension and outhouse attached to the southern end of the house also appear to be of late 19th century date, while the single-storey flat roofed extension attached to the northwest end of the building (housing a bathroom and storeroom) is probably of late 20th century date. The majority of the windows appear to have been either replaced or heavily remodelled in the mid-late 20th century, as evidenced by the glazed casements with thin glazing bars. Few internal fixtures of fittings of note were observed within the interior of the farmhouse which appears to have been extensively refurbished in the mid-late 20th century. The most notable survivals were the exposed ceiling beams and joists in the entrance lobby and the dining room (some of which may be of late 17th or 18th century date) as well as the quarry tiled floors and the inglenook fireplace in the living room (which appear to be of 19th century date) and the exposed thick-scantled timber framing on the first floor. |
| Author: |
S Priestley
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Border Archaeology
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Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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| Year of Publication: |
2022
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Malvern Hills |
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Stanford with Orleton |
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England |
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Worcestershire |
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Grid Reference: 371656, 263754 (Easting, Northing)
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12 Feb 2024 |
