| Title: |
Thame Park, Oxfordshire. Heritage Assessment and Survey |
| Number of Pages: |
194 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An historical assessment of the mansion, estate buildings and parkland at Thame Park was undertaken. This incorporated a range of on-site work including evaluation trenching, geophysical survey and detailed assessment of particular elements of the estate. Thame Park House was Grade I Listed and was therefore by definition of national significance for a number of reasons: firstly the house was known to incorporate substantial surviving elements from the medieval monastic buildings. Much of the north range (including the rood) was believed to be 14th century in date and the south range was believed to partly date to the 14th century and partly to the later monastic period. The late medieval buildings for the Abbot's House were of interest, and the renaissance decoration of the Abbot's Parlour was of exceptional importance. It was also of significance for the potential that further previously unknown monastic-period structures survived either below the floor or hidden within the walls of the largely later building. For example it was known that previous (possibly monastic) buildings were demolished to allow the construction of the 18th century west range and that at the south-west corner of the house the Palladian building was set on a foundation of much older (possibly monastic) stone. Although the monastic period structures were of the greatest interest the 18th century house and other buildings were of high significance in their own right. The west range was a highly impressive Palladian house of interest both for its external architectural design and its elaborate surviving interiors (although many of the interiors were probably of 19th century date). The house was also significant for its contribution to the group value of the park and for increasing the overall understanding of the park complex. The house added to the significance of the surrounding parkland and to each of the surviving individual park structures and conversely the survival of the parkland and the park structures increased the significance of the house. There were a number of other park buildings at Thame each of which contributed to the overall significance of the park. The chapel was the most significant as it was believed to survive from the monastic period, although it was heavily restored in the 19th century. The stable court was also of high significance as the impressive, prominent structure which would have been among Thame Park's most important buildings in its hey day. The other structures (farm buildings, cottages, laundry, lean-to, lodges) were each of relatively lesser intrinsic significance but they were still of interest and they contributed to an understanding of the operation of the estate. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Jonathan Gill
Andrew Croft
S Reeve
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Thame Park |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Thame Parks |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Thame |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Thame Park House |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THAME PARK
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: South Oxfordshire
Monument: DITCH. Undated, EARTHWORK. Undated, FEATURE. Undated, GARDEN. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WATER CHANNEL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), POND. Post-medieval (1540-1901), MONASTERY. Medieval (1066-1540), MILL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Post-medieval (154
Ngr: SP71100370
Parish: Thame
Postcode: OX9 3PW
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
