Lightning, J. and Meckseper, C. (2007). Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, Hydrology Project: Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1024227. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, Hydrology Project: Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1024227
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Bea Landscape Ltd is currently involved in the restoration of Wrest Park Gardens, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, on behalf of English Heritage. The restoration of the park's lakes and canals is key to the overall restoration of the gardens, and Bea Landscape Design has therefore undertaken a strategic and comprehensive review of the park hydrology. As a result of auguring to facilitate the installation of hydrology monitoring apparatus, a number of core samples have been obtained from various locations across the site. In November 2006 and January 2007 Albion Archaeology undertook a watching brief on the installation of monitoring equipment for the hydrology survey. Due to difficult ground conditions, only 11 of the proposed 56 boreholes were actually executed within that period. Wrest Park was the home of the De Grey family from the 13th century until 1917. The present Wrest Park house was completed by 1834, replacing an earlier manor house that was located further to the south. The formal gardens date to the early 18th century, and were later modified by Capability Brown. Subsequent generations added garden buildings and landscape features but retained the 18th-century garden layout. Varying deposits of made ground, peat and natural clay soils were encountered during the auguring. The cores gave some indication of the deposits below ground, but may have been spaced too far apart to establish a reliable deposit model throughout the park.
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Author:		 J Lightning
Christiane Meckseper ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2007
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Site: Wrest Park, Dredging and Weir Restoration
Parish: SILSOE
District: Central Bedfordshire
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Wrest Park
Grid Reference: 508880, 235330 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 509230, 235410 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 509250, 235090 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Gardens (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ORNAMENTAL LAKE (Monument Type England)
13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
November 2006 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-55280
OBIB: 2006/117
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016