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Rigmaden Park, Mansergh |
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Oxford Archaeology North unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
William Wilson (hereafter 'the Client') has submitted proposals for the development of several single-storey extensions to the house of Rigmaden Park, Mansergh, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria (SD 6100 8478; Planning Ref 5/05/0269). Consequently, Cumbria County Council Historic Environment Service (CCCHES), after consultation with South Lakeland District Council, issued a brief requesting a rapid desk-based assessment followed by a watching brief during any ground disturbing activities. Oxford Archaeology North was commissioned to undertake the work and issued a project design to carry out the above programme of work in accordance with the CCCHES brief. Despite CCCHES requesting a rapid desk-based assessment as an integral part of the works necessary to discharge the planning permission, the Client was unwilling to fund this part of the brief, and to date these works have not been undertaken. The watching brief was carried out over two days in October and November 2005 and comprised monitoring of six test pits and then a q-shaped foundation trench adjoining the north-east corner of the present house. The groundworks, which were between 0.68m and 1.3m deep, revealed a series of stone and brick walls relating to two phases of construction. The earliest, thought to relate to the house built c 1678, were north/south aligned, quoin constructed, and survived to over 1m in height. Those of the second phase were aligned east/west and north/south and were likely to relate to part of the house built in 1825 and demolished in 1992. These walls were, from surviving records, identified as being part of the cellar and, indeed, part of a subterranean entrance was observed during the watching brief. |
Author: |
S Rowland
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology (North)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cumbria HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Mansergh, Rigmaden Park |
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Cumbria |
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South Lakeland |
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MANSERGH |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 361000, 484780 (Easting, Northing)
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oxfordar2-195750 |
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2009-10/895 |
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Project Report
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |