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Bassmead Manor, Staploe, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Planning consent was granted for the conversion, alteration, and extension of existing buildings to form a wedding venue at Bassmead (or Basmead) Manor. The site is set within a moated medieval enclosure. Monitoring in the south-east quadrant of the island identified a cobbled surface covered by a 19th-century imported clay levelling layer and evidence for c.1900s stock yards and shelter sheds in the form of postholes, wooden stakes and pits. Monitoring in the north-west quadrant of the island located a ditch and a large feature that appeared to have been deliberately in-filled during the 19th century. Monitoring during construction of two bridges over the east arm of the moat identified 19th-century features in one trench. These consisted of a drainage ditch with tile drains in its base and brick foundations for wall, probably corresponding to a north-south aligned range of farm buildings shown on historic maps. |
Author: |
J Oetgen
M Phillips
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Site: |
Bassmead Manor archaeological monitoring |
County: |
Bedfordshire |
District: |
Bedford |
Parish: |
STAPLOE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 514005, 261185 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
albionar1-193654 |
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2014/76 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |