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Bassmead Manor, Staploe, Bedfordshire: Historic Building Recording |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series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 development involved the demolition of modern agricultural buildings and alterations to two historic buildings, the Bean Barn and the Long Barn. The Bean Barn stands in the south-west quadrant of the moated island. It is a timber-framed aisled barn of four bays with a two-storey section in brick on the east end. The building was restored from a derelict state in the late 20th century and the roof and south aisle are modern replacements. The barn has straight or very slightly curved braces. The aisle plates have a mixture of side halved and face halved scarf joins. The earliest structural elements in the Bean Barn are likely to date from the late 17th or 18th century. The Long Barn is a continuous range of brick buildings along the south arm of the moat in the south-east quadrant of the island. Three phases of brickwork are visible in the south elevation of the Long Barn. The third phase in the late 19th century produced the continuous range with two-storey sections at either end. The surviving historic farm buildings at Bassmead provide evidence for the development of the site from the late 17th or 18th century to the late 19th century. |
Author: |
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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Bassmead Manor building recording |
County: |
Bedfordshire |
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Bedford |
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STAPLOE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 514005, 261185 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
albionar1-211345 |
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2013/73 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |