Humble, J. and Sproat, D. (2020). Divethill Farm, Capheaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. AOC Archaeology Ltd.

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Title:		 Divethill Farm, Capheaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
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Subtitle:		 Historic Building Recording Report
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Series:		 AOC Archaeology unpublished report series
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Number of Pages:		 66
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AOC_24982_Divethill_Cottage_and_Barn_HBR_Report.pdf (16 MB) : Download
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Northumberland is a rural county and retains a number of farm and agricultural buildings, including examples of ‘model’ farms and rural farmsteads which developed over many centuries of use. These types of buildings are, however, now surplus to requirements given the changes in agricultural practices employed since the mid-late 20th century, which has steered away from the courtyarded farmsteads and now relies more heavily on larger steel shed construction. As such, many late 18th and 19th century farmsteads are now abandoned and left empty awaiting new use, or - in many cases - demolition for new development or industry, such is at the case at Divethill. There were two remaining buildings relating to Divethill Farm at the time of survey. A linear barn to the west side was probably constructed in the early-mid 19th century and is depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1866. The farmhouse – or ‘cottage’ – was built later between 1895 and 1922 as a single-storey dwelling with a south-east facing façade. This was later appropriated by the quarry with some of the rooms used as laboratories and offices, which necessitated the construction of a single-roomed extension in the west corner and the addition of a large water tank. The single-storey barn was subdivided into three distinct units, the roof levels rising to the south-west taking in the natural slope of the ground, and appears to have been used as a range of cow byres. The roof was supported by a number of king post roof trusses, crudely bolted together, which had been replaced in one of the barns by a more modern sawcut king post truss.
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Author:		 Jamie Humble
Diana Sproat
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Publisher:		 AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Place: Capheaton
District: Northumberland
Location - Auto Detected: Divethill Farm
Location - Auto Detected: Northumberland
Country: England
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early-mid 19th century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1866 (Auto Detected Temporal)
19th century (Auto Detected Temporal)
king post roof trusses (Auto Detected Subject)
farmhouse (Auto Detected Subject)
roof (Auto Detected Subject)
farmsteads (Auto Detected Subject)
post truss (Auto Detected Subject)
cottage (Auto Detected Subject)
agricultural buildings (Auto Detected Subject)
rural farmsteads (Auto Detected Subject)
BUILDINGS RECORDING AND INVESTIGATION (Event)
farm (Auto Detected Subject)
farms (Auto Detected Subject)
offices (Auto Detected Subject)
mid-late 20th century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1895 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Report Id: 24982
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Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1079015
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Created Date:		 30 Jun 2020