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Historic Building Recording: 17 Sheep Lane, Potsgrove, Bedfordshire |
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Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd unpublished report series
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archaeol2-149880_1.pdf (4 MB)
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Abstract: |
This small cottage was probably constructed during the 18th century, within the hamlet of Sheeplane, which grew to be the largest settlement in Potsgrove parish by the early 19th century. In 1834 the property is first recorded as the 'Red Cow' beerhouse, which it remained until 1918. Having passed into the ownership of the Duke of Bedford's estate in the second half of the 19th century, after it ceased to be a beerhouse the property was used as tied accommodation for agricultural workers on the Duke's estates. It was sold off by the estate in 2012. The historic core of the building comprises a stone and brick-built structure of two storeys, aligned north-south, with a large brick chimney stack at its north end, and a single-bay, two-storey brick-built extension to the north-east, both beneath thatched roofs supported by framing constructed with mostly rough-hewn, untrimmed timbers. To the west, a single-storey brick extension with a lean-to slate roof houses the stairs to the upper floor. Cartographic evidence indicates that these elements were all in place by 1882. To the north is a single-storey brick-built extension with a gabled slate roof, which served most recently as a kitchen/scullery. Cartographic evidence suggests that this was constructed in the early 20th century, replacing an earlier structure with a slightly larger footprint. The thatched stone porch is a late 20th-century addition. |
Author: |
Robert J Zeepvat
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Publisher: |
Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Central Bedfordshire |
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POTSGROVE |
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England |
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17 Sheep Lane |
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Bedfordshire |
Grid Reference: 493320, 230720 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol2-149880 |
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ASC:1611/PSL/1 |
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Grey Lit. rep, A4, 43 pages inc. three A3 foldouts
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16 Feb 2021 |