Monument record 0039901000 - W OF PONDCLOSE HOUSE

Summary

Possible post-medieval dam and leat recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Lillingstone Dayrell Saxon finds, medieval shrunken village, manor earthworks and post medieval designed park

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Type and Period (2)

  • DAM (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • LEAT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

FIELD W OF SURVEYED FISHPONDS (00:000) CONTAINS EARTHWORKS. 'DAM' E WITH LEVEL TOP POSSIBLY PART OF FORMAL WALKWAY OF C18, BUT SEEMS TOO GRAND FOR HOUSE. EARTHWORKS INCLUDE POSSIBLE LEAT COMING INTO W WALL OF KITCHEN GARDEN OF POND-CLOSE HOUSE. FARMER IS CARRYING OUT SOME INFILLING IN AREA (B4).

Water channels and earthwork banks of medieval date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located at Pondclose House, Lillingstone Dayrell, and centred at SP 69955 39911. These water channels continue to further earthworks of banks and water channels forming fishponds in the adjacent parcel (see MBC1335). (7-14)

Sources (15)

  • <1>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p187.
  • <2>SBC4940 Graphic material: FARLEY M E APRIL 1973 FIELD VISIT (& SEE SKETCH SURVEY ON CAS CARD 0399).
  • <3>SBC10710 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 73 NW 1, DEC 1974 (COPY OF 1:2500 SURVEY FILED).
  • <4>SBC4710 Unpublished document: 1990. EVERSON P (RCHM SURVEYOR) & FARLEY M E APRIL 1990 FIELD VISIT (SEE CORRESPONDENCE ETC FILED).
  • <5>SBC17568 Aerial Photograph: BKS 223B.925726. SP\702400. Yes.
  • <6>SBC18727 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/47. RAF 107.4045. SP\700399. Yes.
  • <7>SBC26350 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1929 RP 3201 16-Jan-1947.
  • <8>SBC26396 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1994 RS 4045 13-Apr-1947.
  • <9>SBC26466 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1978. NMR 1237_32 06-Apr-1978.
  • <10>SBC26398 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2000. NMR 18982_019 14-Nov-2000.
  • <11>SBC26401 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. NMR 26595_014 02-Mar-2010.
  • <12>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP6939 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
  • <13>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7039 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
  • <14>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7040 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
  • <15>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p169.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6999 3990 (190m by 260m)
Civil Parish LILLINGSTONE DAYRELL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14052)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Oct 24 2024 6:41PM

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