Monument record 0059002000 - Stowe Village, ELYSIAN FIELDS, STOWE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland
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Type and Period (2)
- VICARAGE? (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD)
- BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
During path restoration work by the National Trust in 1996, substantial stone footings for a rectangular buiding 15m in length and 5m in width were uncovered 130m south of the Church. Documentary evidence suggests that this might be the site of the vicarage. A Diocesan licence was obtained to remove the building in 1732. However, building seems to have remained as a folly throughout the 18th century and is shown in an engraving by J C Nattes in the early 1800s (B13).
Excavations in 2019 at another location 40m SE found stone footings of a substantial 15th or 16th century building with a cellar and late 17th or early 18th century demolition debris, tentatively suggested as the remains of the vicarage. The building found in 1996 is now re-interpreted as the former smithy. See report for detail (B12).
Sources (3)
- <9>SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
- <12>SBC26960 Unpublished document: National Trust. 2019. Report Describing Excavation of Stone Footings on the Lawn East of the Doric Arch at Stowe Gardens.
- <13>SBC19770 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1997. South Midlands Archaeology 27, 1997. p23.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67615 37227 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 28 2024 3:38PM
