Monument record 0420808011 - Quarry, West Boycott Pavilion, Deer Park, Stowe Landscape Gardens

Summary

Possible nineteenth century quarry recorded in field survey, now occupied by modern buildings

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 (DBC7454)

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Type and Period (1)

  • QUARRY (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1999 AD)

Description

The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes the large quarry now occupied by modern buildings. The pit is some 60m long and 50m wide and waste material lies on the northern and western edges. The quarry is shown on the 1843 estate map and was apparenly still in use in the 1880 and 1900. (1)

Sources (2)

  • ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
  • <1>SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Site Gazetteer). AI/21/2001.

Location

Grid reference SP 6678 3711 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:45AM

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