Monument record 0243509001 - PARK WOOD

Summary

Post-medieval saw pit reused as a Second World War lookout in Park Wood

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) LOOKOUT? (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Description

One of the saw pits found in a survey of Park Wood is partially lined with brick and corrugated iron shuttering. It is thought that this may have been re-used as a military lookout post suring WW2 (B8).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC14531 Bibliographic reference: SHIRLEY E P 1867 ENGLISH DEER PARKS P129.
  • <2>SBC8160 Map: MAPS BY SAXTON, 1574; SPEED, 1610 & BLAEU & BLOME , C17..
  • <3>SBC7315 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRE D OF DESBOROUGH P67.
  • <4>SBC6168 Unpublished document: HATHERLEY J MEDIEVAL PARKS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (TYPESCRIPT COPY AT BCM).
  • <5>SBC3326 Bibliographic reference: D BARKER & M E FARLEY DEC 1976 FIELD VISIT (SEE CA S CARD 2435).
  • <6>SBC3174 Article in serial: COOKSON A 1979 A MEDIAEVAL HOMESTEAD AT PARK WOOD, BRADENHAM,BUCKS IN RECSOFBUCKS21PP98-115"".
  • <7>SBC8255 Unpublished document: W L Matthews & Angus Wainwright. 1990. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BRADENHAM.
  • <8>SBC22843 Unpublished document: National Trust. 2006. Bradenham Woods Historic Landscape Survey. p6.

Location

Grid reference SU 82628 97965 (point)
Civil Parish BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Bradenham Woods Historic Landscape Survey (EBC16772)

Record last edited

Mar 7 2007 2:44PM

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