Monument record 0107602000 - LISCOMBE HOUSE, SOULBURY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HA HA (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 140m.
Plan Form - Curvilinear.
Ha-ha in front of house. Sketch plot, from ground level & AP evidence, at 1:2500. NGR to centre (B9).
Ha-ha to N of house was constructed by grandfather of present owner (Sir Nicholas Bonsor) & is faced with concrete (B12).
A late 19th century or early 20th century ha ha is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as an earthwork and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located immediately north of Liscombe House and centred at SP 88594 25790, a gently curving 4.5 metres wide ditch extends SW-E in an arc between the house’s two approach drives for 213 metres. The ha ha is not shown on the 1887 1st Edition map, suggesting it’s construction post-dates this (13-15).
Sources (6)
- ---SBC18901 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 42.4282. SP\885257. Yes.
- <9>SBC7997 Unpublished document: Pamela Lowther. 1981. SOULBURY PARISH SURVEY, PP27-28 & FIG 18.
- <12>SBC5059 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1991. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, MARCH 1991.
- <13>SBC25594 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RS 4282 12-DEC-1946.
- <14>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82NE Environment Agency Composite DTM 1 Metre dated 2017-2019 SP8825.
- <15>SBC10076 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1:2500 scale Epoch 1 map, Bedfordshire 1887.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8862 2713 (200m by 2740m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey (EBC14243)
Record last edited
Apr 22 2022 12:23PM
