Monument record 0174301000 - DUNCOMBE FARM, BARLEY END

Summary

Seventeenth to eighteenth century cellars of former mansion survive under summer house of current farm

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  • CELLAR (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)

Description

ARCHED & VAULTED CELLARS OF FORMER MANSION NEAR GREAT BARLEY END FARM REMAIN (B2 (1862)).
GREAT BARLEY END FARM NOW CALLED DUNCOMBE FARM; STEPS LEAD DOWN FROM ITS SUMMERHOUSE TO 3 LARGE VAULTED CELLARS, THE W OF WHICH IS FULL OF WATER AND MAY HAVE SERVED AS A WATER SUPPLY TO THE HOUSE. OWNER SAYS FURTHER PASSAGES EXISTED BUT HAVE BEEN BRICKED OFF AS DANGEROUS. DATE PROBABLY C17-EARLY C18, AS ARE GARDEN WALLS, WHICH INCLUDE AN IMPRESSIVE GATEWAY ON THE E SIDE (B4).

Sources (2)

  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp695-696.
  • <4>SBC518 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. Pers comm, 5th May 1977, following field visit.

Location

Grid reference SP 96930 14070 (point)
Civil Parish PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC1345)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 4:47PM

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