Monument record MLI30032 - Site of moated manor house at Harlaxton

Summary

Site of moated manor house at Harlaxton

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1837 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Full Description

The old manor house was mainly Tudor and Jacobean. The older portions were pulled down in 1837. The late 16th century gateway, 150 yards south-south-east of the church, remains. The Ordnance Survey 1824 map shows the moat complete except for a building, presumably the manor house, occupying the north-east corner at SK 8834 3241.{1}{2}{3} In 1939, the present owner cleared the ruins and built a new house on the foundations using the old stone. The rest of the foundations were incorporated into garden landscaping or used as footings for outbuildings except for one stretch of old wall (containing an original window) which remains and blocks off the north end of the moat. {4} The surviving gateway and boundary wall of the old manor house are listed as a single listed building (PRN37969). {5} During a watching brief at 11 Pond Street, a deposit consisting of a number of layers including dumped material, organic clay, cess-rich material and former topsoils was seen and it is thought that this material may represent backfill of the eastern arm of the moat. An undated stone culvert which may have drained into the moat was also seen. {6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: J. Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). -.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. -.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. HARLAXTON. SK 83 SE: 14. F. Harper 17/10/1962..
  •  Index: Department of National Heritage. 1994. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. -.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2007. Archaeological Watching Brief at 11 Pond Street, Harlaxton. HLPS07.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2007. Archaeological Watching Brief at 11 Pond Street, Harlaxton. LCNCC 2007.49.

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Grid reference Centred SK 8830 3241 (172m by 184m)
Civil Parish HARLAXTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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