Building record MLI33898 - Woolsthorpe Manor House, Woolsthorpe

Summary

Woolsthorpe Manor House, Woolsthorpe

Type and Period (6)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1600 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1797 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Unknown date)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1750 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1600 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

Woolsthorpe Manor was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton. It was built in the early 17th century and altered in the early 18th century. Constructed of limestone, it is two storeys with a cellar and garret. T-shape in plan with a Collywestern slate roof with raised stone coped gables and kneelers. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2}{3}{4} During the erection of a fence on the southern boundary of Woolsthorpe Manor the remains of a former stone wall were located. Only the core remained visible. {5}{6} A north to south aligned, stone wall foundation was recorded during a watching brief, in roughly the same position as the eastern gable end of the 'Dove House' on Barrow's plan of 1797. It is thought that a substantial part of the dovecote survives reused in the boundary wall. A paved surface of pitched stones may be part of a partially demolished dovecote. Large quantities of post-medieval pottery were also recorded. {7}{8} Excavation at Woolsthorpe Manor revealed a cobbled surface and the remains of a limestone wall. The wall is possibly the remnants of the footings of a dismantled staircase dating to the 18th or 19th centuries. The site has been heavily disturbed and only a few sherds of pottery were recovered. The sherds are mainly of 19th century date but one black glazed sherd could date to the 17th to 19th century, but all are possibly redeposited from earlier contexts. {9}{10} Woolsthorpe Manor (Manor House), Colsterworth. Extant 17th century farmstead. Dispersed clustered plan. The farmhouse is detached from the main working complex. Located within or in association with a village. {10}

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. COLSTERWORTH. SK 92 SW:12,1965, DA.
  •  Unpublished Document: Ministry of Housing and Local Gov Ministry of Housing and Local Government. 1950. MHLG. 2478.11.A.18.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). -.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 104.24; 11/21.
  •  Report: LINDSEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 1997. WOOLSTHORPE MANOR. WM97.
  •  Archive: LINDSEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 1997. WOOLSTHORPE MANOR. LCNCC 197.97.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. March 2001. Woolsthorpe Manor. NTW00.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. March 2001. Woolsthorpe Manor. LCNCC 2000.65.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Woolsthorpe Manor, Colsterworth. WMS02.
  •  Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 7391.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Woolsthorpe Manor, Colsterworth. LCNCC:2002.444.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. COLSTERWORTH. SK 92 SW:R,1977, TMA.

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Grid reference Centred SK 9240 2439 (14m by 17m)
Non Parish Area Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
Civil Parish COLSTERWORTH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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