Monument record MLI51005 - THE SERPENTINE, SOUTHEAST OF THE SITE OF HARPSWELL HALL
Summary
THE SERPENTINE, SOUTHEAST OF THE SITE OF HARPSWELL HALL
Type and Period (2)
- GARDEN FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE SITE OF THE HALL THE NATURAL WATERCOURSE HAS BEEN WIDENED INTO A 'SERPENTINE' WATER FEATURE, SHOWN ON ARMSTRONG'S COUNTY MAP OF 1778 AND SO NAMED ON EARLY OS 25' SHEETS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SERPENTINE LAKE IS THOMAS WHICHCOTE'S WORK AND WAS AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE EXISTING GARDENS AND PARK LESS FORMAL AND MORE IN KEEPING WITH THE LANDSCAPING IDEAS OF THE MID C18. {1}~ A DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE TO A C14 FISHPOND AT HARPSWELL MAY POSSIBLY REFER TO AN EARLIER USE OF THE SITE? THE SERPENTINE IS APPARENTLY NO MORE THAN AN ORNAMENTAL WATER WAY, OF NO GREAT ANTIQUITY. SEVERAL SMALL ARTIFICIAL PONDS HAVE EXISTED IN THIS AREA, AT LEAST TWO NOW FILLED IN, AND FURTHER EARTHWORKS WERE PRESUMABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OLD MILL: ITS SITE IDENTIFIABLE BY A VAST MOUND IN FACT A GARDEN PROSPECT MOUND - PRN 51002 . NOTHING IN THIS COMPLEX SUGGESTS A DATING AS EARLY AS THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD. {2}~, HTM 40M
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp55,107-9;Fig78;ARCHIVE.
- <2> SLI2549 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HARPSWELL. SK 98 NW:3,1964, HARPER F R.
- <3> SLI3076 Index: SMR FILE. HARPSWELL. SK 98 NW:W,1983, D.E.S..
- <4> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2928/38,1976, .
- <5> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2931/36,1977, .
- <6> SLI181 Aerial Photograph: COLE, C.. 1993-2002. InnerVisions Business Presentations. 203/0997/9,1997, .
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9346 8979 (168m by 112m) |
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Civil Parish | HARPSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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