Monument record MLI53198 - Site of a post-medieval manor house, Snarford
Summary
Site of a post-medieval manor house, Snarford
Type and Period (3)
- MANOR HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1799 AD?)
- FORMAL GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1799 AD?)
- CELLAR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 53198
Site of post-medieval manor house. This may have been the mansion built or rebuilt by Sir George St Paul (died 1613), for which John Thorpe seems to have drawn a design, perhaps replacing an earlier house just west of the church.{1}{2}{3}{4}
Building remains were noted some two hundred yards south of the Church of St Lawrence, and these most likely represented the the foundations of the 'ancient seat of the St Paul's', which was in existence by at least the middle of the 16th century, the foundations of which were described as being visible. During levelling in the 1950s, building debris, red bricks, red tiles, cut stones, churchwarden pipes and glazed pottery were recorded. Two circular stone foundations, ten feet in diameter and filled with rubble, and three cellars were also noted.{5}
The St Paul mansion has long disappeared. I was built, according to his monument in the church, by Sir George St Paul, who dies in 1613. It stood southwest of Hall Farm (17th century) and was surveyed by John Thorpe. Excavations have, however, revealed a different plan, with a front about 120 ft long, circular turrets at each end, and the doorway leading directly into a hall.{6}
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. ARCHIVE NOTES.
- <2> SLI191 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-50. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 1160 CPE/UK 2012:16,1947, .
- <3> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2963/31,1979, .
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0582:LI.519.3.5,1994, .
- <5> SLI755 Article in Serial: WEST, S.E.. 1969. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 4 P93-97.
- <6> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P658.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0508 8223 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNARFORD, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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