Monument record MLI81477 - Site of a post-medieval farm, Mareham Lane
Summary
Site of a post-medieval farm, Mareham Lane
Type and Period (7)
- FARM (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1956 AD?)
- BARN (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1956 AD?)
- WALL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1956 AD?)
- WELL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1887 AD? to 1930 AD?)
- PIT (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1956 AD?)
- FLOOR (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1956 AD?)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1950 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 61627
During trial trenching, the remains of a post-medieval farm were recorded. The farm was shown on a plan dated 1849, and so is thought to have been built in the first half of the 19th century. It also appears on the 1956 Ordnance Survey map, but not on the maps dating to the 1970's, so it must have been demolished at some time between these two dates. A brick-capped well shown on the 1887 Ordnance Survey map could not be securely dated, as it was so full of water, the interior construction could not be examined for dating purposes. The bricks used to cap the well suggest it was sealed in the 19th or early 20th century. Two stone walls running parallel to a surviving stone wall were recorded, and formed part of a range of barns. The foundation of a doorway and the end of a further barn were also recorded, and three pits formed the foundations for the supporting pillars along the front of an open barn. A sandy deposit with a stratigraphic relationship to the farm buildings is thought to be a ground surface.{1}{2}
Site of a farmstead, Sleaford. Demolished 19th century farmstead. Regular courtyard with L-plan range plus detached buildings to the third side of the yard. The farmhouse was detached from the main working complex. Isolated location. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI6547 Report: Archaeological Project Services. March 2001. Archaeological Evaluation at land south of Mareham Lane, Sleaford. SMLB01.
- <2> SLI6548 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. March 2001. Archaeological Evaluation at land south of Mareham Lane, Sleaford. LCNCC 2001.62.
- <3> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 6619.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0697 4533 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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