Top Farm Colston Rd Screveton Nottinghamshire NG13 8JL National Grid Reference: SK 73240 43710
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The Historic Environment Consultancy Heritage Statement: Top Farm Colston Rd Screveton Nottinghamshire NG13 8JL National Grid Reference: SK 73240 43710 Dr Peter Wardle & Colin Lacey Document Reference Number 2013/1200 1/July/2014 Version 0.5 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 [email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Top Farm Heritage Statement: Top Farm Dr Peter Wardle and Colin Lacey Table of Contents 1. Version Control.............................................................................................................. v 2. Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1 3. The Basis of the Report ................................................................................................. 2 5. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 5.1 The Client ............................................................................................................... 3 5.2 Confidentiality and Copyright .................................................................................. 3 5.3 Location .................................................................................................................. 3 5.4 Site Visit .................................................................................................................. 3 6. Historic Background ...................................................................................................... 7 6.1 The History of the Settlement ................................................................................. 7 7. The Buildings ................................................................................................................ 1 7.1 Building 1: The Farmhouse ..................................................................................... 1 7.2 Building 2: The Cottages ........................................................................................ 2 7.3 Building 3: The Cart Shed ....................................................................................... 3 7.4 Building 4: The Barn ............................................................................................... 4 7.5 Building 5: Eastern Cow House .............................................................................. 5 7.6 Building 6: Western Cow House ............................................................................. 6 7.7 Building 7: South Cart Shed ................................................................................... 7 7.8 Layout of Buildings ................................................................................................. 7 8. The Construction Sequence ........................................................................................ 11 9. The Importance of the Building ................................................................................... 13 9.1 The Date of the Building ....................................................................................... 13 9.2 The Special Character of the Buildings ................................................................. 13 10. The Curtilage of the Buildings .................................................................................. 14 11. Appendix: Definitions: .............................................................................................. 21 12. Appendix: Map Regression Exercise ....................................................................... 22 12.1 Methodology ...................................................................................................... 22 12.2 1723 Estate Plan ............................................................................................... 24 12.3 1884 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan.................................................................. 25 12.4 1900 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 26 12.5 1914 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 27 12.6 1968 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 28 13. National Planning Policy .......................................................................................... 29 13.1 The National Planning Policy Framework .......................................................... 29 i Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Top Farm 13.2 Relevant Sections of Glossary .......................................................................... 31 13.3 Interpretation of National Planning Policy .......................................................... 32 13.4 Public Benefit .................................................................................................... 33 14. Appendix: Building 1: The Farmhouse ..................................................................... 36 14.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 36 14.2 Interior ............................................................................................................... 42 15. Appendix: Building 2: The Cottages ......................................................................... 43 15.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 43 16. Appendix: Building 3: Cart Shed .............................................................................. 49 16.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 49 16.2 Interior ............................................................................................................... 50 17. Appendix: Building 4: The Barn ................................................................................ 55 17.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 55 17.2 Interior ............................................................................................................... 59 18. Appendix: Building 5: South of Barn ........................................................................ 63 18.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 63 18.2 Interior ............................................................................................................... 65 19. Appendix: Building 6: Western Cow House .............................................................. 69 19.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 69 19.2 Interior ............................................................................................................... 72 20. Appendix: Building 7: South Cart Shed .................................................................... 77 20.1 Exterior .............................................................................................................. 77 20.2 Interior ............................................................................................................... 81 21. Appendix: The Pump ............................................................................................... 85 22. Appendix: Brick Catalogue ....................................................................................... 87 23. Appendix: Listing Descriptions ................................................................................. 92 ii Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Top Farm Table of Figures Figure 1: General Location Plan. Scale 1:10,000 ................................................................ 4 Figure 2: Detailed Location Plan. Scale 1:1250 ................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Ground floor layout, farmhouse, 1:200 @ A4 ....................................................... 8 Figure 4: Ground Floor layout, outbuildings, 1:200 @ A3 .................................................... 9 Figure 5: First Floor, 1:200 @ A4 ....................................................................................... 10 Figure 8: Phase Plan Scale 1:100 ..................................................................................... 12 Figure 9 Plan showing the walls mentioned in the Listing Description. .............................. 18 Figure 10: 1723 Estate Plan .............................................................................................. 24 Figure 11 1884 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 25 Figure 12 1900 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 26 Figure 13 1914 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 27 Figure 14 1968 Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Plan enlarged to 1:1000 ................................... 28 Figure 15: Pump and trough, viewed from southwest ........................................................ 85 Figure 16: Detail of pump face plate .................................................................................