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Hall Farm, Gainsborough Road, Everton, Nottinghamshire ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT: HALL FARM, GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, EVERTON, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Planning Reference: Pre-application NGR: SK 6930 9088 AAL Site Code: EVHF 18 Report prepared for Grace Machin Planning and Property By Allen Archaeology Limited Report Number AAL2018153 October 2018 Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 2.0 Site Location and Description ..................................................................................................... 2 3.0 Planning Background .................................................................................................................. 2 National Planning Policy ..................................................................................................................... 2 Local Planning Policy ........................................................................................................................... 3 4.0 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 4 Data Collection .................................................................................................................................... 4 5.0 Archaeological and Historical Background ................................................................................. 5 6.0 Site Visit....................................................................................................................................... 7 7.0 Assessment of Significance and Impact .................................................................................... 12 8.0 Discussion and Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 15 9.0 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... 16 10.0 References ................................................................................................................................ 16 Cartographic Sources ........................................................................................................................ 16 List of Plates Plate 1: Large, partially opened faced building on site, looking southwest ........................................... 7 Plate 2: Breeze block building on site, looking north ............................................................................. 8 Plate 3: Open yard on the site between the buildings, looking northeast ............................................. 8 Plate 4: Open yard to the immediate north of the site, looking southwest ........................................... 9 Plate 5: Cluster of residential buildings to the north of the site, looking northeast .............................. 9 Plate 6: Hall Farm House Grade II Listed Building viewed from the site, looking north ....................... 10 Plate 7: View towards the site looking from Hall House Farm Grade II Listed Building, looking south 10 Plate 8: Agricultural fields to the north of the site, looking south ....................................................... 11 Plate 9: Access to the site off Gainsborough Road, looking southwest ............................................... 11 Plate 10: Gainsborough Road streetscape viewed from the site boundary, looking northwest.......... 12 List of Appendices Appendix 1: List of NCCHER Entries within a 1km search area ............................................................. 18 Appendix 2: Figures ............................................................................................................................... 21 List of Figures Figure 1: Site location outlined in red ................................................................................................... 21 Figure 2: Site visit photographs with site outlined in red ..................................................................... 22 Figure 3: Extract of Nottinghamshire County Council HER entries with site outlined in red ............... 23 Figure 4: Extract of 1m resolution LiDAR Hillshade with site outlined in red ....................................... 24 Figure 5: Extract of 1760 estate map with approximate site location outlined in red ......................... 25 Figure 6: Extract of 1760 enclosure map with approximate site location outlined in red ................... 26 Figure 7: Extract of 1848 Tithe map with site outlined in red .............................................................. 27 Figure 8: Extract of 1886 Ordnance Survey map with site outlined in red ........................................... 28 Figure 9: Extract of 1899 Ordnance Survey map with site outlined in red ........................................... 29 Figure 10: Extract of 1921 Ordnance Survey map with site outlined in red ......................................... 30 Document Control Element: Name: Date: Report prepared by: Harvey Tesseyman BA (Hons) PCIfA 09/10/2018 Illustrations prepared by: Harvey Tesseyman BA (Hons) PCIfA 09/10/2018 Report edited by: Matt Parker Wooding MPhil MCIfA 22/10/2018 Report reviewed by: Chris Clay BA MA (Hons) 22/10/2018 Version no: V1.0 24/10/2018 Cover image: General view of the site, looking northeast Executive Summary • Allen Archaeology Limited was commissioned by Grace Machin Planning and Property to prepare a desk-based assessment to evaluate the archaeological potential of Hall Farm, Gainsborough Road, Everton, Nottinghamshire, in advance of the submission of a planning application for residential development. • Data was gathered from a range of primary and secondary sources, including a search of the Nottinghamshire County Council Historic Environment Record (NCCHER), the Nottinghamshire Archives, appropriate published sources, and a site visit. • Prehistoric activity within the search area is entirely absent, with only scattered finds recorded in the parish. As such, the potential for encountering prehistoric remains within the site is considered negligible. • Roman activity within the search area relates to the proposed route of the Roman road running along the northern border of the site to the fort at Scaftworth. However, the lack of recorded Roman material within the search area suggests that the potential for encountering such remains on the site is considered negligible. • Early medieval remains are entirely absent from the search area, despite the Domesday Survey and etymological evidence indicating settlement prior to 1066. The lack of archaeological remains suggests there is a negligible potential for early medieval remains to be encountered within the site. • Medieval evidence is restricted to a single arrowhead, and the parish church. It is likely that settlement was focussed around the parish church to the northwest of the site, suggesting a negligible archaeological potential for this period. • Post-medieval activity is represented by a number of 18th and 19th century farmsteads and houses, mostly in the core of the village to the northwest of the site, as well as a mill to the south. The site, and a group of recently converted farm buildings immediately to the north were likely to have historically been associated with the Grade II Listed Hall Farm, to the north of the site. There is however no evidence for activity of this date, suggesting a negligible archaeological potential. • The site is currently occupied by a number of modern breeze block and steel farm buildings. The existing buildings are of no heritage significance and their removal could contribute to the setting of the Conservation Area. The adjacent converted farm buildings, the Grade II Hall Farm and Everton Conservation Area are of heritage significance and design measures should be implemented to ensure that any development enhances the setting of these historic assets. 1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Allen Archaeology Limited was commissioned by Grace Machin Planning and Property to prepare a desk-based assessment to evaluate the archaeological potential of Hall Farm, Gainsborough Road, Everton, Nottinghamshire, in advance of the submission of a planning application for residential development. 1.2 The document has been completed with reference to current national guidelines, as set out in the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists ‘Standard and guidance for historic environment desk-based assessment’ (CIfA 2014), and the Historic England documents ‘Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment’ (Historic England 2015a) and ‘Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning’ (Historic England 2015b). 2.0 Site Location and Description 2.1 The proposed development site is located at Hall Farm, Everton, within the administrative district of Bassetlaw District Council. It is situated 16km southeast of Doncaster and 12km west of Gainsborough. The site is approximately 0.6 hectares and presently occupied by two modern agricultural Dutch barns, an associated yard and grassed area. The site is centred at National Grid Reference (NGR) SK 6930 9088 and is c.14m above Ordnance Datum (aOD). 2.2 The bedrock geology comprises Chester formation sandstone, a sedimentary bedrock formed in the Triassic period in a local environment dominated by rivers, with no superficial deposits recorded (http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html).
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