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The Old Farmhouse, Blashenwell, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset: Proposed Conservatory Archaeological Assessment The Old Farmhouse, Blashenwell, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset: Proposed Conservatory Archaeological Assessment Project Code.0009 Finance Code: CSLZ94(s) Project Manager: Mark Dover MSc Author: Mark Dover MSc Date: 16/12/05 Site Grid Reference: SY 951 802 File path: I:\CS\Private\Staff Research\AIP data\Bmth Archaeology\Projects\P9Blashenwell\Assessment\Final Document\P9AA.doc The contents of this report are copyright Bournemouth Archaeology, unless a third party is named below. All rights including translation, reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior written permission of Bournemouth Archaeology. Bournemouth Archaeology Bo ur n em o uth Ar c haeo lo g y , Bo ur n em o uth U n iver s ity , Sc ho o l o f Co n s er vatio n Sc ien c es , Ro o m C133, Chr is tc hur c h Ho us e, Talbo t Campus , Fer n Bar r o w , abc Poole, D o r s et B H 12 5 B B Page 1 Table of Contents 1. Non-Technical Summary............................................................................................ 4 2. Introduction.................................................................................................................5 3. Aims and objectives.................................................................................................... 8 4. Methodology............................................................................................................... 8 5. Summary of Archaeological Results .......................................................................... 9 6. Impact of Proposed Development............................................................................. 40 7. Conclusions............................................................................................................... 42 References Cited ..........................................................................................................46 8. Appendix 1: Listing of Archaeological Sites............................................................ 49 9. Appendix 2: Site Visit Photographs.......................................................................... 51 Figures Figure 1: Location of the Site, showing study area. ......................................................7 Figure 2: Domesday Sites on the Isle of Purbeck........................................................11 Figure 3: Tithe Map Extract. (Archive 2005) ..............................................................14 Figure 4: 1890 Ordnance Survey Map.........................................................................16 Figure 5: 1902 Ordnance Survey Map.........................................................................17 Figure 6: 1925 Ordnance Survey Map.........................................................................18 Figure 7: 1943 Ordnance Survey Map.........................................................................19 Figure 8: 1963 Ordnance Survey Map.........................................................................20 Figure 9: 1940 Aerial photograph Mosaic...................................................................22 Figure 10: Modern day Aerial photograph ..................................................................23 Figure 11: Archaeological Sites identified within the Study Area ..............................25 Figure 12: Extent of the tufa deposit. (Preece 1980) ...................................................26 Figure 13: Photograph of Herringbone Wall. (Archive 2005).....................................28 Figure 14: Flints from the 1938 report. (Leask et al. 1938).........................................29 Figure 15: Bond's limpet scoop. (Bond 1940) .............................................................30 Figure 16: Ideal Blashenwell tufa section. (Frankine 1961)........................................31 Bournemouth Archaeology Bo ur n em o uth Ar c haeo lo g y , Bo ur n em o uth U n iver s ity , Sc ho o l o f Co n s er vatio n Sc ien c es , Ro o m C133, Chr is tc hur c h Ho us e, Talbo t Campus , Fer n Bar r o w , abc Poole, D o r s et B H 12 5 B B Page 2 Figure 17: The cist burial (Brown 1965) ....................................................................32 Figure 18: Preece's tufa stratigraphy............................................................................34 Figure 19: Medieval settlement earthworks. (Royal Commission on Historical Monuments 1970b). .............................................................................................38 Figure 20: Proposed Development...............................................................................41 Figure 21: Photograph looking southeast . The site lies through the gate , to the east. ..............................................................................................................................51 Figure 22: Proposed Development area looking North east ........................................52 Figure 23: Photograph looking South west. Former doorway of Dairy Cottage is visible...................................................................................................................53 Bournemouth Archaeology Bo ur n em o uth Ar c haeo lo g y , Bo ur n em o uth U n iver s ity , Sc ho o l o f Co n s er vatio n Sc ien c es , Ro o m C133, Chr is tc hur c h Ho us e, Talbo t Campus , Fer n Bar r o w , abc Poole, D o r s et B H 12 5 B B Page 3 1. Non-Technical Summary 1.1. The owner of The Old Farmhouse, Blashenwell, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Mr David Scott, is seeking planning permission for the erection of a new timber and glass link. The old doorway into Dairy cottage will be reopened to form an access way, and a new entrance added to The Old Farmhouse. 1.2. The assessment has identified that there is a total of 20 sites within the study area, with a further 3 just outside it. In the main this consists of one major site, a tufaceous deposit with associated Mesolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British finds. There is also evidence of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and Medieval and possibly earlier earthworks, now largely absent, in the landscape. Medieval Pottery has been found during the construction of a barn on the property, and a former Limekiln lies within the study area. 1.3. The Assessment concludes that a Comprehensive Watching Brief of all ground disturbance and associated works that may alter the fabric of the buildings. The Local Planning authority or their nominated archaeological advisor may wish to disregard the watching brief on associated works that may alter the fabric of the buildings, dependant on the status of the buildings. 1.4. The assessment also concludes that the Local Planning authority or their nominated archaeological advisor may also wish to recommend that a programme of archaeological building investigation and recording is carried out before any associated works that may alter the fabric of the buildings. This should ideally be carried out well before these alterations take place, and again depends on the status of the buildings themselves. 1.5. The Assessment’s recommendation for further archaeological work will have to will have to be ratified by the Local Planning authority or their nominated archaeological advisor. Bournemouth Archaeology Bo ur n em o uth Ar c haeo lo g y , Bo ur n em o uth U n iver s ity , Sc ho o l o f Co n s er vatio n Sc ien c es , Ro o m C133, Chr is tc hur c h Ho us e, Talbo t Campus , Fer n Bar r o w , abc Poole, D o r s et B H 12 5 B B Page 4 2. Introduction 2.1. Project Background 2.1.1 The site itself consists primarily of the erection of a conservatory style structure, a timber and glass link, with a stone tiled floor laid on a concrete base. The proposed development is shown in Figure 20. 2.1.2 The Archaeological Assessment will allow the archaeological component of the site to be assessed as part of the Local Planning Process, particularly within Planning and Policy Guidance 16. “20. These consultations will help to provide prospective developers with advance warning of the archaeological sensitivity of a site. As a result they may wish to commission their own archaeological assessment by a professionally qualified archaeological organisation or consultant. This need not involve fieldwork. Assessment normally involves desk-based evaluation of existing information: it can make effective use of records of previous discoveries, including any historic maps held by the County archive and local museums and record offices, or of geophysical survey techniques”(Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2005). 2.2. Location The site is located at grid reference SY 951 802 (Figure 1). The site of the conservatory is shown in Figure 20. 2.3. Restrictions and Access to relevant records 2.3.1 The major restrictions to the access of relevant records have been due to time restrictions on the completion of the Archaeological Assessment and the Christmas Period wind down. 2.3.2 This means that a number of primary sources have not been accessed. These include the tithe map apportions, and the register of listed buildings. As such, the author is unable to clarify the exact status of the buildings. 2.3.3 Apart from the above, all other sources described in the project design have been accessed. Bournemouth Archaeology Bo ur n em o uth Ar c haeo lo g y , Bo ur n em o uth U n iver s ity , Sc ho o l o f Co n s er vatio n Sc ien c es , Ro o m C133, Chr is tc hur c h Ho us e, Talbo t Campus , Fer n Bar r o w , abc Poole, D o r s et B H 12 5 B B
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