Nos. 59-61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire (NGR: SP 484201 228768)
A Historic Building Record
By:
Richard Cherrington BA, PG Cert, PG Dip Archaeol, AIFA, FRGS (PRINCIPAL ARCHAEOLOGIST, BENCHMARK ARCHAEOLOGY)
JULY 2007
CONTENTS
Non-Technical Summary
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
3.0 AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY
4.0 DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH
5.0 HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING
6.0 CONCLUDING STATEMENTS
7.0 ARCHIVING
8.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
9.0 REFERENCES
List of Figures
Figure 1: General Site Location Figure 2: Site Location (after M. J. Waples, not to scale) Figure 3: Extract from Drayton Parslow Enclosure map of 1798 Figure 4: Extract from 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1881 Figure 5: Southwest-facing elevation Figure 6: Southeast-facing elevation Figure 7: Northwest-facing elevation Figure 8: Northeast-facing elevation Figure 9: Ground-floor plan Figure 10: First-floor plan
List of Plates
Plate 1: Aerial view of the NE of Drayton Parslow Plate 2: Nos. 59 & 61, Southwest-facing elevation (2.0m scale) Plate 3: No. 59, Southeast-facing elevation (1.0m and 2.0m scales) Plate 4: Nos. 59 & 61 northeast-facing elevation (2.0m scale) Plate 5: No. 59/B, Staircase at ground-floor level (1.0m scale) Plate 6: No. 59/A, Ground-floor Living Room (2.0 scale) Plate 7: No. 59/B, Living Room (0.25m and 1.0m scales) Plate 8: No. 59/B, Living Room and Scullery flooring with threshold (0.25m scale) Plate 9: No. 59/B, First-floor Bedroom (1.0m scale) Plate 10: No. 59/B, Staircase at first-floor level Plate 11: No. 61, Southwest elevation (2.0m scale) Plate 12: No. 61, northeast-facing elevation (2.0m scale) Plate 13: No. 61, First-floor bedroom (2.0m scale) Plate 14: No. 61, Ground-floor living room (1.0m scale)
List of Tables Table 1: Summary of property documentation
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Non-Technical Summary
During May 2007, Benchmark Archaeology undertook a programme of Historic Building Recording at Nos. 59-61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire (NGR: SP 484201 228768) on behalf of Mr David McDonald. The buildings recorded prior to demolition (Planning Application: 06/00566/ACD) comprised two cottages of probable early 19th Century date which had been identified as being of historic interest by the Aylesbury Vale District Conservation Officer. The property is unlisted and lies within the Drayton Parslow Conservation Area.
The site is located at the junction of Main Road and Carrington Hill Road at the northeast end of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire The buildings recorded comprised two small early 19th Century cottages (Nos. 59/A and 59/B now one property) with a later c. early 20th Century extension to the northwest (No. 61). The earlier cottages are executed in red brick with yellow brick dressings and header decoration, and have slated gabled roofs. Each cottage originally had two small-paned sash windows and a single door on the southwest elevation, and two small casements on the northeast elevation. A central chimney is present in the interior but no stack survives above roof height. The extension to the northwest is executed in red brick with casement windows to the front and rear. The roof is gabled and slated.
The two cottages comprising No. 59 Main Road, Drayton Parslow represent a fine example of early 19th Century rural housing. The origins of the cottage are unclear but it seems likely that the cottages were either speculatively built, or were constructed by a major estate owner, farmer or other landowner on a ‘build-to-let’ basis to provide housing for valuable workers. Details in No. 59 such as the plain fireplace surround, slender square balusters, machine-cut floorboards, and sash windows strongly suggest a late Regency to early Victorian date range for construction. The later extension of No. 61was built some time after 1910.
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Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office: Licence 100046210
Figure 1: General Site Location
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Nos. 59 and 61
Plate 1: Aerial view of the NE of Drayton Parslow
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Figure 2: Site Location (after M. J. Waples, not to scale)
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2.0 SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
2.1 The site is located at the junction of Main Road and Carrington Hill Road at the northeast end of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire (Figures 1 and 2, Plate 1). The buildings recorded comprised two small early 19th Century cottages (Nos. 59/A and 59/B now one property) with a later c. early 20th Century extension to the northwest (No. 61). The earlier cottages are executed in red brick with yellow brick dressings and header decoration, and have slated gabled roofs. Each cottage originally had two small-paned sash windows and a single door on the southwest elevation, and two small casements on the northeast elevation. A central chimney is present in the interior but no stack survives above roof height. The extension to the northwest is executed in red brick with casement windows to the front and rear. The roof is gabled and slated.
2.2 At the time of the survey both cottages were vacant and derelict. Nos. 59/A and 59/B were in a poor condition and had structural cracks and rising damp.
3.0 AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 The requirement for the programme of Historic Building Recording was in accordance with PPG 16 “Archaeology and Planning” and PPG 15 “Planning and the Historic Environment”. The objective of the work was to produce a record of the cottages to RCHME Level 3 standard as outlined in an Archaeological Brief produced by Buckinghamshire County Archaeological Service (BCAS, 2007) A Written Scheme of Investigation and a Risk Assessment were produced by Benchmark Archaeology in response to the brief (Cherrington, 2007). The building recording fieldwork comprised a site visit and photographic survey, during which a written description of the building was made and architects plans were annotated as appropriate. The fieldwork was supplemented by relevant documentary and cartographic research. An archive and report was created as a result of the survey.
4.0 DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH
4.1 General Background
4.1.1 A wide range of sources was consulted during the documentary research. These sources included property documentation, trade directories, published articles and books, maps and internet resources. The work was carried out by Benchmark Archaeology (desk-based), and by Vanessa Worship of Research Unlimited (at Buckinghamshire Records and Local Studies Service).
4.1.2 In 1854, the major landowners in Drayton Parslow are listed as Lord Carrington (Lord of the Manor), Rev. Benjamin Sparrell, Miss. Mary ______Nos. 59/61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire: A Historic Building Record. 4
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Ann King, and Mr. Thomas Willison. The parish covered 1,630 acres and had a population of c. 480. Thirty-six acres of land in the parish were allotted to the poor at the time of enclosure in 1798. The trades listed at this time include, baker, farmer, grocer, boot and shoe maker, carrier, publican, postmistress, straw plat manufacturer, and blacksmith.
4.1.3 Harry Bates was a resident of Drayton Parslow during the 19th and early 20th Century. Harry recorded his memories of 1850’s life in the village during a conversation with Horace Harman in the 1920’s. Harry reflected that:
“They were hard times and hungry too; everybody was at their wits end how to make ends meet…and they had big families in them days…it was a hard matter to feed them and there weren’t so much as there is now and very little money as well” (Smith-Cresswell, 1991).
Harry Bates is very likely to be the Henry Bates mentioned in conveyance of 1893 and 1909 (see Table 1 below).
4.1.4 Drayton Parslow avoided much of the depopulation experienced elsewhere after c. 1850 due to the presence of alternative employment options provided by railways, and later the nearby brickworks. In addition, Lord Carrington’s division of farmland into sizeable small- holdings provided enough land for the population to make a living.
4.2 Cartographic Evidence
4.2.1 The earliest available map depicting the site in any detail is the Drayton Parslow Enclosure map of 1798 (Figure 3). In 1798, the roads through the village are considerably wider and the area now occupied by Nos. 59-61 is open space, one of several plots marked with the letter ‘B’. The accompanying Enclosure Award showed that cottages which existed nearby were owned by the church-wardens and were listed as ‘sundry cottages on the waste’
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Figure 3: Extract from Drayton Parslow Enclosure map of 1798
4.2.2 By the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1881 (Figure 4) the two earlier cottages on the site (now comprising No. 59) and ancillary buildings have been constructed and are depicted amongst several other properties built since the enclosure mapping of 1798. Much of the new development is focused around road frontages.
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Figure 4: Extract from 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1881
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4.2.3 At the time of a Land Survey of 1910 (plan not reproduced here), the 1881 site arrangement appears to remain the same and the later extension (now No. 61) is not present, although it is possible that the survey plan is based on earlier mapping. The survey itself may have been prompted by proposals for the extension.
4.3 Property Documentation
4.3.1 The property documentation was kindly supplied by our client Mr David McDonald. The documentation comprised a bundle of papers entitled ‘Documents relating to 61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire delivered by Messrs. Ernest Marchant and Sons of 102 Bletchley Road, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire to Mrs L R Tattam, 61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire’. A summary of the documentation content is provided in Table 1 (see below)
4.3.2 The earliest identified reference to ownership of the two cottages, ancillary buildings and land dates to 1872. This consists of the last will and testament of Richard Tew, a potato salesman and market gardener residing in Oxford, who left the property to his daughter Elizabeth Tew. Elizabeth Tew, Milo Burgin and Thomas Robinson are named as Executors of the will. Left to Elizabeth was:
‘All that his cottage and garden with the appurtenances thereto belonging situate lying and being in the Parish of Drayton Parslow in the County of Buckinghamshire. Also all that his fourth share in a cottage and garden adjoining situate at Drayton Parslow in the County of Buckinghamshire for her sole use and benefit’.
A condition of the will was that Richard’s brother William, and his sister Elizabeth live in the cottage rent-free till death. The Census of 1861, records that Richard (agricultural labourer) and Elizabeth (plaiter) were living in Drayton Parslow (presumably at No. 59) with William’s children Mary, John, and Phoebe.
4.3.3 After the death of Richard’s siblings Elizabeth (d. 1890) and William (d. 1892), an indenture of 1893 records the sale of the cottages by Richard’s (now married) daughter Elizabeth Quelch and her husband Alfred along with other parties (mostly from Drayton Parslow) to Joseph Tattam (miller, Drayton Parslow). The other parties mentioned were Harriet Lane (general servant), John Tew (market gardener), Mary Tattam, and Andrew (labourer) and Phoebe (formerly Tew) Higgs. The cost of the property was £100.0.0. Half of this sum was collected by Elizabeth and Alfred. Just over one week after buying the property, Joseph Tattam sold the property to Henry Bates (listed as labourer, Drayton Parslow) for the sum of £100.0.0. At the time of the sale one of the cottages was unoccupied, and the other was occupied by Andrew and Phoebe Higgs. ______Nos. 59/61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire: A Historic Building Record. 7
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4.3.4 In 1903, ownership of some of the land surrounding the cottages was in dispute. The dispute centred on a piece of garden ground and a barn, possibly that still standing to the immediate northwest of No. 61. A statutory declaration made by Sarah Ann Walduck (formerly of Drayton Parslow) claimed ownership of the land and barn on behalf of Sarah’s daughters Emily Elizabeth Courtney and Ethel Annie Day. At the time of the dispute Henry Tattam (brother of Joseph Tattam) occupied the land. Sarah Walduck won the dispute and four years later in 1907 Sarah’s daughters sold the land and barn to Henry Tattam for the sum of £30.0.0.
4.3.5 To summarise, as demonstrated in the property documentation (Table 1), from 1893 onwards, ownership and occupation of the cottages passes between the Tattam and Bates families of Drayton Parslow as demonstrated by episodes of conveyance and re-conveyance. The current owner, Mr David McDonald who purchased the property in 2005, is a related to the Tattam family on his mother’s side, and his great-aunt lived at No. 61 for a number of years.
Table 1: Summary of property documentation
Date Documentation Parties involved 22nd September Last will and Richard Tew to his daughter Elizabeth 1872 testament Tew 18th March 1893 Conveyance Mrs Elizabeth Quelch and others to Joseph Tattam 27th March 1893 Conveyance Mr Joseph Tattam to Mr Henry Bates 28th September Statutory Declaration By Mrs Sarah Ann Walduck 1903 21st October 1907 Conveyance Mrs Emily Elizabeth Courtney and Mrs Ethel Annie Day to Mr. Henry Tattam 26th March 1909 Conveyance Mr Henry Bates to Mr Edwin Tattam 27th March 1909 Mortgage Mr Edwin Tattam to Mr James Bates 27th December Conveyance Mr Henry Tattam to Mr James Bates 1915 15th December Conveyance Mr J Bates to Mr Edwin Tattam 1919 31st March 1920 Receipted account Accounts for works? 18th September Re-conveyance Mr Joseph Bates to Mr Edwin Tattam 1923 28th September Conveyance The personal representative of Mr 1949 Edwin Tattam (deceased) to Mr Charles William Tattam 1st October 1966 Assent The personal representative of Charles William Tattam (deceased) to Lilian Rose Tattam
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5.0 HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 The historic building record was made on 30th May 2007. Prior to the survey a brief assessment of potential health and safety risks on the site was carried out. No significant risks were identified.
5.2 No. 59 (Figures 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10)
5.2.1 General Description
5.2.1.1 No. 59 is a semi-detached narrow frontage property comprising two cottages (59/A and 59/B) which mirror each other in plan. The cottages are built on a slope which falls downwards from northwest to southeast. The property is brick built with a later slated gabled roof. The brickwork is executed in a Flemish bond of yellow and red clamped bricks measuring 23cm x 11.5cm x 7.0cm (9” x 4½” x 2¾”) which form an attractive chequer-board pattern. The bricks are laid with lime mortar and have 1.0cm – 1.5cm beds and joints covered by later cement mortar pointing. The cottage is rectangular in plan and measures 7.15m in length, and 5.25m in width. The building measures 4.80m at wall-plate height, and 6.70m in height at the gable apex. The southeastern cottage (59/2) retains much of its original interior features. A later extension (No. 61) is attached to the northwest, and a now demolished outbuilding stood to the southeast.
5.2.2 Exterior (Plates 2, 3, 4)
5.2.2.1 Southwest (principal) Elevation
Fenestration at ground and first floor level consists of four rectangular window openings beneath cambered heads of yellow brick voussoirs. The openings are fitted with upper-fixed sashes with fine glazing bars and small panes. With one exception all the window frames appear to be original. Window heads at first floor level appear to be timber and are likely to have replaced original brick heads when the roof was re- built. Access to the cottages is gained via doorways beneath brick heads. The current doors are later replacements.
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Plate 2: Nos. 59 & 61, SW facing elevation (2.0m scale)
5.2.2.2 Southeast Elevation
This elevation comprises a gable end of the building and displays no significant architectural detail. Above wall-plate height Flemish bond ceases and no discernable bond can be identified. It seems unlikely that this part of the gable has been rebuilt at any time and the change in bond may simply represent a change in wall thickness. A roof scar and put-logs to receive purlins of the former outbuilding are also visible.
Plate 3: No. 59, Southeast-facing elevation (1.0m and 2.0m scales)
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5.2.2.3 Northeast Elevation
At ground and first floor level, this elevation is lit by four small rectangular window openings, again beneath cambered heads of yellow brick voussoirs. The openings are fitted with small-paned opening lights, two of which appear to be original. A modern window opening has been inserted at first-floor level. A diamond decoration has been executed in yellow brick in the centre of the elevation. There is some discoloration of the brickwork on the lower part of the elevation which may be the result of efflorescence or vegetation encroachment.
Plate 4: Nos. 59 & 61 northeast-facing elevation (2.0m scale)
5.2.2.4 Northwest Elevation
This elevation was available for external inspection due to the presence of the later extension (No. 61)
5.2.3 Interior (Plates 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9)
5.2.3.1 Ground Floor
At ground-floor level the original arrangement for each cottage consisted of a living room at the front with a scullery, and staircase to the first-floor at the rear.
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Plate 5: No. 59/B, Staircase at ground-floor level (1.0m scale)
5.2.3.2 The original layout has been radically altered in 59/A which is now a single open space communicating with the later extension (No. 61). The dividing wall between the living room and scullery has been demolished and a chamfered timber beam has been inserted to receive the load from the first floor. The original staircase has also been removed. The fixtures and fittings now present are all 20th Century in date.
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Plate 6: No. 59/A, Ground-floor Living Room (2.0 scale)
Plate 7: No. 59/B, Living Room (0.25m and 1.0m scales)
5.2.3.3 Flooring comprises red quarry tiles measuring 23cm x 23cm x 4cm (9” x 9” x 1½”) laid on a base of lime mortar and blinding sand. The walls are finished with white-washed lime plaster and 4” plain skirting extends around the room. The ceiling is of lath and white-washed lime plaster c. 2.10m from the floor surface. The focal point of the room is a simple fireplace with a plain wooden surround, and a mantel carried on consol brackets. To the side of the fireplace are fitted cupboards ______Nos. 59/61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire: A Historic Building Record. 13
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occupying the gap between the chimney-breast and dividing wall. The living room communicates with the scullery a panelled ledge-and- brace door fitted with a Suffolk latch. The timber threshold is heavily worn by foot traffic.
Plate 8: No. 59/B, Living Room and Scullery flooring with threshold (0.25m scale)
5.2.3.4 Access to the first floor is via a winding staircase. The staircase has 7” treads and 9” risers, housed into an inclined string. At landing level, are slender square section balusters and a plain chamfered hand rail
5.2.3.5 First Floor (Plates 8 and 9)
At first-floor level the original arrangement for each cottage consisted of a large bedroom at the front with a small landing area to the rear.
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Plate 9: No. 59/B, First-floor Bedroom (1.0m scale)
5.2.3.6 The original layout has been retained in both cottages although the staircase in 59/A has been removed as part of later alterations. Flooring here comprises 9” oak floorboards. The walls are finished with white- washed lime plaster and 4” plain skirting extends around the room. The ceiling is of lath and white-washed lime plaster. A later fireplace has been built in the front bedroom of 59/B. The landing area of 59/A was latterly converted into a WC and bathroom.
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Plate 10: No. 59/B, Staircase at first-floor level
5.3 No. 61 (Figures 8, 9 and 10)
5.3.1 General Description
5.3.1.1 No. 61 is a later (probably early 20th Century) extension to No. 59/A. The property is brick built with a slated gabled roof. The brickwork is executed in a Flemish bond of common machine-cut red bricks measuring 23cm x 11.5cm x 6.5cm (9” x 4½” x 2½”) with dressings in a darker red brick. The bricks are laid with a coarse lime mortar and have c. 2.0cm beds and joints. The extension is roughly square in plan and measures 4.0m x 4.70m. The building measures 4.60m at wall- plate height, and 6.30m in height at the gable apex. A chimney stack is present at the northwest gable end.
5.3.2 Exterior (Plates 11 and 12)
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wooden casement windows on all three elevations. On the front (southwest) elevation the casement windows are beneath semi-circular heads and surrounded by dark red brick dressings. A later window has been inserted into the northeast elevation at ground floor level.
Plate 10: No. 61, Southwest elevation (2.0m scale)
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Plate 11: No. 61, northeast-facing elevation (2.0m scale)
5.3.3 Interior (Plates 13 and 14)
5.3.3.1 No. 61 communicates with No. 59/A via inserted doorways at ground floor and first floor level. The ground floor comprises a single open space living area. Ground floor level is 8.0cm higher than No. 59 and is surfaced with red quarry tiles measuring 15cm x 15cm x 2.5cm (6” x 6” x 1”). The walls are finis
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Plate 12: No. 61, First-floor bedroom (2.0m scale)
Plate 13: Ground-floor living room (1.0m scale)
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5.0 CONCLUDING STATEMENTS
5.1 The earliest reference to the cottages identified during the study consists of a will dating to 1872. The will confirms that members of the Tew family occupied one, or both of the cottages at that time. A clause in the will states that Richard Tew’s brother William, and sister Elizabeth live in the cottage until their death. The Census of 1861, records that William (agricultural labourer) and Elizabeth (plaiter) were living in Drayton Parslow (presumably at No. 59) with William’s children Mary, John, and Phoebe.
5.2 The cartographic evidence establishes that the cottages were built some time after 1798 with the extension (No. 61) built after 1910.
5.3 The two cottages comprising No. 59 Main Road, Drayton Parslow represent a fine example of early 19th Century rural housing. The origins of the cottage are unclear but it seems likely that the cottages were either speculatively built, or were constructed by a major estate owner, farmer or other landowner on a ‘build-to-let’ basis to provide housing for valuable workers.
5.4 Details in No. 59 such as the plain fireplace surround, slender square balusters, machine-cut floorboards, and sash windows strongly suggest a late Regency to early Victorian date range for construction.
6.0 ARCHIVING
6.1 The site archive consists of the following and is currently stored at the offices of Benchmark Archaeology:
66 digital images 36 mounted colour transparencies 36 black and white prints 9 pro-forma room data sheets 1 annotated architects plan 1 pro-forma site visit record
6.2 The archive will be prepared in line with UKIC guidelines for the preparation of archaeological archives for long term storage (1990). Arrangements for deposition of the full site archive will be made with the relevant Archive Curator, unless alternative arrangements have been agreed in writing with the AO and Archive Curator.
7.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
7.1 Fieldwork and reporting was undertaken by Richard Cherrington BA (hons), PG Cert, PG Dip Archaeol, AIFA, FRGS, Principal Archaeologist, Benchmark Archaeology. The project was monitored by ______Nos. 59/61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire: A Historic Building Record. 20
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David Radford at Buckinghamshire County Archaeological Service, and Claire Robinson at Aylesbury Vale District Council.
7.2 We are grateful to Mr David McDonald who commissioned and funded the work and provided on site assistance during the fieldwork and access to the property deeds.
8.0 REFERENCES
Allen, J.L. and St. John Holt, A, (1997) ‘Health and Safety in Field Archaeology’ published by the Standing Conference of Archaeological Unit Managers (SCAUM).
Buckinghamshire County Archaeological Service (2007) ‘Brief for Historic Buildings Recording: 59-61 Main Road, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire’.
Dept. for Culture, Media and Sport, (1996) ‘The Treasure Act’.
Dept. of the Environment, (1990) ‘Planning Policy Guidance: Archaeology and Planning’.
Harrod and Co. (1876) ‘Directory of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire’.
Kelly (1883) ‘Directory of Buckinghamshire’.
Kelly (1899) ‘Directory of Buckinghamshire’.
Kelly (1911) ‘Directory of Buckinghamshire’.
Post Office (1854) ‘Directory of Berkshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Huntingdonshire’.
Smith-Cresswell, Isobel (1991) ‘Something Going On In Drayton’.
The Institute of Field Archaeologists, (2001) ‘Standards and Guidance for the archaeological investigation and recording of standing buildings or structures’. IFA, 2001
United Kingdom Institute for Conservation (UKIC). (1998) ‘First Aid For Finds’.
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Demolished Outbuilding
4.05m 7.15m Later insertions/additions
Figure 5: Southwest-facing elevation
Change of brick-bond above
Former roof scar
Put-logs for roof timbers
5.25m
Figure 6: Southeast-facing elevation
4.66m
Figure 7: No. 61 Northwest-facing elevation
Demolished Outbuilding
7.15m 4.05m Later Insertions/additions
Figure 8: Northeast-facing elevation
Former Position of Staircase
Scullery
Demolished Living No. 59/B Outbuilding Living Room Room Living No. 59/A Room
No. 61 Inserted Beam
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Figure 9: Nos. 59 and 61 Ground Floor Plan
WC Fittings Landing
Bedroom Later Fireplace No. 59/A No. 61 No. 59/B
Bedroom Bedroom
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Figure 10: Nos. 59 and 61 First Floor Plan
WC Fittings Landing
Bedroom Later Fireplace No. 59/A No. 61 No. 59/B
Bedroom Bedroom
11.20m
Figure 11: Nos. 59 and 61 First Floor Plan
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