Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon, Staffordshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
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Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon, Staffordshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment 1839 Grindon Tithe Map ARS Ltd Report 2020/70 August 2020 Compiled By: Adrian Jacklin PCIfA Archaeological Research Services Ltd Angel House Portland Square Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1HB Checked By: Robin Holgate MCIfA Tel: 01629 814540 [email protected] www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon, Staffordshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Archaeological Research Services Ltd Report 2020/70 August 2020 © Archaeological Research Services Ltd 2020 Angel House, Portland Square, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1HB www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com Date of compilation: August 2020 Compiled by: Adrian Jacklin PCIfA Checked by: Robin Holgate MCIfA Planning Reference: NP/SM/0220/0171 and NP/SM/0220/0174 Local Authority: Peak District National Park Authority Site central NGR: SK 07933 55469 i Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Archaeological Research Services Ltd was commissioned by Michael Keating to produce an archaeological desk-based assessment in support of planning application NP/SM/0220/0171, and Listed Building Consent NP/SM/0220/0174, for the proposed repairs and alterations to Hillsdale Hall, including the installation of a ground source heat pump and associated pipework, and the conversion of existing barns and former pigsty at Hillsdale Hall, Hillsdale Lane, Grindon, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands ST13 7PE. Hillsdale Hall Farm is believed to be of at least 17th century date, as it contains a datestone reading 1620. The 17th century origins of Hillsdale Hall Farm coincide with a nation-wide period of housebuilding by the yeomanry, or small rural landowners, largely in response to a fall in grain prices and a rise in cattle prices. This period, known as the Great Rebuilding, is considered to have commenced during the 1560s. No documentary evidence of this could be identified however, and evidence of this will only be discovered during a Historic Building Appraisal and monitored ground works by an archaeologist. The post-medieval association of Hillsdale Hall Farm is quite clear, and its extent is identified on historic maps. It is doubtful that further post-medieval archaeological evidence relating to the structure of the farm will be identified during below-ground works, but evidence of post- medieval farming, and the potential medieval origins of the farm could be revealed. It is considered that Hillsdale Hall Farm is of historical and architectural significance and any associated below-ground archaeological remains dating to the post-medieval period are of archaeological significance. It is recommended that, depending on the extent of ground works associated with the proposed development, in order to mitigate any potential loss of archaeological remains a programme of archaeological works in the form of archaeological monitoring and recording scalable to a strip, map and sample excavation should take place during any ground works associated with the proposed development. ii Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project and Planning Background ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Site Location and Description ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Geology and Soils .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................ 2 3 METHOD STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 2 3.1 Study Area ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Information Sources.......................................................................................................................................... 3 3.3 Limitations ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 4 BASELINE DATA ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 4.1 Archaeological and Historical Background ........................................................................................................ 3 4.1.1 The Prehistoric Period to Medieval Period ................................................................................................. 3 4.1.2 The Post-Medieval to Modern Period ........................................................................................................ 4 4.2 Designated Assets ............................................................................................................................................. 6 4.2.1 Listed Building............................................................................................................................................. 6 4.2.2 Conservation Areas ..................................................................................................................................... 7 4.3 Non-Designated Assets ..................................................................................................................................... 7 4.3.1 Heritage Assets ........................................................................................................................................... 7 4.4 Previous Archaeological Events ........................................................................................................................ 7 4.5 Historic Landscape Characterisation ................................................................................................................. 8 5 SITE WALKOVER ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 6 ASSESSMENT OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFFECTED HERITAGE ASSETS...................................................................... 8 7 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS .................................................................................................................... 9 8 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 10 9 STATEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................. 10 9.1 Archive Deposition .......................................................................................................................................... 10 9.2 Publicity, Confidentiality and Copyright .......................................................................................................... 10 9.3 Statement of Indemnity .................................................................................................................................. 10 9.4 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................... 11 10 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 10.1 Primary Sources .............................................................................................................................................. 11 10.2 Secondary Sources .......................................................................................................................................... 11 iii Hillsdale Hall Farm, Hillsdale Lane, Hillsdale, Grindon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Tithe award record for Hillsdale Hall Farm ................................................................................................... 5 Table 2: Listed Building within the PDA ..................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3: Listed Building within the wider study area ................................................................................................. 7 Table 4: Conservation Areas within the wider study area ......................................................................................... 7 Table 5: Archaeological events within the study area................................................................................................ 8 Table 6: HLC types Located within the PDA ............................................................................................................... 8 LIST OF APPENDICES