RUSSELL ARMER LTD UNDERBARROW ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT December 2014 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology Cocklakes Yard, Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 0BQ, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)1228 564820 Fax: +44(0)1228 560025 www.wa‐archaeology.com DATE ISSUED: December 2014 JOB NUMBER: CP11157 OASIS REFERENCE: ‐ REPORT NUMBER: RPT‐001 GRID REFERENCE: SD RUSSELL ARMER LTD UNDERBARROW ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT December 2014 PREPARED BY: Richard Newman Assistant Project Manager Frank Giecco Technical Director APPROVED BY: Helen Martin Bacon Regional Director This report has been prepared by Wardell Armstrong Archaeology with all reasonable skill, care and diligence, within the terms of the Contract with the Client. The report is confidential to the Client and Wardell Armstrong Archaeology accepts no responsibility of whatever nature to third parties to whom this report may be made known. No part of this document may be reproduced without the prior written approval of Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. DESK BASED ASSESSMENTS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION Wardell Armstrong Archaeology is the trading name of Wardell Armstrong LLP, Registered in England No. OC307138. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY Registered office: Sir Henry Doulton House, Forge Lane, Etruria, Stoke‐on‐Trent, ST1 5BD, United Kingdom TOPOGRAPHIC AND LANDSCAPE SURVEY HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING UK Offices: Stoke‐on‐Trent, Cardiff, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Greater Manchester, London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sheffield, Taunton, Truro, West Bromwich. International Offices: Almaty, Moscow ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Russell Armer Ltd Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria Heritage Impact Assessment CONTENTS SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................................. 2 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Circumstances of Project ............................................................................................ 3 1.2 Statutorily and Non‐Statutorily Designated Sites ..................................................... 3 1.3 National Planning Policy and Legislative Framework ............................................... 3 1.4 Local Planning Policies ................................................................................................ 5 2 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 OUV Outstanding Universal ValueHeritage Impact Assessment ............................... 6 2.3 Site Visit ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Reporting .................................................................................................................... 7 3 BACKGROUND..................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Location, Topography and Geology ........................................................................... 9 3.2 Historic Landscape Character ..................................................................................... 9 3.3 Archaeological and Historical Background ................................................................ 9 3.4 Boundaries ................................................................................................................ 12 4 THE SITE ............................................................................................................................ 12 4.1 Site Visit .................................................................................................................... 12 4.2 The Barn .................................................................................................................... 13 4.3 The Setting of Designated Heritage Assets .............................................................. 14 5 DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................................... 15 5.1 Impact Assessment on Statutory and Non‐Statutory Designations ....................... 15 5.2 Impact Assessment on Non‐Designated assets ....................................................... 16 5.3 Important Hedgerows .............................................................................................. 16 5.4 Confidence Rating ..................................................................................................... 17 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................. 18 6.1 Primary Sources ........................................................................................................ 18 6.2 Secondary Sources .................................................................................................... 18 6.3 Websites ................................................................................................................... 18 APPENDIX 1: SITE GAZETEER .................................................................................................... 20 APPENDIX 2: HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT TABLES ........................................................... 23 FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... 26 CP11157/RPT‐001 December 2014 Russell Armer Ltd Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria Heritage Impact Assessment FIGURES Figure 1: Site location Figure 2: Location of heritage assets within 500m study area Figure 3: Hedgerows pre‐dating 1845 PLATES Plate 1: Corn Rent Map 1834 Plate 2: OS 1st Edition 6 inch to 1 Mile Map 1859 Plate 3: Barn Plate 4: The Gill CP11157/RPT‐001 December 2014 Russell Armer Ltd Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria Heritage Impact Assessment SUMMARY Wardell Armstrong Archaeology was commissioned by Richard Wood of Russell Armer Ltd to undertake a heritage impact assessment for a proposed development at land off Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria. The assessment consisted of a desk based consultation of primary archaeological sources and a site visit. The purpose of the desk‐based assessment is to identify heritage assets within a 0.5km radius of the proposed development site boundary. Those assets within the site are identified and the possible impact of development upon the heritage assets is considered. In addition the potential impact of any development upon the setting of any designated heritage assets within the study area is also considered. Twenty assets were identified within the study area of which one within the proposed development site boundary. The assets within the site boundary are all of local significance only. The proposed development site is adjacent to the putative Lake District World Heritage Site, the UK’s nominee for 2017. The proposed development may impact upon the setting of the proposed Lake District World Heritage Site but it would not significantly compromise its Outstanding Universal Values (OUV). The proposed development would be partially intervisible with the Greenside Lime Kilns scheduled monument but would have a negligible impact upon its heritage significance. CP11157/RPT‐001 Page 1 December 2014 Russell Armer Ltd Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria Heritage Impact Assessment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wardell Armstrong Archaeology thanks Richard Wood of Russell Armer Ltd who commissioned the project. Wardell Armstrong Archaeology thank Jeremy Parsons of Cumbria County Council and Holly Beavitt‐Pike of the Lake District National Park, who supplied the HER details. Thanks also to the staff of Cumbria Archives, Kendal branch, who assisted with documentary research. The initial site visit and the documentary research was undertaken by Cat Peters. The report was written by Richard Newman and the figures were produced by Adrian Bailey. Frank Giecco managed the project and edited the report. CP11157/RPT‐001 Page 2 December 2014 Russell Armer Ltd Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria Heritage Impact Assessment 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Circumstances of Project 1.1.1 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology was commissioned by Richard Wood of Russell Armer Ltd to undertake a desk‐based heritage impact assessment of a proposed development at land off and south of Underbarrow Road, Kendal. The proposed development site is close to the scheduled monument of Greenside lime kilns and abuts the national park boundary of the Lake District National Park which is currently a nominee for World Heritage Site status. 1.1.2 The primary purpose of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is to establish the nature and significance of the archaeological resource that is likely to be impacted upon by the proposed development. 1.1.3 The scope of works for the HIA was discussed and agreed in advance with Jeremy Parsons, development control archaeologist with the Cumbria County Council Historic Environment Service. 1.1.4 The term site is used to refer to the proposed development area and the term study area to the wider 0.5km envelope surrounding the proposed development area. 1.2 Statutorily and Non‐Statutorily Designated