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| CHER Number: | MCB22389 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wimpole Hall approach, Wimpole |
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Summary - not yet available
| Grid Reference: | TL 335 509 |
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| Parish: | Wimpole, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Events:
- Watching brief at Wimpole Hall, Removal of Oil Spill, 2016 (Ref: WPLWSA16)
Full description
1. An archaeological watching brief carried out during an oil spill clear-up identified the remains of a stone paved surface. The paving formed part of an earlier approach to the main entrance to the house from the south that lay beneath the gravel surface. Following the clean-up, the surface was overlain with sand and gravel.
2. The approach is clearly visible on the Johannes Kip map of Wimpole Hall dated to 1707.
<1> Webster, M., 2016, Wimpole Hall Oil Spill Remediation Archaeological watching brief report (Unpublished report). SCB48304.
<2> Kip, J., 1707, Johannes Kip's View of Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire (Cartographic materials). SCB48336.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished report: Webster, M.. 2016. Wimpole Hall Oil Spill Remediation Archaeological watching brief report. |
| <2> | Cartographic materials: Kip, J.. 1707. Johannes Kip's View of Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire. |
Related records
| 03536C | Related to: Wimpole Park (Park and Garden) |
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