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HER Number:8625
Type of record:Building
Name:WALLS ENCLOSING ORCHARD, 130m ESE OF ABBEY GATEHOUSE

Summary

Walls enclosing orchard at Thornton Abbey, 130m east south east of abbey gatehouse

Grid Reference:TA 116 189
Map Sheet:TA11NW
Parish:THORNTON CURTIS, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
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Monument Types

  • WALL (MED/PM, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)

Protected Status

  • Listed Building (II) 1216658: WALLS ENCLOSING ORCHARD APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES EAST SOUTH EAST OF THORNTON ABBEY GATEHOUSE

Associated Finds

  • WALL (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)

Associated Events

  • Desk based assessment, Natural Gas Pipeline between Transco and Killingholme 'A' Power Station, North Killingholme, 2000
  • Survey of South Precinct Boundary Wall & South Gate Piers, Thornton Abbey

Full description

TA 11 NW THORNTON CURTIS COLLEGE ROAD (east side)
10/80 Walls enclosing orchard approximately 130 metres east-south-east of Thornton Abbey Gatehouse
GV II
Walls. North wall medieval or early post-medieval, other walls later; medieval masonry and brick used throughout. North wall, c100 metres long, with chamfered ashlar plinth up to 4 courses high and upper section of limestone ashlar, squared chalk, brick and tile, up to 8 courses high. Blocked or rebuilt section to west. Section to west end continued as grass- covered bank. Wall adjoining to south of re-used squared limestone and ashlar.
Listing NGR: TA1165718909 [1]

Scheduled monument consent regarding repair and maintenance works associated with Higher Level Stewardship agreement AG00426922. [2]

The wall was assessed by ArcHeritage in September 2014, in order to inform a management plan for consolidation and repair (funded through Environmental Stewardship AG00426922). The report included Appendix 3, listing all the architectural fragments incorporated in the boundary wall; the wall was found to be of post-dissolution date. [3, 4]

The wall was repaired and consolidated in autumn 2015 as part of Environmental Stewardship scheme AG00426922. [5]


<1> English Heritage/NMR, 2005, Listed building system data in MIDAS XML format, 165881 (COMPUTER DISK/TAPE). SLS2963.


<2> English Heritage, 2014, Scheduled Monument Consent (ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS). SLS6520.


<3> Christine Hopwood-Lewis, Natural England, 2013, Brief for producing a Management Plan (UNPUBLISHED TEXT). SLS6548.


<4> 2015, Thornton Abbey - Management Plan for South Precinct Boundary Wall & South Gate Piers (REPORT - INTERIM, RESEARCH, SPECIALIST, ETC). SLS7111.


<5> Natural England, 2015, AG00426922 Thornton Photos (SURVEY - PHOTOGRAPHIC). SLS7224.

Sources and further reading

<1>COMPUTER DISK/TAPE: English Heritage/NMR. 2005. Listed building system data in MIDAS XML format. CD. 165881.
<2>ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS: English Heritage. 2014. Scheduled Monument Consent. PDF.
<3>UNPUBLISHED TEXT: Christine Hopwood-Lewis, Natural England. 2013. Brief for producing a Management Plan. pdf.
<4>REPORT - INTERIM, RESEARCH, SPECIALIST, ETC: 2015. Thornton Abbey - Management Plan for South Precinct Boundary Wall & South Gate Piers. January 2015. Pdf document.
<5>SURVEY - PHOTOGRAPHIC: Natural England. 2015. AG00426922 Thornton Photos. November 2014. pdf.

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