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| Name: | Earthworks, Becket's Barn |
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| HER Ref: | MWS1610 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations
- Scheduled Monument 219: BECKETT'S BARN AND ADJOINING EARTHWORKS
Summary
Becket's Barn is the above ground remains of Pagham Rectory. To the south of the Barn are regular mounds and depressions, probably fish ponds associated with the rectory or perhaps sluices for Pagham water Mill (see 0363). Documents of C16 refer to them as 'salt Slipes'.{1} Though in 'fair' condition in 1962{2} they were untracable in 1971{3} and had been tarmaced over by 1985{4}
Monument Types
- FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Sources
| <1> | Verbal communication: AldsworthFG. 1985. |
| <2> | Excavation archive: Collins AH & Fleming VL. 1958. Becket's Barn - Pagham (Pagham Rectory). Sussex Arch Colls. 96:135-48. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: OS. 1962. SZ89NE18. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: OS. 1971. SZ89NE18. |
| <5> | Photograph: Copy in WSCC Source Material. early 20th C. Pagham Church & Beckets barn postcard showing 'salt slipes' - rear of Beckets Barn. |
Associated Events - none recorded
Associated Monuments
- MWS1621 - Related to: Pagham Mill (Monument)
- MWS4264 - Related to: Pagham Rectory (Becket's Barn), Pagham (Monument)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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