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HER Number:MDV112794
Name:Orchard Banks at Upham House

Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Upham House. The orchard banks are visible on aerial photographs up until 1966, although appear to have been completely levelled by 1985.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 020 907
Map Sheet:SY09SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFarringdon
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFARRINGDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4215-16 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F22 071-72 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 420-21 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 1985, OS/85043, OS/85043 V 005-6 07-MAY-1985 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356241.

The earthworks appear to have been completely levelled.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Upham House. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, although by 1946, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been completely grubbed up, leaving a series of parallel northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.55 hectares of gentle northeast facing slope, within a single triangular shaped plot depicted on the First Edition OS map. The orchard banks are visible on aerial photographs up until 1966, although appear to have been completely levelled by 1985.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4215-16 13-APR-1946.
SDV354847Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F22 071-72 26-JUL-1963. [Mapped feature: #72155 ]
SDV356241Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1985. OS/85043. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/85043 V 005-6 07-MAY-1985.
SDV356883Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV357577Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 420-21 22-JUL-1966.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Jun 18 2020 1:03PM