| HER Number (PRN): | 31872 |
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| Name: | Trackway, possibly a Repton-designed brookside walk, Hopton Court |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
A trackway shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, possibly indicating the route of a brookside walk created by Humphrey Repton as part of his landscaping works.
| Parish: | Hopton Wafers, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO67NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 64006 76555 |
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Related records
| 07736 | Part of: The Grounds and Park at Hopton Court (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Fieldwork at Hopton Wafers, along the Hopton Brook identified two culverts with no obvious function, to the E of Hopton Court Bridge (SO 639 767). The line of these culverts coincides with a path shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map [<2>]. It is considered possible that this path dates to Humprhey Repton's landscaping of the grounds around Hopton Court, c.1812 (see PRN 07736). These culverts may have formed part of a garden walk, designed to frame particular views of the landscape during perambulation. <1>
<01> Poyner David R, 2004, Hopton Court Culvert and Spring, p.6 (Article in serial). SSA28218.
<02> Ordnance Survey, c1872-1897, OS County Series 1:10560 (6 inch) maps (1st edition) - digital dataset (Map). SSA22419.
Sources
| [01] | SSA28218 - Article in serial: Poyner David R. 2004. Hopton Court Culvert and Spring. J Shropshire Caving Mining Club. 2004.4. p.6. p.6. |
| [02] | SSA22419 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1872-1897. OS County Series 1:10560 (6 inch) maps (1st edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2015 2:43PM |
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