1 The excavation of a mitigation trial trench at Hemmings Mill, Barford, revealed a series of probable gravel quarry pits overlain by a brick foundation and floor of an outbuilding ...
A series of probable gravel quarry pits overlain by an outbuilding of 19th century date. The site is located at Hemmings Mill, Barford.
01>A gasometer is shown on the 1906 6″ map. Reasearch carried out by Barford Heritage group suggests that the gas was methane derived from animal waste. They further note ...
A gasometer, a storage tank for gas which includes a meter, is shown on the 1906 6" map. Reasearch carried out by Barford Heritage group suggests that the gas was methane derived from animal waste. They further note that, if so, it would appear to be the only recorded methane plant in warwickshire. It is marked as disused on the 1926 6" OS map indicating that it has went out of use at some point prior to the production of this map.
1 There was an icehouse at Barford Hill, but unfortunately it was demolished some years ago. This house was used as recently as 1929, when the gardener helped ...
The site of an icehouse, a structure built partially underground. It would have been used during the Post Medieval/Imperial period to store ice during the warmer months. The site lies 400m north of Clock Cottage.
1 In 1760 the north east corner of a field called The Park was made into a public gravel pit. In 1850 Gravel Pit Acre (see ref 3) was ...
The site of a pit from which gravel was extracted in the Imperial period. There is documentary and aerial photographic evidence for its use and size. It was situated 200m south west of Barford Bridge.
1 Moated Site Barford Plestowe Farm 2960.
2 No evidence of a moat was found. There are a few deep hollows. That which is to the NW of the house is ...
The site of a number of sand and stone pits dating to the Imperial period. Site previously interpretted as a Medieval Moated Site It is situated 350m south west of Plestowes Spinney, Barford.
1 Site is one element in a complex of cropmarks including enclosures and pits.
2 Air photos show the site as a double ring ditch with a faint possible ditch between ...
Aerial photographs showed a complex of cropmarks including a double ring ditch and pits. Excavation uncovered evidence of cremations and a probably hengi-form barrow of Neolithic and Bronze Age date. The site was under the M40 at Barford.
1 1965: Excavation produced evidence for four ditched enclosures. Phases 1-3 were only partly uncovered. Phase 3 was a subrectangular enclosure with a gully which probably acted as a bedding ...
An excavation at this site uncovered evidence of ditched enclosures that suggested four phases of occupation. The features showed up on aerial photographs. Features and finds were of probable Neolithic date. The site was 300m north east of Bushey Hill, Barford.
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The icehouse at Watchbury House is not true to type, and there may be some doubt as to its original purpose. It is oblong in plan, measuring ...
An icehouse dating to the Imperial period. Its unusual construction suggests that it may originally have been built for a different purpose, perhaps for curing and salting meat. It is situated 300m north east of the cemetery, Barford.
