1 2 The Walled Garden at Combe Abbey forms part of the Grade II* listed Registered Garden. The garden was created as part of Lancelot’ Capability’ Brown’s reorganisation of the ...
18th Century Walled Garden.
Earthworks of moat.
1 Nesfield conducted work at Combe Abbey in the 1860s. The most attractive feature of his work was the moat which he constructed to the S and E ...
A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building, at Combe Abbey. It dates to the Imperial period and survives as an earthwork.
1 The site of the Dog Kennels at Coome Abbey (PRN 5745) was evaluated in 1992. Two areas were examined, with trench 1 and 2 laid out on north-south ...
Site of Dog Kennels which form part of the Imperial period landscaped gardens at Combe Abbey.
1 The name “High Bridge” does not appear on earlier maps, but an adjoining field is called High Burge Meadows on an 1823 map.
2 The present bridge is modern, of ...
High Bridge, the site of a modern bridge. A map of 1823 suggests that this might be the site of an earlier bridge. The site is located 700m west of Walsgrave Hill.
1 This is a late 18th century Gothic structure with an octagonal centre, and ogee-headed and blank openings. It is two storeys, of stucco with stone quoins and a ...
East Lodge which was built during the Imperial period. The lodge is marked on a map of 1778. It is situated on Coventry Road, east of Combe Abbey.
1 House, formerly lodge. Late 18th century. Sandstone ashlar with some brick to ends. 2 storeys; 2 window range, with one-storey, one-bay wings to left and right. In style of ...
A lodge that was built during the Imperial period and that was associated with Combe Abbey. The lodge is marked on an estate map of 1784. It is situated 500m west of Combe Abbey.
1 Part of the former course of the Oxford canal is marked on an OS map of 1886.
2 The route can already be seen on an estate map from 1823.
3 ...
The site of a disused canal, a waterway used for the transporting of goods. This was the earlier route of the Oxford Canal. It dates from the Imperial period and was situated south of Hopsford. It is visible as an earthwork and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
1 ‘Brick Kiln Close’ marked.
2 No surface traces of the site.
The site of brick and tile works dating to the Imperial period which were indicated on an estate map of 1823. No surface evidence remains. The site is south of the southwest end of Combe Country Park
1 Disused brick works marked.
2 No surface trace of the site.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were made during the Imperial period. The site is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It was situated 600m north west of Priest's Bridge.
1 The field is known as “Pits Close” on 1778 map.
2 Also shown as such on 1823 map.
3 No pits were visible on the field, but other neighbouring fields show ...
The possible site of a quarry dating back to at least the Imperial period. The site of the quarry is suggested by estate maps of 1778 and 1823. The site is located 1km east of Mobbs Wood.
1 A dovecote was erected in the tower of a stable block which was designed by Nesfield in 1863.
2 The building exists but is no longer in use. It ...
A dovecote for breeding and housing doves or pigeons. It was a decorative feature built as part of the stable block at Combe Abbey. It dates to the Imperial period.
1 An embankment on the Oxford Canal, built during the straightening of the 1830s, has here made redundant a lengthy section of canal, stretching into SP4182 and SP4283. The ...
The site of a disused canal, a waterway used for transporting goods. It dated from the Imperial period, and is mostly visible as an earthwork. It was part of the Oxford Canal, and situated south of Nettle Hill, with the intersection of the M6.
1 A turnpike or toll road established between 1750 and 1751. First Act 1754-5.
A toll road that was in use during the Imperial period. Travellers had to pay a toll to use the road. It ran from Coventry to Market Harborough.
1 The building known as Pump Cottage, Dove Cottage and the gardeners store dates from the late 18th century and may originally have been used as a brewhouse or laundry. ...
The building known as Pump Cottage, Dove Cottage and the gardeners store dates from the late 18th century and may originally have been used as a brewhouse or laundry. It has undergone extensive alteration and now contains no original features.
1 Gravel pit marked on 1886 map.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted during the Imperial period. It was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and was situated 100m northeast of the Boat House of Coombe Country Park Pool.
1 Clay pits marked on 1886 map.
2 The clay pits were dug to provide material for brick making.
The site of several clay pits from which clay was extracted for brick making during the Imperial period. The clay pits were situated within Combe Abbey deer park.
1 Gravel pit marked on 1886 map.
2 Extent also mapped from aerial photographs by National Mapping Programme.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted during the Imperial period. It was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886, and was situated 150m north of New Close Wood, Combe Fields.
1 Reservoir marked on 1886 map.
The site of a reservoir dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The reservoir was situated at Little Wood.
1 Site of gravel pits marked on OS map of 1886.
The site of a gravel pit. It dates back to at least the Imperial period and it is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The gravel pit was situated 500m north of Coombe Countryside Park.
1 Site of clay pit marked on OS map of 1886.
Documentary
1 Site of gravel pit marked on OS map of 1886.
The site of a gravel pit from which gravel was extracted during the Imperial period. The site is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated 500m south west of Walsgrave Hill.
1 Site of gasworks marked on OS map of 1886.
2 The gas extraction plant was later converted into Gas Works Cottages, now demolished.
The site of a gasworks, where gas was produced during the Imperial period for domestic use. The gasworks is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated at Little Wrautam.
1 Ansty airfield from a RAF aerial photo of 1949.
2 In 1935 Sir John Siddeley, head of the Armstrong Siddeley Company, set up a flying school at this site.
3 The ...
Ansty Airfield ; its extent and history based on an aerial photographs and on documentary evidence.