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Northamptonshire Archaeology: Gaol to Art Gallery

TEP’s Senior Historic Environment Consultant Amir Bassir has been published in the newly released county archaeological journal Northamptonshire Archaeology. Volume 41 of the journal, ‘The Archaeology of Medieval Northampton’ features an array of interesting articles focussing on the archaeology of the town of Northampton from the prehistoric through to the medieval period.

Amir’s article is titled ‘The history and development of the Northampton County Gaol and Northampton Museum and Art Gallery’ and provides an overview of a detailed historic building survey carried out ahead of its recent renovation.

Northamptonshire Archaeology - Gaol to Art Gallery_Wing
Northamptonshire Archaeology - Gaol to Art Gallery_ cell

The gaol was opened in 1846 and, following the Pentonville model, was set out as two galleried wings of four-storeys each, with rows of narrow cells along the walls, accommodating about 150 prisoners. Each cell had a small, barred window and was fitted with a water closet and metal basin. However, the gaol was short-lived and closed in 1865. In 1884 the building was taken over by the Salvation Army who carried out significant alterations, removing many of the cells. A mineral water business also operated out of the basement level. An archaeological watching brief in the gaol car park found large numbers of old mineral water bottles buried below the modern levels. In the late 1920s, the building was repurposed for use as Council offices by the notable local architects J W Fisher and Talbot Brown.

Northamptonshire Archaeology - Gaol to Art Gallery_ 1860 Building Plans

The creation of public museums and the move away from private antiquarian and curio collections began with the 1845 Museums Act and a small collection was held at Northampton Town Hall. In 1899 an extension to the prison was built to house a library, which was then repurposed as a museum. The museum and art gallery later took over part of the adjoining gaol wing. The recently completed Northampton Museum and Art Gallery redevelopment project saw significant refurbishment of the old gaol, doubling the size of the museum and providing modern visitor facilities and activity spaces.

To learn more about Northamptonshire’s history or to read Amir’s article, you can order a copy of the journal by visiting the Northamptonshire Archaeology website: https://www.northants-archaeology.org.uk.

Teesworks: A Snapshot of Our Industrial Past

TEP’s Historic Environment team record a wide range of historic buildings and last year was no exception. The team recorded a substantial industrial site, which was among the largest such types of recording undertaken by archaeologists. The site included the Redcar Iron Works and the Lackenby Steelworks and plant at South Bank. An area collectively referred to as the Teesworks Industrial Zone, the largest and most connected industrial zones in the UK. Tees Valley Combined Authority commissioned TEP to produce an archaeological record of the site, including the various processes of materials movement and manufacturing that took place at the different areas of the works.

The extensive site is over 5km from one end to the other and the larger buildings can be hundreds of meters in length with multiple levels. The scope of recording encompassed several substantial buildings and plant including a blast furnace, which at the time of construction was Europe’s largest such facility, standing at a height of 104 meters and capable of producing up to 11,00 tonnes of iron per day.

The 104m tall blast furnace, formerly the largest in Europe

Producing a comprehensive record of the site including all major buildings as well as the associated networks of conveyors and stockyards presented the team with a logistical challenge due to time and safety constraints. Over 4000 high-resolution photographs were taken over two weeks including main exterior elevations, views of principal rooms and spaces and details of plant and equipment. Interviews were carried out with key plant operators and site managers to provide technical information regarding the operation of the site. An archive visit was also carried out to help provide a comprehensive historic background and aid in understanding the social significance of the site to the local area.

The areas of Middlesbrough and Redcar have a long-established tradition of iron making dating to the mid-19th century. However, much of the recorded facility dated to the late 1970s at which time British Steel undertook a significant programme of construction to produce a modern high-capacity facility. A common theme noted by the project was that at every stage of the works, major efforts were put in place to ensure the site ran at optimum efficiency. Recycling waste material wherever possible, collecting and cleaning non-usable waste products, and reducing environmental impact.

The works process began at the purpose-built ore terminal on the Tees Estuary, which was commissioned in 1973 and was capable of unloading ships at a rate of 2,000 tonnes per hour. The raw materials primarily comprised iron ore and coal as well as fluxes such as lime and dolomite and were transported to substantial stockyards and conveyed around the site via a complex network of conveyor belts and weighing hoppers. The iron ore was distributed to the sinter plant for processing and used in the blast furnace. While the coal was sent to the coke ovens to be carbonised for coke.

The Sinter Plant where iron ore was converted to sinter

The role of the Sinter Plant was to process raw materials to create nodules of a consistent size and composition for use in the blast furnace. In essence, the sintering process consisted of mixing raw materials which were fed onto a 185m long continuously moving conveyor, where they were baked, then crushed, cooled and screened.

One of the three converter vessels

The coke ovens were designed to convert raw coal into coke, which served as fuel for the blast furnace. The coal was heated in a series of ovens in low oxygen, to produce coke of consistent composition. The two oven batteries each had 66 ovens operating continuously, with each charge cycle lasting up to 18 hours and producing 20,000 tonnes of coke per week.

One of two batteries of coke ovens

The sinter and coke were conveyed to designated stock bins for storage and transported to the top of the blast furnace by using a single conveyor over 400m in length. This is where the material was deposited in controlled layers into the 42m tall, 14m wide furnace. Hot air was blasted under force into the furnace causing the coke to combust and melt the iron, which percolated to the base of the furnace where it was tapped and channelled and conveyed into special locomotive cars called ‘torpedo ladles’.

One of the two blast furnace cast houses where the molten iron was tapped
One of three ladle cars used in the continuous casting process

In addition to the iron-making facilities, the ironworks site included an array of supporting plant including a dedicated Power Plant, which was among the largest in Europe at the time of construction, gasholders and by-products plant where waste products were cleaned and processed and useful materials reclaimed for re-use or sale, as well as offices, stores, workshops and laboratories.

The Power Plant turbine hall

The Teesworks site included a dedicated rail network which allowed the molten iron to be quickly conveyed to the steelworks. The Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant received the molten iron, which was transferred into 240-tonne capacity converter vessels where oxygen was blown in and additives included to convert the iron to high-quality steel. The steelworks building was made up of a series of steel-framed bays measuring up to 700m in length and with the larger bays being up to 70m in height. Large overhead cranes were employed to carry heavy ladles filled with molten metal around the various stations. The molten steel was poured into continuous casting moulds where it was formed into straight ingots for immediate use in adjacent rolling mills or for sale as raw material.

View of the steel works

The final report included a full historic background, as well as technical descriptions of all the main buildings, including all principal plant and manufacturing processes. The document, once submitted, will be available to the public through the Archaeological Data Service.

TEP’s Heritage Team Follow The Red Brick Road

An article by TEP’s Heritage Team has just been published in the Leicestershire Industrial History Society’s newsletter: an exclusive publication that encourages the study and recording of Leicestershire’s industrial past. For the latest edition, TEP submitted their project Diseworth Brick Kiln.

The project involved a historic building recording and watching brief of the 19th-century brick kiln to the rear of Kiln House, Diseworth, Leicestershire. The project came about due to the brick kiln building being incorporated into a new-build house and retained as part of this structure, which required an archaeological recording prior to the works commencing.

Diseworth Bricks

The kiln was constructed in the 18th century and historic mapping shows the brickyard was expanded in two phases of development by the end of the 19th century. The British Geological Survey records clay deposits in the village, particularly to the south of the brickyard which is close to Diseworth Brook. The brickyard would have utilised both these local material resources. Bricks produced in the village were used in buildings all around Derbyshire and Leicestershire. It was also thought that the local bricks were also utilised in Diseworth, to build small terraced houses for the brickyard workers. When local building projects increased, so did the demand for bricks. Therefore, smaller new works were often opened to supplement the supplies from larger, more permanent kilns.

The kiln was a detached single-storey structure, roughly square in plan and measuring approximately 5m x 6m, set into a retaining earthen bank in the garden south of Kiln House. The walls were constructed of red brickwork, standing at approximately 4m in height and were tapered in cross-section from 900mm wide at ground level, reducing to 550mm at the top of the wall.

Diseworth Brick Kiln Layout

The kiln formed an open-topped rectangular chamber with entrances at the east and west sides. Eight fire grates for loading fuel were recorded; four in the north wall and four in the south wall.

An earthen ramp to the wicket (opening) at the east elevation of the kiln may have been in place to help load the kiln from that side. The north and south walls were slightly tapered at the bottom to help with the airflow, with a series of fire tunnels/grates at the base.

Diseworth Brick Kiln Fire Holes

Kiln typology identifies this example as an open-topped Scotch kiln, a type first introduced in the 17th century, which was originally fuelled with wood. The Scotch kiln type was popular in the Midlands, and many of the 18th and 19th-century brickyards recorded in Leicestershire are likely to have had a Scotch kiln too.

To learn more from the Leicestershire Industrial History Society and how to subscribe to its newsletter, please visit: http://lihs.org.uk.

Saints, Sacred Springs and Holy Wells

Human beings are obsessed with water.  It makes up over 60% of our bodies, we drink it, bathe in it, swim in it and spend our leisure time by the sea and beach just to be near it.  Our connection with water has been studied by scientists who note that an instant positive response is generated in our brains when we are near water, releasing neurochemicals that improve blood flow to the brain and heart, making us feel more relaxed and increasing our sense of wellbeing.  This appreciation of the importance that water plays in our lives has long been understood by our ancestors and has been demonstrated in the British archaeological record going back to prehistoric times.

Archaeologists have discovered numerous human occupation sites near rivers, streams and springs and archaeological evidence appears to demonstrate that this was not just for practical purposes, such as strategic locations for hunting and fishing, but also for other less tangible reasons.  Discoveries of votive deposits in watercourses appear to show that people were deliberately placing items of importance in the water, such as metalwork, including gold objects and decorative weapons, as well as both human and animal remains.  Settlements near rivers have also included ‘shrine’ buildings often dating from the Iron Age and Roman periods and such structures are interpreted to be related to a belief in water gods and spirits.

The belief in water spirits continues to endure into the modern-day through rural traditions such as the custom of well-dressing with flowers, undertaken in places such as Derbyshire and Staffordshire.  This practice is thought to derive from early pagans giving floral offerings to water spirits.  Many of the wells which were the focus of religious or ritual activity during pre-Christian times were subsequently rededicated in honour of Christian saints and later, chapels were often built over these sacred places.  Traditions also attribute the location of holy wells to have sprung up in places where early saints were killed or buried.  The heritage team at TEP has worked on several heritage assessments where these sacred places are designated as heritage assets and recorded in the local Historic Environment Record, and in some instances are Scheduled Monuments, protected by Historic England.  Two recent examples that TEP has come across during project work are holy wells dedicated to St Alban and St. Oswald, both of which have fascinating traditions and legends associated with the origins of the sacred water well or spring.

St Oswalds Well - Owestry

There are at least five holy wells dedicated to St. Oswald, one of which is located in Cheshire near the village of Winwick.  One of the many stories associated with the saint tells us that Oswald, who was King of Northumbria in the 7th century AD, came to visit Winwick before his death in battle against King Penda of Mercia.  The battle is recorded in the 8th-century writings of the Venerable Bede, however the site of this battle is not confirmed and different historical accounts put its location in a number of places, including Cheshire, and also Oswestry in Shropshire, where there is another holy well dedicated to Oswald.  The remains of St Oswald after his martyrdom and associated relics were frequently moved around the country, which may account for the number of wells in his name.  A much later 16th-century story tells of the belief at that time that the well in Oswestry was created when “An eagle snatched away an arm of Oswald from the stake, but let it fall in that place where now the spring is”.

St Oswalds Church - Winwick Cross

In Winwick, St Oswald’s Church is suggested to have been built on the site of a pre-11th century chapel, and before that a pre-Christian, pagan temple.  In 1873 part of an Anglo-Saxon (7th – 9th century) stone cross was discovered in the churchyard, and its carvings were interpreted as showing St Oswald at the time of his martyrdom, being hung upside down by two soldiers.  Another unusual carving in the tower of St Oswald’s Church is that of ‘The Obstinate Pig’.  The local story goes that a new church was being built in Winwick to commemorate St Oswald in another location.  However, one night a pig was seen running to the place of the present church and crying “We-ee-wick” and this was taken as an omen or sign to move the church to the spot chosen by the pig.  It is also said that the animal picked up the foundation stone in its mouth and brought it to the place where St Oswald’s Church now stands, and the pig’s cry of “We-ee-wick” is where the village got its name.

The Venerable Bede also recorded in his writings the life and martyrdom of St Alban, from which the city takes its name.  Bede’s writings, four centuries after the time of St Alban, demonstrates that legends about the site of a holy well or spring created by St Alban were already established in tradition by that time.  The tale records that Alban, a non-Christian resident of the Roman town of Verulamium in the 3rd or 4th century met and sheltered a Christian priest and subsequently converted to Christianity himself.  His actions angered the Roman governor who condemned Alban to death. The legend as told by Bede says that on the way to his place of execution, a bridge across the River Ver was so full of spectators, the execution party could not cross, so Alban parted the waters so they could pass. Witnessing this miracle, the designated executioner immediately converted to Christianity ‘on the spot’ and refused to kill Alban.  There was some delay in finding a replacement and during this time Alban and the party walked up to a neighbouring hill, now known as Holywell Hill, where he prayed for water to quench his thirst, and a fountain of water sprang up under his feet.  He was then beheaded, along with the original executioner, and the head of St Albans rolled down the hill and where it rested a spring appeared, and it was here that the abbey dedicated to him was built.  Bede also shares a rather gruesome detail of the story, later depicted on a medieval drawing, which was that as soon as the replacement executioner carried out his duty, his eyes supposedly dropped out of his head, in an act of Divine vengeance.

Medieval depiction of St Alban's death

It is thought that there may be over 600 sites of holy wells in Britain and these heritage assets may not appear much more than a natural spring or a lined well shaft in the ground.  However, they hold important historic, evidential and communal heritage values.  The two examples included in this article only briefly cover the rich and fascinating history of our past relationship with and understanding of water and its importance to us within sacred places.  Historic England has on its website some useful introductory guidance notes covering late prehistoric to post-roman shrines and ritual structures, and the book ‘The legendary lore of holy wells in England by Robert Charles Hope in 1893 can also be found online to explore this subject further.  I will now wrap up this article with a final thought and an apt quote from the 19th-century teacher, poet and author Lucy Larcom, that “A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us”.

Sarah Hannon-Bland
Senior Historic Environment Consultant
(and member of the Society for Church Archaeology)

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The Roman Road To Wigan

This month, findings from one of TEP’s projects have been featured in Itinera, the journal of the Roman Roads Research Association. The Roman Roads Research Association (RRRA), established in 2017, is a charity that coordinates a nationwide programme of research; to advance knowledge of the Roman road network and promote the study of Roman heritage. Currently in their fifth year, the RRRA have published their very first edition of the journal and are now accepting submissions for volume 2.

Following desk-based research and evaluation works, the Historic Environment Team at TEP managed a programme of archaeological works on behalf of Bellway Homes at Landgate, Brynn, Wigan. The site of the proposed residential development included the route of the Wilderspool (Warrington) to Wigan Roman road. Archaeological excavations were undertaken to investigate further and to record the remains of this feature.

The exposed road foundations

The existence of the road was first described by 18th-century antiquarians and parts of the route had been investigated during various archaeological works, including Winwick hospital where substantial remains survived. At Landgate, four archaeological areas were excavated along the route of the road and revealed the sandstone foundations and associated drainage ditches alongside the road. The recovery of Roman and medieval pottery from the ditches implied that the road persisted as a landscape feature and was used as a thoroughfare for a considerable time after the collapse of the Roman administration in Britain.

Examples of the medieval pottery recovered from the roadside ditch

The results of this work have been published by Salford Archaeology’s Ian Miller, the archaeological contractor on the project with help from Wigan Archaeological Society. The article features in volume I of Itinera, pages 15-28.

To read the full account visit: http://www.romanroads.org/Itinera/itinera_vol1.html

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Photos are credited to Salford Archaeology and the University of Salford.

History Behind the Walls

You never know what’s waiting to be discovered behind an old wall. And for TEP’s Senior Historic Environment Consultant Amir Bassir, this happens more often than not. Amir has recently shared his findings with Hertfordshire Archaeology and History, who has published an article of his in their latest volume of the journal.

The original investigation and recording took place as part of the refurbishment and conservation works of a historic former coaching inn. The former Salisbury Arms at 105 High Street, Hoddesdon, now The Star, is a mid-15th century domestic building that has served the town of Hoddesdon as an inn since the early 16th-century, a function which it still provides to this day.

Archaeological works revealed that behind the Georgian brick façade and modern plastered walls survived a mid-15th century timber-framed open hall, which retained a rare survival of 16th-century decorative painted panels depicting alternating male and female portraits with biblical or moralistic text.

16th-century decorative painted panels

To read the full details from Amir’s investigation, email hertsarch@stalbanshistory.org to obtain a copy of the journal.

TEP to Design New Park in the Erewash Valley

TEP is delighted to be working for Nottinghamshire County Council, on behalf of East Midlands partners including Broxtowe and Erewash Borough Councils, preparing detailed design proposals for a new regional park in the Erewash Valley between Long Eaton and Toton.  The proposed park centres on Toton railway sidings and the proposals for the HS2 East Midlands Hub, and is borne out of an early concept to create a ‘station in the park’.   

TEP’s commission also includes consideration of and proposals for wider Green Infrastructure (GI) connections along the valley, between the M1 motorway to the north, and Attenborough Nature Reserve and River Trent to the south.

This part of the Erewash Valley has an interesting and rich history, particularly through its role as a transport corridor from the industrial revolution onwards.  The valley already benefits from a number of Natural Capital and Green Infrastructure Assets, including the river, Erewash Canal, and a number of local nature reserves.  TEP’s role will be to strengthen and further develop this valuable resource, drawing upon in-house expertise in landscape design, landscape management, ecology, arboriculture and the historic environment.  TEP’s project team also includes representatives from EPG, who are providing expertise in hydrology and flood risk management, as the project looks at the potential for improved flood attenuation within the valley. 

TEP is working alongside Arup who is putting together a masterplan framework for new mixed-use development in the Toton and Chetwynd Barracks areas, and Mott MacDonald who is working on a local connectivity study, both supporting the wider HS2 Growth strategy for the region. 

TEP’s commission began in September last year and extends through to May 2021 and will culminate in the production of a preferred park masterplan proposal and wider GI framework for the client to take forward.

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What can Roofing and Timbers Tell Us About Historic Buildings?

Every aspect of a historic building tells a story from the materials used to how it was constructed. It can tell us things like when a building was built and suggest its use. Studying and recording this information can help us to understand and preserve our historic environment, take for example Tredegar House in Newport, South Wales:

On behalf of the National Trust, TEP’s Heritage Team carried out a programme of historic building recording on the Grade I listed Stable Block. The building dates back to the 17th Century and was part of a major phase of enlargement to the estate. The stable block was expanded and altered at several stages over the centuries and although the broad strokes of this development are known, there was no detailed understanding of how and when the work was carried out, and how the rooms and circulation spaces were changed.

An important source of evidence for assessing the evolution of buildings is the roof timbers, which can preserve a variety of clues on historic alterations. In the Stable Block, evidence for three stages of development was found by examining the timberwork.

Roof space over the extended stable range.

In 1915 an additional stable range was constructed against the rear of the main building; it was believed that this replaced an earlier structure but no evidence had been clearly identified before our survey. This new stable range had a well-made roof of softwood king post trusses, with arched collars framing a vaulted roof (interesting examples in their own right). However, at the far end of the roof space, two examples of oak trusses were found, which did not match the others. Careful examination of the adjacent main-building brickwork revealed two lines of regularly spaced repairs. It was extrapolated that these denoted the locations of former roof trusses and collars from the earlier building, providing some indication as to its form and function.

Historic beams over the Stables.

Within the main historic stable room, the overhead beams carrying the first floor retained several empty mortise slots with no function in the present arrangement. Careful examination and recording of the locations of these enabled a reconstruction of an earlier arrangement in which there was a double-layer of joists separating the floor of the hayloft above and the ceiling of the room below. The gap between them was likely filled with straw or hay to reduce noise and prevent disturbance of the horses. Also a central line of empty slots, one on each beam provided evidence of a series of central timber columns, typical of historic stalling schemes.

Arrangement of Ceiling Timbers with evidence for alterations.

The hayloft in the north wing had been removed at an unknown date to create a single large room open to the roof. Our survey determined that the original oak roof structure had been retained but significantly altered with the addition of new softwood tie beams, struts, and corbels. These were joined to the earlier timbers using iron bolts and straps; in contrast to the tenon and pegged construction of the original timbers.

Main roof structure with alterations.

 The survey also examined a number of other historic buildings at the site, and again the examination of the roof trusses proved invaluable in identifying and dating the phases of alteration. It also allowed a complex history of the site to be developed, as well as demonstrating the historic significance of the buildings.

Author
Amir Bassir
Senior Historic Environment Consultant

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Protecting Our Historic Environment

TEP’s Heritage team fosters some of the most knowledgeable and passionate Historic Environment Consultants. Take for example Senior Consultant Amir Bassir, who has recently championed the listing application of an 18th century Oxhouse in Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire. This building has significant architectural and historic interest and represents an unusual and rare survival of an uncommon building type. He submitted the application in May 2020 and has just received confirmation of its now Grade II status. This means the structure is now defined as a building of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it.

As a registered member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), TEP’s Heritage team are committed to providing the highest professional standards, as well as being recognised for their expertise. Being a member highlights their dedication to the protection of the historic environment, something all the team is passionate about.

Our commitment doesn’t stop there: this year two members of our Heritage team were elected to join two of CIfA’s professional groups. Senior Consultant, Sarah Hannon-Bland joined CIfA’s Project Management Special Interest Group, which aims to promote and train members in effective project management. In her spare time Sarah also volunteers with The National Trust, to assist with the running of a historic property, and restore dry stone walls with a group of dedicated volunteers. She also undertakes a European Heritage Volunteers project on an annual basis, working with other professionals and local communities on conservation and revitalisation of at-risk heritage sites, to exchange ideas and best practice models of heritage conservation.

Senior Historic Environment Consultant - Sarah Hannon-Bland

Amir Bassir joined CIfA’s Building Archaeology Group, which aims to promote the archaeological analysis, research, and interpretation of standing structures. The Buildings Group recently discussed the Government’s ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper which sets out proposals to overhaul the planning system in England. It was discussed how this overhaul might affect the heritage sector and what challenges and opportunities may result.

Senior Historic Environment Consultant - Amir Bassir

Being an active member of the CIfA community allows both Sarah and Amir to share best practice and lessons learnt with the rest of the team. It also allows them to learn from other heritage professionals. This ultimately helps improve project outputs and bring further benefits to both our clients and the historic environment.

Led by Jason Clarke (MCIfA), the team applies their diverse range of skills to a number of different projects. Recent work includes:

  • Level 4 building recording of the Grade I Listed 18th century Tredegar House Stables
  • Level 3 building recording at the Grade II* 17th century Hind Hotel
  • Management of archaeological watching briefs in Cornwall, Somerset, Leeds, Manchester and Wales
  • EIA applications in Yorkshire including; desk-based study, ES chapters, Written Schemes of Investigation, as well as managing geophysical survey, trial trenching evaluation and mitigation strategies.

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TEP’s Heritage Team Enriches Historic England

TEP’s Heritage Team like to teach their Graduates through practical training days.  One of the ways they do this is by using Historic England’s “Enrich the List” initiative.

Historic England has a list of over 400,000 historic places scattered throughout the country from cathedrals to rollercoasters and is encouraging us to help “Enrich the List”. This initiative invites us to share our knowledge and photographs of these listed places, so they can record important facts, and even unlock the secrets behind them.

To provide some historic building recording experience, the latest training day involved recording a medieval Grade II listed bridge in Northamptonshire. The team was able to practice measured surveying by producing a plan of the bridge using tapes, as well as practicing their photography skills. As a result of carrying out the recording, several examples of historic shoe graffiti and one heart were documented. The use of a shoe motif is surprising in this location as these are more commonly found on church roofs dating from the late medieval period onwards. The road, though only a minor route now, was formerly an important cattle drovers route connecting to Wales and the bridge is located to the immediate north of the site of the Battle of Edgcote, 1469.

To provide some historic building recording experience, TEP's Heritage Team recorded the graffiti on this medieval Grade II listed bridge in Northamptonshire.

Large areas of stones from the bridge have already been lost due to weathering or traffic but by helping to enrich the list, the heritage team was able to make a record of their findings before all this knowledge was lost.

To read their full report for the bridge click here: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1190263

To contribute your knowledge about one of the many precious facets of our history visit: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/enrich-the-list/


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TEP Secures Planning For NHS Trust

Sevenoaks District Council granted full planning permission for a new health and wellbeing centre in Edenbridge, Kent.

Due to a growing population, the health centre is a welcome addition to the local community as the demand for health care is set to outweigh provision by 2024. The centre will comprise a range of services including GP and social prescribing services, community health care and minor surgery.

TEP’s town planners, on behalf of the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, co-ordinated and managed a team of landscape architects, arborists, historic environment consultants and ecologists. TEP was also supported by Prime Transport, Bureau Veritas, RSP and Genever and Partners.

We worked closely with LSI architects through an extensive period of negotiation and consultation with the local authority, county highways and the local community.

TEP is also delighted to have a continued involvement in the project, having been instructed by the Trust to discharge the conditions, and we look forward to seeing the project complete.

If you would like to learn more about TEP’s planning services or have a scheme you would like to discuss, please get in touch: planning@tep.uk.com 

To read more articles from TEP’s Town Planners follow the link below:
https://www.tep.uk.com/category/planning/

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