Chapel Farm, Chapel Lane, Westhumble

Watching brief by N Randall of SCAU during redevelopment for residential conversion of barns, with a programme of historic building undertaken by C Armitage in conjunction with SCAU, between 2007 and 2010. The farm is located immediately north of the 12th or 13th century Westhumble Chapel. The watching brief identified only foundations associated with late 19th/early 20th century outbuildings, a farmyard sub-dividing wall and associated oak gatepost, and a 19th/20th century brick-built, dome topped water cistern or possible well (similar to that revealed during monitoring by SCAU at Polesden Lacey in 2008). No evidence of a former farmhouse believed to have been demolished between 1840 and 1883 was revealed, and evidence of development of late 19th or 20th century origin associated with the changing layout and operation of the farm was extensive.
Year: 
2010
ID: 
2125
NGR: 
TQ160519
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