Level 2 Historic Building Recoding, Old Stores Cottage, Elston, Newark On Trent, NG23 5PA

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All work was carried out in accordance with Historic England specifications in Understanding historic buildings: a guide to good recording practice (Historic England 2016) and the Chartered Institutes for Archaeologist's Standard and guidance for archaeological investigation of standing buildings or structures (CIfA 2014). A site visit was made on the 14th August 2025, when the principal exterior and interior elevations were recorded to include significant structural details. Handwritten descriptive notes were produced on-site to record the findings of the physical investigation. The notes recorded details such as the fabric, form and function of the structure, along with evidence of any alterations and development over time. The written account comprises the building's construction, present and former use, and where appropriate, the building's past and present relationship to its setting in the wider landscape. Formal detailed historical research was not within the remit of this report. Provision was made for sufficient initial documentary research in order to enable the overall research aims to be realised but these were not extensive and were limited to existing secondary material. A photographic record of the building was made during the investigation, a selection of which have been used in the report for illustrative purposes (Appendix 1 Plates 1- 18). Photographs were taken using an Olympus OM-1 Mk 2 (20 megapixels) with an 18-105mm and wide angle 10-20mm lens.. Groundworks Archaeology was supplied with measured survey drawings of floor plans and elevations of the building. These drawings were annotated on site with information relating to the historical significance of features and are reproduced as part of this report. A plan of the barn is presented on figure 9 of the report which also show the direction of photographs for the accompanying plates (appendix 1). The barn which is positioned to the rear of the dwelling abuts the northwestern boundary of the plot and extends to the south-west. A lean-to timber framed structure built post 1974 abuts the north-eastern elevation. This structure is clad with a mixture of timber and corrugated tin and asbestos sheeting. This modern addition will only be considered in terms of its relationship to the barn. The barn itself is a rectangular structure built in red brick under a pitched roof of clay pantiles. The brick work is generally constructed in English Garden Bond, although this is not consistent with occasional courses of headers separated by more than three courses of stretchers The south-west elevation as approached from the dwelling is pierced by a large door to the right under a wooden lintel with a small wood framed door to the left and a single vertical ventilator. The south-east elevation has a solid brick gable with an in-filled attic window. A modern timber framed lean-to structure abuts to the north-east with double timber doors providing access. The north-eastern elevation of this lean-to structure is clad in corrugated asbestos. The north-eastern elevation of the barn was visible within the lean-to structure. A fixed 6 light window in a wooden frame with drawn sheet glass (early 20th century origin) is located to the north-west, while a door was present to the south-east. Later wooden doors have been hung to the exterior and it has been boarded up internally. A single vertical ventilator is present which mirrors that on the south-western elevation. The interior of the barn has been sub divided by the insertion a modern ply storage cubicle in the north-eastern corner (marked in green on figure 9). The north-western bay has been recently rendered and a concrete floor laid, although the lower courses of brickwork have been left visible on the north-west elevation. A hayloft is also present above this bay. Timber supports are located on the north-east and south-west elevations to support the mezzanine above.

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