Hampshire Treasures
Volume 2 ( Basingstoke and Deane)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group E - Street Patterns, Street Furniture and Open Spaces | ||||
| WelI |
Milkingpen Lane. Site of one of parish's two public water supplies. On this site also stood the stocks and whipping post. | C.A. |
SU 667 532 1801 118 |
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| Clear Well |
Adjacent No. 33, The Street. Site of second of of parish's two public water supplies. | C.A. |
SU 667 532 1801 119 |
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| Milestone |
On road A33. Stone marked 'Southampton 32, Reading 14, Basingstoke 2'. | SU 655 548 1801 138 |
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| Group F - Historical or Literary Associations | ||||
| Burial Site |
Lychpit. South-west of Lychpit House. Reputed burial place following battle of Basing 871 A.D. | SU 657 534 1801 155 |
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| Siege Camp (Site) |
Olivers Dell, Barton Lane. Large chalkpit reputed to be camp site of Oliver Cromwell during siege of Basing House. Pit filled in 1967/68. | SU 659 532 1801 154 |
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| Battlefield (Site) |
East of Dickens Lane. Traditional site of battle between Saxons and Danes 871 A.D. in which Danes were victorious. O.S.A. No. SU65 NE34. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 2, p.115. Ref: 2. P.H.F.C., Vol. 18, pp.105-6. | SU 662 506 1801 68 |
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| Gatehouse (Site) |
Junction of Crown Lane and Park Lane. Brick gatehouse at the entrance to Basing Park. Investigated by County Museum Service prior to destruction in 1963/64. | SU 667 526 1801 156 |
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| Chapel (Site) C.12 |
St. Michael. Once the castle chapel or free chapel of Basing. Granted to Sherbourne Priory 1394. Exact site unknown, but within precincts of Basing House or Olivers Battery. O.S.A. No. SU65 SE19. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 2, .p127. Ref: 2. History of Basingstoke (Baigent and Millard), pp.11, 12. | C.A. |
SU 663 526 1801 66 |
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| Workhouse (Site) C.19 |
Basingstoke Union Workhouse, Basing Road. 3 storeys. Brick. Built 1835-6 at a cost of about œ7500. Demolished 1970. Ref: History, Gazetteer and Directory of Hampshire, 1878, (White). | SU 654 527 1801 107 |
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