Hampshire Treasures

Volume 5 ( New Forest)

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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
Punchcard No.
Period Unknown
Enclosure
 Large sub-rectangular. 2200.0 m by 700 m. Probable pastoral enclosure. Broad bank with outer ditch. O.S.A. No. SU21 SW11.     N.P. Act
S.S.S.I.
 SU 206 125
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Group D - Buildings, Monuments and Engineering Works
House
C.17		 Venard's, North Gorley. 2 storeys. Brick with moulded stringcourse under first floor cill. Hipped old tile roof. Rectangular chimney to south of centre with offset head. West front of 5 bays with centre bay slightly projecting. Upper window is framed by stone Doric pilasters. Half-glazed central door in plain stone surround.     T. & C.P. Act
 SU 161 109
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Farmhouse
C.18		 Hyde Farm. 2 storeys. Colourwashed brick, left-hand part timber-framed, ground floor colourwashed brick, upper plaster infilling. Thatched roof. Right-hand part of three bays. 6-panelled flush door to right-hand of centre bay. Hipped thatched roof.     SU 163 126
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House
C.18		 Gorley Cross, south of road junction. 2 storeys. Brick. Hipped thatched roof. A 5-bay front with half glazed door in second bay from right-hand in C.19 porch. Right-hand ground floor window is a 3-light sash.     SU 159 115
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Iron Foundry
 Armfields Engineering Company, Stuckton. An iron foundry has stood on this site since the 1770s. The necessary sand iron core, charcoal, and moulding sand were obtained locally. It is said, but not verified, that the first portable steam traction engines were made here in the early C.19. The company still manufactures and installs mill machinery. Ref: Hampshire Industrial Archaeology, a guide, (Ellis), p.13.     SU 160 134
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