Monument Number 1363831 |
| Hob Uid: 1363831 | |
Location :
North Yorkshire
Ryedale
Wharram
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| Grid Ref : SE8583064390 |
| Summary : Wharram Percy's so-called 'South Manor', comprising the earthwork remains of a supposed manorial enclosure or 'curia', within which the remains of an ornate stone-built undercroft were discovered unexpectedly in 1955. Two manors are recorded in Domesday Book, but it is uncertain whether both had associated manor houses. Further excavation in 1956-7 suggested the sunken undercroft to be a 'solar' block 11.9m long by 5.3m wide, apparently built in the last quarter of the C12th and demolished soon after 1254. The location of the assumed attached timber hall could not be established. Documentary evidence suggests that the manor house was owned by the Chamberlain family. Scheduled. |
More information : SE 8583 6439 (FCE) 'South Manor' of Wharram Percy
In June and July 2002, English Heritage carried out a detailed investigation and field survey of Wharram Percy and its environs following a request from Dr Stuart Wrathmell, in order to underpin the completion of a synoptic publication of the long-running Wharram Percy Research Project.
A number of associated and earlier monuments previously described as part of the entry for the medieval village were allocated new records.
The Level 3 report on the investigation, which includes full textual description and analysis, plans at various scales, photographs and interpretative drawings, is available through the NMR. (1) |