Intro
WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
VISIT MAIDEN BRADLEY VILLAGE SITE
(Also see: Wikipedia - External Links)
Much relevant imagery is already on file - photographed by myself over the years. Gaps in the record will be filled, and updates produced. It all takes time. However, bookmark this dedicated website and enjoy perusing entries as they grow. Some items have several pics attached, and some have only the one. This depends on any clarity required, or general interest in the area around a given site. Pastscape (survey that local link) has turned up quite a few extra places of interest. These will be added, in due course, to a separate section under Scheduling (description below). As mentioned in our mission statement (below), other relevant websites will share the visuals (with links back to our site, where this is feasible). English Heritage (et al), Geograph (the latter shares with Wikipedia), Go Historic, and Pictures of England, being the main conduits at present. All this will give Maiden Bradley Parish a global reach and may be of much benefit to local historians and the general public - in perpetuity. It is hoped that other parishes may be inspired to do something along the lines of our example. To this end I will publish extracts/articles in local media and contact parishes direct as things develop. . .
If any residents of a Listed Building (etc) would like to submit for consideration their own photos to the project (exteriors/interiors/special features), or other relevant material (ephemera, anecdotes, general data) - do please make contact: email (right click/copy).
This site is strictly for non-commercial, educational, and reference purposes only. The origination is our own, unless otherwise credited. However, should any copyright material be mirrored or sampled on these pages and which its owner wishes removed, please get in touch to state your case (contact details above). - John Potts (website owner)
jp 04-11-13
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Overview
Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield is a Conservation Area which comprises part of Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB). There are 19 listed structures in the Parish, with All Saints’ Church having a Grade 1 listing. Three areas, Brimsdown Hill, Bradley Wood and Long Knoll, are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Listed buildings in Maiden Bradley mainly cluster around 4 locations, All Saints Church, Church Street, Bradley House, Priory Farm.
From the Ordnance Survey 1890s revision of the one inch to one mile map. The
modern civil parish boundary has been superimposed. [click above maps to enlarge]
PROJECT OUTLINE
Originally inspired by 2005 Maiden Bradley Parish Plan (see: 2005), the thought came to extend this special project of mine and feature LISTED BUILDINGS and SCHEDULED MONUMENTS as two distinct (but related) categories to include in a comprehensive photographic and factually annotated survey of both fascinating types of structures to be found within Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield Parish Boundary.
There are also three Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the parish: Bradley Woods, Brimsdown Hill, and Long Knoll. It seems appropriate to also include a sub-section dealing with these features.
The lower section of this page itemises the buildings and monuments in their respective categories. These will be indexed and illustrated explanatory items generated as separate articles. These are to be accessed via pictorial links with brief descriptions (examples below).
Each full entry will typically be supported by general location photographs and a visual map (Bing Aerial View). Where general location 'establishing shots' are difficult of access, Google Street View will be used to augment an original and current on-site photographic image/s of Listed or Scheduled structures (etc).
There are other structures in our Parish that are worth recording also - as their days are numbered. For the record, a mixed section (Misc) is appended for these poor souls, before they disappear under the plough of time.
To house the completed work, a [this] Standalone Website is under construction.
The Listed Buildings (etc) project is envisaged as a Living Document and as such, when completed, will be subject to regular updates and general material improvements as and when they transpire. I expect this project will lead on to many other initiatives, both locally and in adjoining parishes.
It is understood that Parish Council may use any relevant material from this site to review/monitor Listed Buildings, and other structures in the parish not listed but of interest (see: 'Wish List'). This is in accord with the responses of our community, as documented in the 2005 Maiden Bradley Parish Plan.
NOTE: All photographs are by John Potts (unless otherwise attributed) and free to use responsibly under Creative Commons - Creative Commons Attribution License with author acknowledgment and link back to source on this site.
Guidelines
Q. What type of photographs were taken?
A. All photographs were taken from publicly accessible land unless permission was granted to photograph from private land. Photographers were asked to capture a single 'defining image' of the exterior of each Listed Building.
Each 'defining image' aimed to show the architectural character of the building, indicate its historical function and suggest its context, and to provide a truthful image, of a high technical quality, which showed as much visual information about the subject as possible. The photographers were limited to one frame per building and used standard 35mm photographic equipment and colour negative film.
Many of the listed structures, due to their size, position or location, were difficult to photograph. This meant that, in some circumstances, in order to make sure we created as comprehensive an archive as possible, we've included photographs which may not always match the criteria for our desired “defining image”.
Listed & Scheduled
Although most structures appearing on the lists are buildings, other structures such as bridges, monuments, sculptures, war memorials, and even milestones and mileposts and The Beatles' Abbey Road pedestrian crossing are also listed. Ancient, military and uninhabited structures, such as Stonehenge, are sometimes instead classified as Scheduled Ancient Monuments and protected by much older legislation whilst cultural landscapes such as parks and gardens are currently "listed" on a non-statutory basis.
According to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, a monument cannot be a structure which is occupied as a dwelling, used as a place of worship or protected under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. As a rough rule of thumb, a protected historic asset that is occupied would be designated as a listed building.
Wikipedia: Listed Building
Also see: Images of England - Listed Buildings and the Listing Process
click example pics to access full items
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LOCAL LISTED BUILDING
2
LOCAL SCHEDULED MONUMENT
CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, CHURCH STREET
BELL BARROW 70M NORTH OF CHURCH FARM HOUSE
LISTED
Outline
All Saints’ Church itself is our only Grade 1 listing, dating from the 12th century.13 Within the churchyard the Healle, Messiter and Archer monuments are Grade 2 listed. A number of Church Street buildings are Grade 2 listed. These are the Chapel and house numbers 12, 20, 21, 25 and 26 on the East side; and on the West side the Old Vicarage, Old Dower House (formerly Seymour House), Old Manor House and house numbers 27 and 28. A large part but not all of the house and surrounding buildings of Bradley House are Grade 2 listed. Priory farmhouse, cowshed, and farm building at right angles to the cowshed, are Grade 2 listed. The cowshed and farm building incorporate the remains of the Augustinian Priory. Other listings (all Grade 2) are Grange Farmhouse, Perry Farmhouse and the cast iron County Boundary marker (Wiltshire / Somerset) on the road bridge at the junction to Horningsham.
CHURCH STREET
DUKES LANE
FROME ROAD
KINGSTON LANE
HIGH STREET
PRIORY FARMHOUSE
COWSHED
SMALL FARM BUILDING
Additions
The most popular items for additional inclusion as listed buildings are: the Knapp (inc. Lock Up) and Fountain, Village Hall (inc. mural), Somerset Arms, Village Shop and Bradley House Walled Garden and Greenhouses. Also, that Old Well in the front garden of 55 The Rank.These (and other contenders) can have a Listed Buildings 'wish list' sub-section in this project [see below].
Parish Plan 2005 / jp
WISH LIST
LISTING AND DESIGNATION APPLICATION FORM: To apply for a heritage asset to be added to The National Heritage List for England, please use our online listing and designation application form. Using the form you can apply to: List a building, Schedule a monument, Register a park, garden or battlefield, Protect a wreck site. The listing and designation application form can also be used to amend or remove existing records from The National Heritage List for England.
ALSO SEE: Wiltshire Council
(inc. Old Well in front garden)
Walled Garden & Greenhouses
Duke's Grave
(inc. Lock Up & Fountain
(inc. Mural)
Medieval Village
SCHEDULING
Bowl barrow
Bell barrow
Two bowl barrows and later earthworks
Roman road
Bowl barrow
Oval barrow
Bowl barrow
Two bowl barrows
Two saucer barrows
Enclosure on the summit
MISC
There are structures in our Parish that are worth recording - as their days are numbered. For the record, a mixed section is appended for these poor souls, before they disappear under the plough of time. Of especial note currently (11-11-13) is the future of K6 (see entry). This list may be added to as features present themselves.
(next to playing field)
(telephone box - Church Street)
(High Street)
(by Kingston Cottages - in field)
PASTSCAPE MONUMENTS
A supplementary miscellany of man-made structures whose remains are still extant, or have disappeared, since previously recorded. They are classified by English Heritage as Monuments (no longer in use and ancient). This site has documented these, mostly obscure artifacts, in a spirit of thoroughness and curiosity. There is some slight overlapping with our main lists and these will be sorted out eventually. See their Intro/Index, here.
SOURCES
also see. . .
Images of England (About) features partially illustrated inventory (c2001) under the search category 'Maiden Bradley'.
Images of England is an online photographic record of all the listed buildings in England at the date of February 2001. The archive gives access to over 323,000 colour images, each of which is matched with the item’s listed designation architectural description.This ‘snapshot’ is not an up-to-date record as it does not include all listed buildings, only those that were designated as at February 2001. - Wikipedia
Past Scape (About) is a diverse resource covering pictures, maps, investigations, sources, and EH visitor information. [see: page]
Listed Buildings is a limited compile of British Heritage.
misc. . .
this site marked on a Google map.
Google Streetview (Drag pegman to centre of map to show picture)
Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
Elgin Road Works (Zoom in via this one to see house numbers)
English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
Google maps showing nearby churches with satellite image option.
Wiltshire History (community index)
Wiltshire History (Maiden Bradley)
Wiltshire History (Media)
Wikipedia (Maiden Bradley & Yarnfield)
plus. . .
(our pics on the following)
Geograph: The Geograph Britain and Ireland project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland, and you can be part of it. It licenses under Creative Commons and is hooked up with Wikipedia Images now to automatically disperse images to the digital world via its site. This will be one of the places we will update with the results of our work.
PicturesOfEngland.com is a unique website exploring the wonderful picturesque villages, historic market towns, famous historic cities and other England attractions throughout beautiful England.
Go Historic, the encyclopedic travel guide to history & art.
British Listed Buildings, an online database of buildings and structures that are listed as being of special architectural and historic interest.
—
John Potts (villager
and site dogsbody)
