Monument record 3326/1/2 - Paradise Ponds, Ornamental Ponds (Possible Former Medieval Fishponds)

Paradise ponds, C18th or C19th, poss originally a Md fishpond

{1} Site visit by G.Foard on 21/09/1987. Followed clearance of trees from the site in September 1987.

{4} Ponds (SP 85075877) immediately NE of SP 85 NE 42 in a similar position. Known as Paradise Ponds, they now consist of an elaborate arrangement of ponds and water-courses, probably constructed in the C18th or early C19th. They existed in their present form in 1840. However, it is possible that they originated as medieval fishponds connected with the moated site of Chadstone hamlet.

<1> FOARD G.R., 1987, SMR REPORT FORM, (unchecked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49661.

<2> 1966, Ordnance Survey 25" to 1 mile, (unchecked) (Map). SNN57487.

<3> Castle Ashby Estate Ownership Records, (unchecked) (Unpublished Report). SNN55190.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.17-18 Site 11 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<5> Taylor P., 1992, Fishponds Report 1992, (checked) (Report). SNN1339.

<6> 1840, Castle Ashby Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN32271.

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Apr 8 2024 10:57AM