Monument record 1894 - Delapre Park

{2} The Hon Edward Bouverie. Second edition of 1791 shows enclosed park.

{3} Now the seat of Bartholomew Tate, Esq. Built upon site of abbey of St mary de Pratis (Cluniac nuns). Barth Tate held lands - in family since. Marshal of Calice - father Lord Mayor of London, Mercer.

{4} House came to Tate after Dissolution.

{8} Two engravings in Evans and Brittan, one dated 1831.

{12} West of Delapre Abbey at SP757590 and SP758589. The first location showed buried wall footings and platforms which were described in a note dated 23/12/2007. The second location comprises two aqueducts, one with a cistern, either side of a sunken area. The remains were first looked at in 1999, but their explanation was unresolved.

{13} Archaeological watching brief carried out during groundworks connected with a project to repair and reinstate the historic water gardens at Delapre Abbey, Northampton. The work revealed a modern stone-lined culvert in the deeper pump pit. However, the majority of trenching was only 0.6m deep and within disturbed ground, so no earlier features or finds were located.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950, Ordnance Survey 1950s Mapping Series (SP75), (unchecked) (Map). SNN56166.

<2> Eyre T. (Revised by Jefferys T.), 1779, Map of the County of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Map). SNN1852.

<3> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.365 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<4> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<5> Evans J.; Britton J., 1810, The Beauties of England and Wales (Northamptonshire), (unchecked) (Book). SNN1351.

<6> Neale J.P., 1820, Views of Seats (1), (unchecked) (Series). SNN54894.

<7> 1960, Country Life (1960), p.218-21 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN54923.

<8> EVANS J.; BRITTON J., 1831, The Beauties of England & Wales, p.105 (unchecked) (Engraving). SNN47697.

<9> Mowl T.; Hickman C., 2008, The Historic Gardens of England: Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Series). SNN106082.

<10> Wake J.; Pantin W.A., 1958, Delapre Abbey, Its History and Architecture, p.225-241 (unchecked) (Article). SNN597.

<11> Holmes M.; Parry S., 1997, Land at Hunsbury Hillfort and Delapre Park, Northampton: Archaeological Watching Brief, (unchecked) (Report). SNN74073.

<12> Welsh T.C., 2007, Delapre Park, Aqueducts, Garden Features and Remains, (unchecked) (Unpublished Report). SNN106413.

<13> Bassir A., 2011, Archaeological Watching Brief in Delapre Gardens, Delapre Abbey, Northampton August 2011 (Report). SNN108347.

<14> Horne B. (Editor), 2012, South Midlands Archaeology (42), 42/34 (Journal). SNN108346.

<15> Chapman P. (Editor), 2012, Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2011, p.216 (Chapter). SNN108375.

<16> Cadman, G., 2011, Delapre Park Gardens (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN108473.

<17> Yates, A.; Butler, A.; Dix, B. & Jones, C., 2009, Delapre Abbey, Northampton: Geophysical, topographic and walkover surveys and archaeological test pitting April - May 2009 (Report). SNN107990.

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