SNN109571 - An Archaeological Standing Building Survey: Hardwick Lodge, Hardwick, Northamptonshire

An archaeological standing building survey of outbuildings at Hardwick Lodge, prior to the proposed conversion of the outbuildings to residential use. The outbuildings associated with Lodge Farm have undergone significant maintenance and rebuilding work which has undoubtedly truncated or concealed historic fabric. There are two phases of buildings: the earliest is likely to be late 18th or early 19th century, followed by late 19th century building work. This work is likely to represent the change from a largely arable farm to a mixed or more livestock orientated farm. Both cartographic and placename evidence suggests that Lodge Farm may have originated as the lodge for the adjacent managed Hardwick Wood, a wood likely to have medieval origins. The historical evidence revealed by this historic building recording provides useful background information despite a lack of physical evidence recorded within the buildings.