SNN109868 - Archaeological Building Recording at Land Adjacent to Grafton House, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, April 2013

Northamptonshire Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an assessment of barns and stables on land adjacent to Grafton House, Blisworth, Northamptonshire. These structures are associated with the former Duke's Arms inn which was constructed in 1793 to serve the adjacent Grand Union Canal. The inn closed in the 1870's and was converted into a private residence. The surveyed structures lie within the Blisworth Conservation Area. This assessment included a photographic survey as well as field notes and annotations and amendments to existing architects drawing. Evidence for structural alterations and changes in fabric were recorded in order to determine a sequence of historic development. The barns and stables were determined to be of a late 18th – early 19th-century date with mid 19th century and modern alterations and additions.