SNN111920 - An Archaeological Standing Building Survey: Church Gate, Whilton, Northamptonshire

This document is an archaeological standing building survey of Church Gate and outbuildings, Whilton, Northamptonshire (SP 63649 64770), commissioned from Archaeological Building Recording Services (ABRS) by Mr & Mrs J. Thompson in advance of the proposed conservation of the house and conversion of the outbuildings to residential use. Church Gate is an interesting range of buildings built as a village farm in the mid to late 17th century, its location, immediately adjacent to the church suggests it may have originally been a house of higher than average status. Cartographic sources indicate that the outbuildings were originally more numerous and were demolished in the early 20th century. This suggests the demolished buildings may have been 17th century also and the site ceased to be a working farm in the early 20th century. Both the domestic house and outbuildings have suffered as a result of modern alterations, leaving little of historical or architectural significance. There is sufficient structural evidence to confirm the 17th century date attributed to the building by the listing description and the outbuildings do retain a number of interesting features; most notably the mullioned window fronting the Green and the attractively finished gable. There is also a cob-built wall in A3, dating cob buildings is notoriously difficult, cartographic sources confirm the wall is likely to be early 19th century at least, its location marks the boundary with the churchyard which is medieval in date, so the wall itself could be much earlier. The archive will be retained by ABRS until deposition with Northamptonshire County Council can be arranged under the Event Number ENN109121.