Information for record number MWA13111:
Ha-ha at Charlecote Park, Charlecote Warwickshire

Summary A walled ha-ha dating to the 18th century with a later partial rebuild. It was part of the Capability Brown redesign of the 1760s.
What Is It?  
Type: Ha Ha
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Charlecote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 56
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 The walled ha-ha at Charlecote Park formed part of the garden redesign by Capability Brown in the 1760s. There was a second wall in the 19th century.
2 The later ha-ha partially collapsed in April 2012. This collapsed section was dismantled and a watching brief was carried out during the works. The crude nature of the construction of the 18th cnetury wall suggested this earlier brickwork may not have been visible at this time. It is likely that it was covered by a contemporary brick skin which was subsequently replaced by the later ha-ha wall, which appeared to be of 19th or 20th century date.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Emergency recording of a Collapsed Ha-ha at Charlecote Park, Charlecote, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Greig I
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1220
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Charlecote Park Ha-ha, Charlecote, Warwickshire, Archaeological Watching Brief
Author/originator: Jones, L
Date: 2013
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1321
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HA HA * A dry ditch or sunken fence which divided the formal garden from the landscaped park without interrupting the view. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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