Site Event/Activity record ENT8203 - Monitoring near the Old Boiler House, Clumber Park
Location
| Location | Old Boiler House, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SK 62465 74918 (29m by 27m) |
| Map sheet | SK67SW |
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Civil Parish | Worksop, Bassetlaw |
| Civil Parish | Carburton, Bassetlaw |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Date
From: 08 Sep 2017
To: 08 Sep 2017
Description
The Old Boiler House and the building known as the ‘Burrow’ Play Centre are located to the west of the Walled Kitchen Gardens of Clumber Park, some 305m to the north-west of the Clumber Park visitor centre.
The attendant archaeologists were provided with the opportunity to stop site work to investigate potential archaeological features with adequate time allowed for recording.
The entire route of the service trench was excavated to between 0.5m and 1.05m below contemporary ground level (BGL) and was on average 0.60 wide. Within areas where archaeological remains were identified, the trenches were widened slightly, to allow for more accurate recording of the remains. The excavated area extended along the western wall of the ‘Burrow’, where it rounded the north-western corner of the building and continued on a slight diagonal to the south-western corner of the Old Boiler House.
The excavated area was covered by a compacted dirt and gravel surface. The archaeological features uncovered relate to two of the former glasshouse/carnation house structures, which were constructed in the mid-19th century for the 6th Duchess of Newcastle.
The archaeological monitoring at Clumber Park has identified structural remains and deposits of three phases of construction adjacent the Old Boiler House at Clumber Park, specifically the construction and life-span of the glasshouses at Clumber Park, the demolition and subsequent use of the area as a pathway/parking area, and the installation of several areas of utilities within this part of Clumber Park.
Phase 1 dates to the mid-19th century, and is represented by the truncated remains of two of the glasshouses that were once located within the former outer wall, west of the kitchen gardens at Clumber Park. Historically, there appear to have been at least two separate styles of glasshouses constructed within this area of Clumber Park. The first style is what is represented by two structures, the clear-span glasshouse, as depicted on the 1886 OS Map.
Phase 2 dates to the mid-20th century and is represented by the demolition of the glasshouses/carnation houses, and the natural soil build-up of the area and later re-use as a pathway/parking area. Phase 3 likely dates to the late-20th century and is represented by two areas of utilities.
A small quantity of pottery, consisting of two fragments of clay flower pot, and a small, complete clay flower pot were recovered within one structure. The intact clay pot measures c.7.9cm in height, with a base diameter of c.3.8cm and a rim diameter of c.5.7cm. At one point, a row of stamped words circled the pot just below the outer rim, though only the word ‘NOTTINC[G]HAM’ is legible.
The ceramic finds are by no means unusual in any respect for this site, as it was the location of a series of former glasshouses/carnation houses.
Sources/Archives (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MNT26603 Clumber Park (Park/Garden)
Record last edited
Oct 15 2026 2:39PM