Volume: Denny Abbey, Cambridgeshire

Description

274 sheets dating from 1954 to 2006. Most date from the 1970s and 1980s. Many derive from excavations made between 1967 and 1975 and include a number of sketches drawn in 1971-2 and later survey drawings from 1973-6, some of which are possibly for reproduction. There are also a series of drawings from the mid-1980s showing the excavated frater floor tiles.

There are smaller groups of sheets relating to general maintenance and repair, including strengthening of floor timbers in 1969-70. Some show additions to the site, such as several sheets from the mid-1970s relating to the installation of a new staircase in the north transept, and some mid-1980s sheets relating to toilet, heating and hot water facilities for the custodian's cottage.

Some sheets from the late-1970s relate to site interpretation, including several drawings for reproduction and display, and drawings illustrating the abbey's historic progression and use.

There are eighteen oversized sheets.

Content

This is part of the Series: EHC01/022 English Heritage Plans and Measured Drawings; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

© Historic England Archive

© Kilngrove