Well House Cottage, Wellhouse Lane, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester. Historic Building Recording (OASIS ID: cotswold2-407227)

In June 2020 Cotswold Archaeology was commissioned by Wykeham Homes to conduct a Level 2/3 historic building recording of the cottage and farm buildings at Well House Cottage, Headbourne Worthy. The buildings date to the later part of the 19th century and are not included on Historic Englands National Heritage List for England. The recording has been undertaken as a condition of the grant of planning permission by Winchester City Council in July 2020 for the demolition of extant structures to facilitate redevelopment (planning reference: 20/00845/FUL). The scope of the recording has been agreed through a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) with the Councils Historic Environment (Archaeology) Officer, Tracy Matthews. The Site includes Well House Cottage, a domestic dwelling, and outbuildings, arranged around a regular courtyard. To the south of the group lies a large Dutch barn which is outside of the scope of this assessment. The traditional buildings were built as a functional farm group in the 19th century, with the Dutch barn added in the mid-20th century. Some of the outbuildings were later converted to commercial uses, independent of the cottage. An appraisal is presented for the small farmstead, together with an identification of the significance of the constituent buildings. Whilst the farmstead has some value in terms of its landscape amenity, its heritage significance, and that of the buildings, are considered to be low in comparison with the rich legacy of agricultural structures within Hampshire. The recording has described the exterior and interior arrangement and fabric for each of the buildings, as well as provided photography of the elevations and features which have been keyed to an annotated plan. The recording has also provided some commentary and discussion on the former use/s of the buildings and their, development over time, as well as their relationships to one another.