| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/4615 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | Blind or Spittle Hardwick |
| Description | Blind or Spittle Hardwick. One of three principle manors belonging to St. Nicholas' Hospital, Pontefract, by the end of the 11th c. AD. Sub let by the end of the 14th c. Sold to Earl of Shrewsbury c. 1539. Continued as farmstead into 20th c. Destroyed by opencast, 1983. Excavations in advance of opencast confirmed occupation from 12th c. and established building sequence on western side of site. Site moated in its earliest form. Documentary evidence suggests the possible presence of a water mill associated with the manor in the early 13th c., but no evidence as to exact location. Backfill within moat suggests major rebuilding on site in late 15th c., and contained ash suggestive of industrial activity of uncertain type. BY to supply doc.refs. from Leeds City Archives MX collection (accounts and court rolls). Unknown no.(assume small) of flints found during excavation; present whereabouts unknown. |
| Date | 20th century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |