The Old Corner House, Weobley, is a Grade II* listed building which has been dated to the 15th century.  It stands on the corner of Broad Street, a medieval street which runs north south through the centre of Weobley.  It should not be confused with the house called the Corner House, which is further to the south.

During January 2004 we conducted an evaluation in the Orchard of the Old Corner House. Four trenches measuring 10m x 2m were opened by machine to reveal in-situ archaeological deposits.

Archaeological deposits were recorded from the Victorian to medieval periods stretching from the Broad Street through to the rear of the property.  Demolition rubble if brick and mortar was identified close to Broad Street can be possibly associated with buildings on the 1838 tithe map, while further back from the street frontage post holes (as yet undated) and pits cut through a layer of abandonment. This layer sealed stone rubble containing green glazed roof tile probably dating to the 14th century. The stone rubble covered earlier in-situ burning.

East west linear features were found towards the rear of the property with a medieval ditch and its possible terminus before the back, west hedge of the orchard. This possible ditch could represent a boundary to one of the plots shown on the tithe map. Smaller, linear stone surfaces dating to the post medieval period were also found.

unpublished report - Old Corner House, Weobley, Herefordshire: an archaeological evaluation - Daniel Lewis, Huw Sherlock and P J Pikes.

This report is available at the Archaeological Data Service site

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