Former Gregg's Bakery, Hutton Hall, Benson Row, Penrith, Cumbria

CgMs Consulting, on behalf of their client McCarthy and Stone, commissioned
Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) to undertake a programme of archaeological
building recording and evaluation at the site of Gregg’s Bakery, Hutton Hall, Benson
Row, Penrith, Cumbria (centred NGR NY 517 302). An archaeological evaluation
trench and rapid assessment of the potential of the buildings outlined for demolition
was undertaken by OA North in November 2011 to inform a planning application for
residential development on the site, specifically the construction of apartments for the
elderly, with associated landscaping and car parking. Planning permission has since
been granted with a condition to undertake a programme of further archaeological
evaluation and recording following the recommendations made resulting from the
investigation in 2011; a methodology for these additional works was prepared by OA
North and approved by Cumbria County Council Historic Environment Service
(CCCHES).