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A characterisation of The Historic Townscape of Central Hereford |
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Herefordshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This study was commissioned by English Heritage as part of the second (assessment) stage of the Hereford Urban Archaeology Strategy project, which commenced in February 2006 with work on the Hereford Urban Archaeological Database (UAD). Its primary purpose is to examine the townscape of central Hereford from an archaeological perspective, in order to determine what its historical components are, their state of preservation and their significance - both from the point of view of their historical importance and for their contribution to local distinctiveness and sense of place. It also looks at how the townscape as a whole has evolved over time. In short, it is a form of historic landscape characterisation, undertaken in an urban context. It takes the view that the present-day townscape is a historic landscape in just the same way as any ancient field system or deserted medieval village. It is an artefact, worked over many centuries, and is therefore as much a part of the archaeological resource as the stratified deposits that underlie the city streets. |
Author: |
N Baker
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Publisher: |
Herefordshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Herefordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Hereford City |
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Herefordshire |
District: |
Herefordshire, County of |
Parish: |
HEREFORD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 350970, 239620 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
hereford2-295501 |
OBIB: |
HAR 266 |
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Created Date: |
06 Nov 2017 |