Severn bank-side and foreshore rapid survey
Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service, 2008. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000036. How to cite using this DOI
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Primary contact
Derek
Hurst
Post-excavation Manager
Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service
Woodbury
Worcester University
Henwick Grove, Worcester
WR2 6AJ
England
Tel: 01905 765908
Resource identifiers
- ADS Collection: 855
- ALSF Project Number: 5301
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000036
- How to cite using this DOI
Overview
The River Severn is the longest river, as well as the longest navigable river, in the country. River transport was a principal means of inland communication in the past and this lasted into the later 19th century. Canals boosted this system from the mid 18th century, these being a very substantial extension of the pre-existing river navigation system. On the banks of the River Severn there were major inland ports such as Worcester, and many other smaller quays that grew up to serve local industries and communities. Some of the latter have documented histories showing their presence from at least the medieval period, but all have now been lost and there are no obvious visible remains.
The ongoing Worcestershire Aggregates Resource Assessment (PNUM 3966) highlights the role of the river in the historic era, and especially in the medieval and post-medieval periods. The present project seeks to demonstrate the historic associations between the river and aggregates extraction, and, particularly, to investigate the possible (positive as well as negative) impacts of a modern move to river transport. Specifically the establishment of base-line data about the historic environment in relation to the river and its immediate environs will contribute to 'research to enhance the understanding of the ... character of the historic environment ... in order to provide the baseline River Severn bank-side survey: Worcester to Tewkesbury information necessary for the effective future management' (ASLF priorities objective 2).
The digital archive
The digital archive currently consists of the following resources:
- Hurst, D. and Miller, D., 2008: River Severn bank-side survey Worcester to Tewkesbury. (English Heritage 5301 PD). Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service, Worcestershire County Council Unpublished Report.
