| Title: |
7-9 Fisher Street, Carlisle. Archaeological Assessment |
| Number of Pages: |
27 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Th report comprised an assessment of the potential impact upon the cultural heritage of proposals to develop the site. Based on this assessment, it was concluded that Roman military and civil occupation was extremely well-attested to in Fisher Street and that the assessment area lay within the medieval town upon one of its main thoroughfares. The assessment site was located within a designated Conservation Area and number 9 Fisher Street was a Grade II Listed Building; Listed Buildings also bordered the assessment site to the north-west and south-east. There was overwhelming evidence for the presence of deep archaeological deposits surviving over most of the site, and the survival of organic remains, particularly in early Roman deposits, was very likely. However, while there was no evidence of cellaring on the site, this could not be discounted, and it was likely that the three successive chapels, and likely associated burials along the Fisher Street frontage would have caused some disturbance to underlying, medieval and Roman deposits, although the precise depth of this disturbance could not be determined without further investigation. Recommendations were provided to explore areas of specific interest or uncertainty within the record, thereby informing management strategies and mitigation prior to development, as well as enhancing the historical interpretation of the area. Specific recommendations provided here included the retention of number 9 Fisher Street and mitigation by avoidance, through the careful design of foundations and other works, to minimise the impact of development upon archaeological deposits. It was also recommended that, in order to further inform the preparation of a strategy to mitigate the impact of the proposed scheme, evaluation by archaeological excavation should be carried out with the aim of determining the degree to which surviving archaeological deposits were likely to have been impacted by development works. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Archaeological Practice Ltd
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| Publisher: |
Archaeological Practice Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Fisher Street |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 7-9 FISHER STREET, CARLISLE
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Carlisle
Monument: BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: NY39905610
Parish:
Postcode: CA3 8RS
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
