Mabbit, J. C. (2001). Saint Peter's Basin Phase 3, Sunderland: Archaeological Assessment. Tyne and Wear Museums Service Archaeology Department.

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Title: Saint Peter's Basin Phase 3, Sunderland: Archaeological Assessment
Number of Pages: 97
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Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This report was commissioned in response to a proposal to extend Sunderland University's St Peter's Campus. The study area consisted of land to the south-east of St. Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth. Prior to 1700, this area consisted of a ballast dumping ground and the Ham Sands, a tidal area within the Wear Estuary. This land became available for development during the later 18th century with the improvements made to the River Wear. A street system was built during the early 19th century. Its urban development existed alongside industrial developments in the eastern part of the study area throughout the 19th century, and was demolished to allow construction of new industry in the early 20th century. This was in turn demolished in the late 20th century with the extension of the North Sands Yard. The archaeological features on this site were likely to be limited to the below ground traces of early 19th century and later industrial features which had been severely truncated by structures related to the North Sands Shipyard, overlying ballast dumped onto the estuarine sands during the post-medieval period. There was, however, a possibility that at the northern edge of the site, these ballast dumps may have overlain early medieval activity related to Monkwearmouth Abbey. [Au(adp)]
Author: J C Mabbit
Publisher: Tyne and Wear Museums Service Archaeology Department
Year of Publication: 2001
Locations:
Location - Auto Detected: North Sands Yard
Location - Auto Detected: Monkwearmouth Abbey Auadp
Location - Auto Detected: Ham Sands
Location - Auto Detected: North Sands Shipyard
Location - Auto Detected: River Wear A
Location - Auto Detected: St Peters Church Monkwearmouth Prior
Subjects / Periods:
18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1700 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Note: Date Of Issue From: 2001 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: SAINT PETER'S BASIN PHASE 3, SUNDERLAND
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Sunderland
Monument:
Ngr: NZ40305750
Parish:
Postcode: SR1 2AA
Source:
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BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
Created Date: 19 Jan 2009