Kelleher, S. (2007). Ridge Hill Hospital, Wordsley, Dudley MBC, West Midlands. Desk-based Assessment. . Birmingham: Birmingham Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1001602. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Ridge Hill Hospital, Wordsley, Dudley MBC, West Midlands. Desk-based Assessment.
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Series:		 Birmingham Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In may 2007, Birmingham Archaeology caried out a desk-based assessment of Ridge Hill Hospital, Wordsley, Dudley MBC, West Midlands. The work was commissioned to highlight the archaeological implications of proposed residential development at the site. A search was performed of all readily available (both published and unpublished) documentary records, including maps, illustrations, archaeological and geotechnic records, primarily at Dudley archives and Local History Centre. Dudley Sites and Monuments Records were also consulted, and a walkover survey of the study area was performed to assess the topography and any above ground archaeology, including standing buildings. The assessment revealed a site with little development upon it until the hospital buildings were constructed in the late1970''s. The only tangible evidence for prior development was the existence of a brick kiln in the late18th and early 19th centuries, whilst earthworks on Cooknell Hill may be related to the Second World War period. The development of Ridge Hill Hospital at the study area in the late 1970''s was the first major development in an area historically almost exclusively utilised as pastureland. This hospital development radically altered the landscape and topography of the study area, with plateaus being created for buildings, pools being drained, and a stream running through the site being culverted. Recommendations are made for future archaeological work.
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Author:		 S Kelleher
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Publisher:		 Birmingham Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Dudley Borough SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2007
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Site: Ridge Hill Hospital, Wordsley
Parish: STOURBRIDGE
District: Dudley
County: West Midlands
Country: England
Grid Reference: 388256, 285133 (Easting, Northing)
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DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: birmingh2-29031
OBIB: Report No. 1612
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Note:		 6 pages A4 text, 10 figures, 6 plates
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016