Arnold, G. and Cornah, T. (2015). Archaeological watching brief on the Arboretum road water mains replacement scheme, Worcester (Phase II). Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1036551. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological watching brief on the Arboretum road water mains replacement scheme, Worcester (Phase II)
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1036551
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief of a scheme of water mains replacement was undertaken in an area north of Worcester city centre (centred on NGR SO 85067 55485). It was undertaken on behalf of Pick Everard in response to a brief prepared by Heritage and Design, Worcester City Council. The area extends from The Moors in the west to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the east, and from Back Lane North southwards to Sansome Place. The scheme was considered by the Curator to have the potential to affect archaeological sites related to the Roman town as well as the medieval and post-medieval city of Worcester. Test pits prior to the main works revealed A metalled surface that was possibly a post-medieval road surface, and residual Roman and medieval finds in backfill of a modern service trench, in close proximity to the Scheduled Monument (WT 343 A-E) at Britannia Square. A small number of heavily truncated in-situ deposits were recorded, the majority of which related to ground levelling in the post-medieval era to the west of the Tything. Also within this area, a subsoil was identified that is thought likely to have been formed in the backplots of medieval properties fronting The Tything. The majority of the deposits and structures recorded, however, related to former services and the subsequent road surfaces above. A single sherd of residual Roman pottery was recovered from a modern deposit.
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Author:		 G Arnold
Tim Cornah
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcester City SMR and UAD (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Water Main Replacements, Arboretum Road Area,
County: Worcestershire
District: Worcester
Parish: WORCESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 385067, 255485 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) METALLED SURFACE (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SUBSOIL (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-231523
OBIB: report series number 2185
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018