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Archaeological Watching Brief at Provender Mill, Dolday, Worcester |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Provender Mill, Dolday, Worcestershire. It was undertaken on behalf of KKE Architects acting for Speller Metcalfe, who have been making internal and external alterations to the building. The groundworks monitored included alterations to the entrance to the west of the site and drainage works around the building on the south, east side. The watching brief revealed that the south of the area surrounding the existing building had been heavily disturbed by modern services and associated groundworks. There was no sign of any further graveyard soils on the west side of the building at the entrance foundation impact levels. The line of the medieval wall was discovered on the East side of the building during drainage groundworks. The location of the wall corresponds with cartographic evidence showing the projected line of the city wall in the 19th Century. The top half of this had been heavily disturbed by modern made ground, but the structure still existed from 1.50m below ground level. The large sandstone wall measured 1.20m in width, cut into or abutting an alluvial clay on the south side with a square edge. On the northern edge of the wall there was a chamfered edge to the plinth and the area was backfilled with a post-medieval or modern made ground, with concrete structures just to the north of the wall. |
Author: |
G Arnold
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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: |
2013
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Provender Mill, Dolday |
County: |
Worcestershire |
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Worcester |
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WORCESTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 384596, 254987 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
fieldsec1-231556 |
OBIB: |
report number 2117 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |