Connelly, E. and Vaughan, T. M. (2014). Archaeological Investigations on the Flood Alleviation Scheme, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1038552. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Archaeological Investigations on the Flood Alleviation Scheme, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
fieldsec1-241929_2.pdf (7 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1038552
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 Worcestershire Archaeology carried out archaeological investigations during the construction of flood defences as part of a flood alleviation scheme at Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire. The project was undertaken on behalf of the Environment Agency. The site was located on the south bank of the River Severn, between the A4104 Upton Bridge and Dunn's Lane, on roadways, pavements and grassed areas. The entire footprint of the flood alleviation scheme was subject to an archaeological watching brief and, in addition, two small areas were subject to open area excavation after concentrations of archaeological deposits were identified. These two areas were centred on a former graveyard, located to the east of the present A4104 road bridge across the river and the former bridge crossing point, in front of the King's Head public house. The project has provided a wealth of information towards previously identified research priorities, notably the understanding of the transport revolution, and the physical anthropology of the mid 19th century population. Within the graveyard a total of 31 inhumation burials were recorded of which 24 were exhumed as they lay above the impact level for the new flood defence wall. The burials dated from the Victorian period and were generally in a good state of preservation, allowing full osteological analysis which has revealed extensive information about the individuals' the age demographic, health and socio-economic status for comparison with similar groups in this period both locally and regionally. In front of the King's Head public house the remains of the red sandstone bridge, completed in 1609, were recorded, along with the later drawbridge, built in 1854, to replace the, by then, collapsed stone bridge. Remnants of the swing bridge which replaced the drawbridge in 1883 were also identified.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 E Connelly
T M Vaughan
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2014
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Site: Flood Alleviation Scheme
County: Worcestershire
District: Malvern Hills
Parish: UPTON UPON SEVERN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 385030, 240420 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 385146, 240739 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 385214, 240729 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COFFIN FITTINGS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION BURIALS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRIDGE (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GRAVEYARD (Monus)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: fieldsec1-241929
OBIB: Report series number 2093
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018