Whitewright, J. and Cepak, M. (2015). Peel Street, Northam, Southampton Archaeological Watching Breif Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1056516. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Peel Street, Northam, Southampton Archaeological Watching Breif Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Commissioned by Polystar Plastics Ltd to undertake an archaeological watching brief during the initial groundworks associated with the proposed redevelopment of land off Peel Street, Northam, Southampton, centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 443050 112300. The watching brief comprised the monitoring of 100 drilled pile holes across the central northern part of the Site and a further 25 drilled pile holes to the east. A broadly common stratigraphic sequence was recorded by visual examination of the displaced material arising from the pile holes, though no accurate measuring of depths and thicknesses of deposiThe natural comprised river terrace gravel. In most of the pile holes a layer of alluvial material comprising brownish grey silty clay directly overlay the river terrace gravel, but in seven pile holes in the central northern and eastern areas bands of peat were present within or beneath the alluvium. The deposits in the pile holes to the south-east were noticeably wetter, probably reflecting a subterranean flow of water following the course of a former stream. The probable alluvial deposits and peat are likely to reflect the former presence of Northam Marsh, evidence for which has been recorded in a number of previous investigations in the vicinity. Northam Marsh may have bounded the north-eastern edge of Mid-Saxon Hamwic, and elements survived until the late 19th century, accurately depicted on maps of 1846 and 1870, before the area was finally reclaimed and built over. ts was possible.
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Author:		 J Whitewright
M Cepak
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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County: Hampshire
Parish: SOUTHAMPTON
Site: Peel Street, Northam
District: Southampton
Country: England
Grid Reference: 443050, 112300 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-268667
OBIB: 110010.01
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Created Date:		 13 Sep 2019