Noble, P. (2016). Former DEFRA site, Whittington Road, Worcester, Worcestershire. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1096122. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Former DEFRA site, Whittington Road, Worcester, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology (WA) was commissioned by St Modwen Developments Ltd to conduct an archaeological evaluation in advance of the redevelopment of land off Whittington Road, Worcester, Worcestershire (hereafter 'the Site'). The Site comprises former Second World War II government office buildings and is centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 387272, 253669. The trenching was due to comprise the excavation of 14 trenches measuring up to 50 m in length. However, the presence of asbestos precluded the excavation of two trenches in the north of the Site. The trenching demonstrated that the Site had been adversely affected by truncating groundworks associated with the government development of the Site both during and after the 1940s. The truncation was greatest in locations which had been subsequently tarmacked such as carparks and tennis courts. Those areas not truncated had either been unaffected by the works and left at their existing levels, or they had been raised by the redeposition of excavated clays, presumably derived from those areas which had been truncated. Within these trenches there was no evidence of a former turf line beneath the redeposited soils, and it is feasible that the previous ground surface had been stripped of its turf prior to this landscaping; the relic topsoil did survive in part across the Site and was evident in section. No archaeological features, other than post-medieval agricultural furrows were discovered during the works. This sparse record was supported by the absence of archaeological artefacts pre-dating the 17th century. A deep cut feature was located within the centre of the Site and coincides with a pond or quarry seen on the on the 1885 OS map. Based upon these results, the archaeological potential of the Site appears to be limited to post-medieval agriculture and 20th century government activity.
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Author:		 P. Noble
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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District: Worcester
Parish: Worcester, unparished area
Country: England
County: Worcestershire
Grid Reference: 387271, 253668 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-259891
OBIB: 111673.01
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Created Date:		 13 Jul 2022