Tenzer, M. and Tuck, A. (2017). Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1096136. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire: Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Amey OW Ltd. (hereafter 'the Client') to undertake an archaeological watching brief during an emergency sewer repair works in Beacon Park off Bird Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire. The evaluation was centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 411390 309589. The stated aims of the project have been met. No medieval or early medieval remains were encountered, except for a few residual sherds of pottery. The depth of the natural geological substrate, which was not seen during excavation to a depth of 2.2 m below ground level, is consistent with the picture of the area as a pond during the medieval period. Made ground deposits made up the majority of the stratigraphy on Site. An early layer of silt seen across nearly all of the Site may represent material recorded historically as being dredged from the Minster Pool and used to backfill the former Upper Pool. The finds assemblage recovered from the basal silts need not be later than early 18th century in date, somewhat earlier than the recorded dredging date of the 1850s. The remaining made ground deposits date from the 19th/20th century when the site was in use as a garden. Several small 19th/20th century structures were identified likely representing garden structures associated with the Museum Gardens which presently occupy the Site. In frame 3, a deep stratigraphy of structures and made ground suggests a succession of garden layouts changing as the ground level was built up.
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Author:		 Martina Tenzer
A. Tuck
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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District: Lichfield
Parish: Lichfield
County: Staffordshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 411389, 309588 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-286139
OBIB: 116260.01
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Created Date:		 13 Jul 2022