Cook, S. (2017). Royal Grammar School Worcester, Upper Tything, Worcester; archaeological evaluation. one ten archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1096766. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Royal Grammar School Worcester, Upper Tything, Worcester; archaeological evaluation
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out during October 2009 at the Royal Grammar School Worcester, Upper Tything, Worcester as part of a proposal to demolish an existing building and to replace it with a performing arts centre on a larger footprint. The evaluation established that the area is underlain by terrace gravels of the River Severn and was generally flat albeit with a slight slope from south to north. In both trenches this gravel is overlain by a thick deposit of a sandy soil, a layer likely to have been cultivated, its increase due mostly to a combination of composting and heavy manuring. A few fragments of Medieval pottery and tile are indication that most this activity took place during this period. In trench 1 this earlier subsoil is overlain by a sequence of alternating post-medieval layers comprising building rubble and soil and ash waste from burning. These layers may have been deposited as a rudimentary track-way and were overlain by a sandstone wall representing a former boundary to the south side of a road aligned east to west along the north side of the former 'White Ladies' Nunnery. This boundary is documented on cartographic sources in the first half of the 18th century, although more clearly defined as a wall on the OS First Edition (1886). A thick layer of garden soil was recorded to the north of this wall suggesting that the area reverted to cultivation for a short period prior to its demolition when the area was subsequently capped by a thick layer of building rubble probably during the construction of the existing school buildings when a new tarmac roadway was created providing access into Tennis Walk.
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Author:		 S Cook
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Publisher:		 one ten archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Parish: Worcester, unparished area
Country: England
District: Worcester
County: Worcestershire
Grid Reference: 384839, 255824 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: 110archa1-275047
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Created Date:		 13 Jul 2022