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ROMAN, MEDIEVAL AND POSTMEDIEVAL ACTIVITY AT ASHTON ST PETER’S LOWER SCHOOL, DUNSTABLE, BEDFORDSHIRE |
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Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
The 2007 excavation was undertaken in two main phases, with one large trench (Trench 1) followed by three smaller areas of watching brief work . Trench 1 measured c 62m x 40m and exposed the area for the foundations of the Aldi supermarket and included four evaluation trenches from previous work. In the second phase, three subsidiary areas were excavated. Trenches 2 and 3 were positioned for asoakaway and associated drainage to the north of Trench 1. Trench 2 measured c 19m x 5m and partially included evaluation trenches dug by OA in 2006 and HAT in 2000. Trench 3 was narrow and L-shaped, measuring between 1m and 8m wide and c 45m in length. Trench 4 was located to the south-west of Trench 1 and measured 10m x5m. In 2007 Oxford Archaeology (OA) was commissioned by Thurley Associates onbehalf of Aldi Stores Ltd to excavate a site at Ashton St Peter’s Lower School inDunstable. The school was demolished in advance of the construction of asupermarket. The excavation revealed features of Roman, medieval and postmedievaldate. The Roman phase was characterised by a series of ditches in thenorthern part of the site with a scatter of pits and postholes found elsewhere. Much ofthe Roman archaeology appears to have been truncated by medieval features,particularly areas of quarrying. The most notable medieval remains comprised threekilns (possibly used as malting ovens) and several wells. Post-medieval features weremostly located in the southern part of the site, including part of a building that oncefronted Church Street. This structure appears to have been an end-of-terrace house, asseen on early Ordnance Survey maps, though finds from the building suggest that itsorigins probably lay in the 16th/17th century, though a late medieval constructioncannot be ruled out. Other features related to the early life of Ashton St Peter’s Schoolwhich was built in the 19th century. |
| Author: |
Martyn G Allen
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2019
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Dunstable |
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Central Bedfordshire |
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England |
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Bedfordshire |
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Grid Reference: 501858, 222199 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN BOUNDARY DITCH
(Tag)
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MEDIEVAL QUARRY
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MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE
(Tag)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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MEDIEVAL KILN
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN TEGULA
(Tag)
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WELL
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN DITCH
(Tag)
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POST MEDIEVAL WALL PLASTER
(Tag)
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ROMAN WELL
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MEDIEVAL FLUE TILE
(Tag)
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QUARRY
(Monument Type England)
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WALL PLASTER
(Object England)
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ROMAN SHERD
(Tag)
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POST MEDIEVAL STRUCTURE
(Tag)
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MEDIEVAL SHERD
(Tag)
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ROMAN COIN
(Tag)
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BOUNDARY DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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TEGULA
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL WELL
(Tag)
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UNCERTAIN SLAG
(Tag)
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COIN
(Object England)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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FLUE TILE
(Object England)
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SLAG
(Object England)
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FLOOR TILE
(Object England)
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KILN
(Monument Type England)
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STRUCTURE
(Monument Type England)
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oxfordar1-506937 |
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| Created Date: |
22 Nov 2022 |
