Cook, S. (2018). Meon Vale Estate (Phase 3b); former Long Marston Storage Depot, Campden Road, Lower Quinton, Warwickshire; archaeological recording. one ten archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103121. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Meon Vale Estate (Phase 3b); former Long Marston Storage Depot, Campden Road, Lower Quinton, Warwickshire; archaeological recording
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Series:		 110 Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeological recording was carried out during July 2018 on land at the Meon Vale Estate, the former Long Marston Storage Depot, Campden Road, Lower Quinton, at the request of St. Modwen Homes Ltd. Historic mapping (OS 1884) shows the study site and the wider Long Marston estate originally comprised agricultural land. In the early 1940's a military storage depot was constructed. The site was poorly drained and large quantities of ash were subsequently imported for use across the site as a sub-base to improve drainage on the site. Evidence of this activity was clearly visible during the excavation as a thick layer directly overlying the Lias clay substrate. An attempt to solve the drainage problem had also been made in the late C19 as evidenced by the inserted land drains. The layout of the depot can be clearly seen on the OS 1970 which also shows three buildings formerly sited to the north the phase 3b site. A further two buildings (the subject of this report) were identified on the map from 1993. In 2000 the depot closed, and the land was subsequently used for commercial purposes including the storage of rolling stock. In subsequent years the former depot has been largely developed for residential use and the subject of archaeological investigation and mitigation. Although an earlier desk-based assessment suggested that the site may have some potential for evidence of Roman and/or medieval activity, a subsequent field evaluation on the land to the east of the Gran Brook and a watching brief during remediation works associated with the Phase 3a area to the north of the site produced negative results suggesting that the phase 3b site was likely to have limited archaeological potential. The negative result of the current watching brief during remediation works connected with the two buildings formerly occupying the site supports the conclusion that archaeological deposits are unlikely to have been present within the wider area of the phase 3b site.
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Author:		 S Cook
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Publisher:		 one ten archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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District: Stratford-on-Avon
Country: England
Parish: Long Marston
County: Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 416489, 246522 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: 110archa1-322770
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Created Date:		 03 Feb 2023