Hall, J. (2022). Peterborough Cathedral: Archaeological Monitoring of Works Relating to New Shop in North-West-Transept and West Bay of North Aisle. Jackie Hall. https://doi.org/10.5284/1109528. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Peterborough Cathedral: Archaeological Monitoring of Works Relating to New Shop in North-West-Transept and West Bay of North Aisle
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Series:		 Jackie Hall unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Excavations for new electrical services, and for the foundations for new gates, were made in the north-west transept and in bay 10 of the nave north aisle for the new shop. These were visited periodically by the Cathedral Archaeologist, but not expected to go much below the top of the sleeper foundations. The extent of the excavation was recorded on the architect's plan at 1:50, a digital photographic record was made; and where the foundation deposit was excavated to a greater depth (for the gates) this was described in more detail; No finds were made that required later analysis by other specialists. Two ledger slabs were recorded additional to those already in the Cathedral Inventory, and one other was recorded that had been turned over and reused in the floor. Below the 1930s Clipsham stone floor slabs, and the limecrete sub-base, the excavations came down onto firm orange sandy silt with stone rubble. This was interpreted as the late 12th-century sleeper foundations of the cathedral church and probable contemporary terracing in the open areas, although no dateable finds were available to confirm this. In most of the trenches the archaeology was not disturbed, but in two areas, in preparation for the gates, shallow incursions were made into the 12th-century foundations. This showed the presence of frequent large Cornbrash rubble (up to 190mm) in the silty matrix. Clearing the area in readiness for the shop allowed for the recording of two late medieval polished limestone ledger slabs (one Purbeck, one Alwalton marble), which had not been recorded in the Cathedral Inventory. A further ledger or part of a constructed tomb, of early 18th-century date, was found when two of the floor slabs were turned over – after recording, they were reused in the floor again.
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Author:		 J Hall
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Publisher:		 Jackie Hall
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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County: Cambridgeshire
Parish: Peterborough, unparished area
Country: England
District: Peterborough
Grid Reference: 519350, 298655 (Easting, Northing)
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BUILDING (Monument Type England)
FIELD OBSERVATION (MONITORING) (Event)
MEDIEVAL GRAVESTONE (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL GRAVESTONE (Tag)
MEDIEVAL BUILDING (Tag)
GRAVESTONE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 10 Jul 2023