Shane, G. (2019). Church of St Peter, Arlesey, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Watching Brief. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1109892. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Church of St Peter, Arlesey, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1109892
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Albion Archaeology was commissioned to oversee groundworks associated with the excavation of new drains and repair of old drainage and investigate and record any archaeological remains that were uncovered during the works. The archaeological work comprised the monitoring of the hand-excavation and improvement of an existing French drain on the south side of the church nave, the excavation of new drains and repair of existing ones surrounding the church. Four trenches were observed and recorded around the exterior of the church. The excavation of the French drain on the south side of the nave exposed the full depth of the foundation, allowing its form of construction and state of preservation to be recorded. The nave foundation comprised randomly coursed, roughly hewn clunch stone, sat upon a bedding layer of mid-brown-orange, loose sand with limestone fragments. The latter represents the 'outer edge' of a deposit placed within the foundation trench and tamped down to form a construction base. In addition, the near full depth of the pilaster buttresses was exposed and recorded. The buttresses sat on large unshaped limestone blocks and had been subject to multiple repairs, using differing materials. Four other drainage trenches exposed little that was unexpected of a typical churchyard - mixture of modern disturbance (where old drainage works were improved and renewed) or graveyard soil occasionally revealing disarticulated human bone in the areas that broke new ground
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Author:		 G Shane
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: Arlesey
Country: England
Grid Reference: 519193, 237538 (Easting, Northing)
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CHURCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL CHURCH (Tag)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-348426
OBIB: 2019/46
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Created Date:		 11 Jul 2023