Site Data from an Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at Montefiore Boiler House, Southampton 2019 (SOU 1843)
Wessex Archaeology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5284/1086822. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
This collection comprises the Digital Archive (reports, images, a site drawing, spreadsheets and site records) from archaeological works on land located at Montefiore Halls of Residence, Wessex Lane, Southampton. Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Mace Group, on behalf of the University of Southampton, to undertake archaeological excavation of foundation trenches for a new single-story extension and an archaeological watching brief on new services and landscaping at the site. The watching brief and archaeological excavations were carried out as a condition of planning permission, granted by Southampton City Council.
The archaeological works demonstrated that although natural gravels survived at an average of 0.40 m below the current ground surface that they had been widely truncated by the levelling of the ground in front of the current building prior to the area being tarmacked. Further truncation had occurred with the insertion of services which included a storm drain, foul water drain and clean water pipe; diversion of the storm water and waste water pipes was part of works monitored.
No archaeological features, artefacts or ecofacts were encountered during the watching brief. On completion of the excavation of the footings trenches it was agreed with the Planning Archaeologist for Southampton City Council that the archaeological monitoring could cease. The watching brief was completed in a number of stages between the 4th and 30th September 2019.
