Images and Site Records from an Archaeological Watching Brief at Crofton, Dog Kennel Lane, Royston 2022
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1113248
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Introduction
This collection comprises photographs and scanned site records from archaeological monitoring by DRP Archaeology of development groundworks at Crofton, Dog Kennel Lane, Royston, Herefordshire. This monitoring took place between July and December 2022 in order to fulfil the requirements of a planning condition.
The site is located along the northern edge of the county of Hertfordshire and lies within the historic core of the town of Royston set into an urban residential landscape.
The development involved the erection of front and rear extensions following the demolition of an existing porch and utility room extensions. Alterations to existing vehicular crossover and the erection of a shed in rear garden. Render finish to existing facing brickwork.
The development groundworks took place between July and December 2022 and consisted of four elements to the front and rear of the existing house. Plot 1 involved a continuous, kinked footing trench for a new front extension, and subsequent ground reduction inside the footprint of the extension. Plot 2 also involved a continuous, kinked footing trench for a new, rear extension and subsequent ground reduction inside the footprint of the extension. Plot 3 consisted of seven internal pad foundations within the existing property. Finally, Plot 4 involved the installation of a new driveway within the footprint of the existing tarmac driveway and partially into the existing front garden. This represented an investigation area of approximately 98.56m2.
Whilst the site is located in a landscape dominated by Medieval religious settlement, groundworks revealed no evidence for this on the site of development. Instead, the stratigraphy in the area around the existing house, appeared heavily disturbed by Post-Medieval and Modern layers, which may be attributed to the erection of the existing modern house or demolition of earlier buildings. Thus no evidence was discovered that could contribute to the projects research objectives.
