Data from a Trial Trenching at Park Street Burial Ground, now Park Street Gardens, Birmingham, West Midlands, 2017-2018 (HS2 Phase One)
High Speed Two Ltd., MOLA Headland Infrastructure, Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5284/1127824. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
This collection comprises of images, site records, spreadsheets and CAD data from a trial trench evaluation carried out by MOLA-Headland Infrastructure (MHI) at Park Street Burial Ground, now Park Street Gardens, Birmingham between November 2017 and February 2018.
Project Summary
The site is an urban park located adjacent to the railway in the north-eastern part of central Birmingham. Trial trenching was required to identify the presence, nature, date, extent, survival and significance of known human remains and any other potential archaeological remains; to deliver, where necessary recommendations which will feed into the design or further investigation; to contribute to the HERDS objectives and to inform decisions on the Phase One HS2 project.
This phase of works included the excavation of six trial trenches and four site investigation pits. A total of 66 individual articulated sets of human remains were recovered during trial trenching. Whilst it was not possible to identify any individuals by name, metric data (including sex, age at death, etc.) and evidence of various pathologies was observed and recorded on numerous individuals.
At least two phases of burial activity were observed in the northern part of site, separated by c. 0.5m of burial soil. A combination of moderate to well preserved remains and varied burial practices across the site.
Re-Use Value Statement
Trial trenching at Park Street has addressed the specific objectives of the project by collecting detailed data sets on the presence, nature, date, extent, survival and significance of the human and archaeological remains surviving on site. This data may be used to provide baseline information on these features in order to enable the development of future project plans.
Recording for this project comprised traditional paper records. Paper records have been digitised, with the data entered in Microsoft Excel. Portable Document Format (.pdfs) of the data have been provided within the digital archive.
