Gifford and Partners, Consulting Engineers (1998). Report on an Archaeological Assessment and Watching Brief at the Riverside Pumping Main, Lancaster. Gifford and Partners, Consulting Engineers.

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Title:		 Report on an Archaeological Assessment and Watching Brief at the Riverside Pumping Main, Lancaster
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Number of Pages:		 63
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 A watching brief was carried out during the excavation of trenches for a replacement water main which ran along the bank of the River Lune. An earlier desk-based assessment had identified a potential for remains relating to the Roman, medieval, and post-medieval river-fronts, such as bridges, fords, quayside installations and the site of a water-mill of medieval origin. Only two recorded sites, the SAM of Skerton Bridge and the 18th century St. George's Quay, would be directly affected by the proposed pipeline route, although a high proportion of Listed Buildings lay along the wharf of the quay. During the watching brief, it was found that the banks of the river had been substantially disturbed by the installation of sewage and water mains, and that none of the areas investigated had retained an intact early stratigraphy. Furthermore, the excavations revealed that a rapid silt deposition had taken place over the previous forty years, amounting to a thickness of c. 2.5m in places. The nature of the foundations of the quay wall, which was Grade II Listed, was demonstrated by the watching brief. [AIP]
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Author:		 Gifford and Partners, Consulting Engineers
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Publisher:		 Gifford and Partners, Consulting Engineers
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Year of Publication:		 1998
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Location - Auto Detected: River Lune
Location - Auto Detected: St Georges Quay
Location - Auto Detected: Skerton Bridge
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1998 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: RIVERSIDE PUMPING MAIN, RIVERSIDE PUMPING STATION TO NEW QUAY ROAD, LANCASTER
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Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Lancaster
Monument: BRIDGE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), QUAY. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SD45806170, SD48106239
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Postcode: LA1 5QS, LA1 1DJ
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009