| Title: |
British Gas PLC, Hereford: An Interim Report on a Series of Watching Briefs during the Replacement of Gas Mains in the City (HAS, Report No 229) |
| Number of Pages: |
7 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Work on this gas main trench commenced on 11 April 1994. The trench was within the southern part of the carriageway and was, on average, about 1m deep. Concern had been expressed about the buried remains of the 1,000 year old timber road that had been exposed and damaged several years previously when a trench had been dug for telephone cable ducting. It was also appreciated that the remains of the original St Nicholas' Church remained buried in the carriageway at the junction of Bridge Street and King Street. There was little of archaeological interest as the trench was heavily disturbed by recent service trenches and connections. Outside the shop 'Daisy Chains' (No 3 King Street), a brick surface, probably of 18th or early 19th century date, was encountered; it was about 4m square and 0.45m deep. At the junction with Bridge Street, the east-facing section of the\ntrench for the existing 12 inch gas main running down Bridge Street was exposed during the connection works. This section contained stratified deposits from a depth of about 1m. The section included a pit, about 1m wide, filled with dark-brown humic material, which was present at 0.9m below the road surfaces and continued, with concave sides, to a depth of 1.4m, where it cut into what appeared to be undisturbed natural gravel. There was no need for the section to be disturbed during the connecting works.[AIP] |
| Author: |
Ron Shoesmith
R Stone
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| Publisher: |
City of Hereford Archaeology Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1994
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Bridge Street |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
St Nicholas Church |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
King Street |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1000 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 18th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1994
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: BRITISH GAS PLC (KING STREET FROM BRIDGE STREET TO BROAD STREET), HEREFORD
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Hereford
Monument:
Ngr: SO50903980
Parish:
Postcode:
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
