| Title: |
An Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of land off Tipping Street, Stafford |
| Number of Pages: |
47 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Desk-based assessment of a proposed development site within the historic core of Stafford identified that it had considerable potential for evidence of the manufacture of Stafford Ware and associated structures, dating from the late Saxon period. Four pottery kilns of this date had been found within the town, of which three lay close to the assessment area, and excavations at the site itself in 1972 had recovered Stafford Ware, as well as medieval and post-medieval pottery. Evidence of prehistoric activity in the surrounding area comprised a small number of chance finds, including possible Neolithic flints and two antler picks. Prehistoric environmental information had also been obtained from an examination of sediments at King's Pool, on the north-east side of Stafford. The assessment area lay between two sites where evidence of Roman activity, including granaries, had been recorded; it was therefore considered likely that Roman structural remains and deposits could have survived at the site. The remains of medieval timber-framed structures and post-medieval buildings could also be expected fronting onto Tipping Street, and, to a lesser extent, South Walls. A medieval rubbish pit had been recorded during the 1972 excavation within the assessment area. It was considered likely that rubbish pits dating up to the end of the 19th century, as well as horticultural and industrial structures, were likely to be found behind the Tipping Street and South Walls properties. Significant quantites of post-medieval ceramics and other artefacts, including clay pipe fragments, were also anticipated. It was concluded that a large proportion of the site had good potential for the preservation of significant archaeological deposits, as areas of known post-medieval and modern disturbance were limited to the few services dissecting the site, to occasional cellars, and to the upper metre of deposits. It was recommended that a programme of field evalution should be implemented. [AIP] |
| Author: |
D Wilkinson
L Walters
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| Publisher: |
Stafford Borough Council
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Kings Pool |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Tipping Street |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Stafford |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND BETWEEN TIPPING STREET AND SOUTH WALLS, STAFFORD
Study area: 0.71ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Stafford
Monument: [finds]. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), RUBBISH PIT. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SJ92352315
Parish:
Postcode: ST162LN
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
