| Title: |
Rainham, Wennington and Aveley Marshes. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Volume One |
| Number of Pages: |
25 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The desk-based assessment was undertaken to assist in the future management and development of the area, which was to be used as a bird sanctuary. The assessment of the Rainham Reserve revealed three principal cultural heritage elements. These were the medieval/post-medieval reclaimed marshland landscape, the potential buried archaeology and the Aveley Marsh military landscape. The excellent survival and overall good condition of the marshland landscape was remarkable. Although it had been adversely impacted upon by the silt lagoons and military developments of the 20th century it was considered to be the most important element of the reserve's historic landscape due to its completeness, rarity, complexity and regional significance. The sub-surface archaeological and palaeo-environmental deposits had an unknown level of significance although they had the potential to reveal considerable information about the prehistory and early history of the area. Their survival within the bounds of the reserve had been demonstrated and it was to be assumed that significant deposits existed beneath the landsurface. Subsequently these were viewed as being of an almost equal significance to the marshland landscape. The military landscape, primary Purfleet Rifle Range, was very much a later superficial addition to the landscape. Although it included a single site of potentially national significance it, as a whole, was considered to be of only local significance, although some elements may have had a wider significance in isolation such as the Blockhouse and the Cordite Store. The reserve would need careful and considered management to enable the maintenance and enhancement of the significance, condition and value of the archaeological deposits and cultural heritage receptors contained within it. This would mean prioritising the elements of the landscape to draw up conservation strategies that reflect the importance of the presently partially obscured and damaged marshland landscape, whilst preserving the integrity of the below ground archaeology/palaeo-environmental deposits and the more significant elements of the military landscape. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
John Chandler
Andrew Croft
M Osborne
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Purfleet Rifle Range |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Blockhouse |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Rainham Reserve |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Rainham Wennington |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: RAINHAM, WENNINGTON AND AVELEY MARSHES
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Havering
Monument: DITCH. Undated, PLATFORM. Undated, STOREHOUSE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Modern (1901-present), STRUCTURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), SENTRY BOX. Post-medieval (1540-1901), RIFLE RANGE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), EARTHWORK. Undated, [finds]. Pal
Ngr: TQ53408350
Parish:
Postcode: RM139QH
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
