Title: |
Wednesbury Town Centre Development, Stage 2 - Archaeological Evaluation |
Number of Pages: |
41 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in two areas: to the west of Camphill Lane and to the south of Camp Street. A total of eight trial trenches were excavated following the completion of a desk-based assessment, an earlier stage of trial-trenching, and an area excavation. The excavation, located to the south-west of Camphill Lane, examined evidence for pottery production, and the dumping of quantities of waste pottery into the adjoining town ditch. The 'floruit' of this industry was in the 17th century, although some evidence of possible earlier pottery manufacture was also found. The Stage 2 trial-trenching was intended to assess the evidence for surviving below-ground deposits related to medieval settlement and industry, and post-medieval industry. A roughly north-south aligned length of the possible town ditch was located to the west of Camphill Lane. The same feature was further examined by the excavation to the south, where the ditch had been enlarged, and used in connection with pottery production. Evidence of undated plot boundary ditches was recorded adjoining the Russell Street frontage within the Market Hall car park. A single plot boundary of possible 16th-17th century date was recorded to the south of the Camp Street frontage. Much of the remainder of the Market Hall car park had been disturbed by 19th century development. However, it was likely that any surviving early post-medieval features would be unaffected by the new supermarket car park, which would only involve limited reduction in ground level within the area of the Market Hall car park. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
P Mann
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Publisher: |
Birmingham Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2006
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Camp Street |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Camphill Lane |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Market Hall |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Russell Street |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Early Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2006
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: WEDNESBURY TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT, STAGE 2 Study area: Investigation type: Evaluation District: Sandwell Monument: POST HOLE. Undated, CELLAR. Undated, FEATURE. Undated, DITCH. Undated, PIT. Modern (1901-present), PIT. Undated, FEATURE. Modern (1901-present), WALL. Undated, SURFACE. Modern (1901-present) Ngr: SO98629490 Parish: Essington Postcode: WS107AB
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |