| Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation at The Courtyard, Frogmoor, High Wycombe |
| Number of Pages: |
11 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Four trial trenches were excavated in response to a condition upon planning permission for residential development. No deposits of medieval date survived on the site. The top of the natural gravel was 260mm lower in Trench 2 than in Trench 1. The earliest (apparently waterlain) deposit (017) was dated to perhaps the 16th century. Given that the horticultural deposit (016 and 005) seemed securely dated to the 16th century the one sherd of pottery in 017 may have been intrusive. It would not have been possible for such a depth of soil to accumulate within about a century unless the material was imported. This was considered unlikely. The top of the horticultural deposit lay between 68.20m and 68.47m OD sloping down from east to west. A distinct change of land-use appeared to have occurred in the 17th century with the area surfaced with a substantial depth of chalk. This suggested the need for heavy-duty yard surface for perhaps wagons. The area closer to Frogmoor appeared to have undergone heavier usage with more mixing of the chalk with a silty clay, perhaps derived from the layer below. The lenses of tile and brick may have been repairs to a damaged surface. The surface was relatively level across Trenches 1 and 2 lying at c.68.60m OD with differences of +/- 70-80mm. Above the chalk surface was an undated deposit presumably imported to raise the area at the rear as the road surfaces of Frogmoor were raised. This in turn was overlain by a series of poor surfaces culminating in two recent tarmac surfaces. This area would have been used in the medieval period but all evidence for this had been destroyed by 16th century and later activity. The large building represented by footings 019, 020, 021 and 023 appeared to be the buildings shown on both the 1875 and 1925 OS 25in maps. The building represented by 023 could not be identified on the maps. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
John Moore
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| Publisher: |
John Moore Heritage Services
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 17th 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: THE COURTYARD, FROGMOOR, HIGH WYCOMBE
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Wycombe
Monument: PIT. Undated, WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FLOOR. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DRAIN. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SU86379326
Parish:
Postcode: HP135HR
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
