| Title: |
28 Mitre Street, Buckingham. Archaeological Field Evaluation Report |
| Number of Pages: |
11 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A single 10m by 1.6 trial trench was excavated as an archaeological evaluation in advance of the redevelopment of the site. The trench was excavated to a maximum depth of 2m. At this depth Victorian material was still present within the homogenous layers of clay and gravel which certainly extended below the adjacent present ground surface of No. 28 Mitre Street. The implication of this depth of deposit may have suggested that there had previously been some land clearance prior to the raising of the land level by dumping. More likely, given the local history of the site, it would appear that the deposits represented the infill of a sunken feature, possibly a large pit. A marl pit depicted on an OS Map of 1881 may at one time have extended up to the line of the street frontage, thereby removing any medieval structures or deposits. The presence of bricks and building tiles within the excavated layers confirmed documentary and map evidence of this practice in the immediate vicinity. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Jonathan Hiller
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2000
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Mitre Street |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 28 MITRE STREET, BUCKINGHAM
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Aylesbury Vale
Monument: FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SP69213332
Parish: Buckingham
Postcode: MK181DP
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
