Wilson, N. (2005). Watching Brief: Town Square/High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, Sewage Improvements. Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000945. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Watching Brief: Town Square/High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, Sewage Improvements
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Abstract:		 Between December 2004 and April 2005 a watching brief was undertaken during sewage improvement works comprising of two trenches located in the Town Square and the Commons car park areas of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Being in the centre of a historic market town it was considered possible that medieval and later remains could be exposed during the construction works. The top 1.0m of the trench across the car park comprised makeup material including modern brick and china. This makeup sat upon the natural clay. No evidence for earlier activity was seen in this area and it seems likely that it was not developed until relatively recently. Running across the High Street a series of earlier tarred surfaces were identified in the trench. The lowest of these surfaces was about 0.6m below the current surface thus clearly demonstrating that the level of the High Street has been raised considerably during the past 100 years. Below the lowest modern surface a narrow brick lined drain was covered with planks laid lengthways along it. At a similar level to the drain a 19th century leather shoe was observed but not kept due to its poor condition. No features earlier than the 19th century were observed during the watching brief.
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Author:		 N Wilson
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2005
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Site: Town Square/High Street, Market Harborough Sewage Improvements
Parish: MARKET HARBOROUGH
District: Harborough
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 473800, 287200 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DRAINAGE SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Tarmac Road Surfaces (Monus)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol2-23587
OBIB: 621/MHS
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016