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Historic Building Recording and Watching Brief: 12 Walton Road, Middleton, Milton Keynes |
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Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Between March and April 2008 a watching brief was undertaken at 12 Walton Road, Middleton, Milton Keynes, during residential redevelopment of the site. It was intended that the watching brief was to be preceded by historic building recording of the cottage and barn that stood on the site. Unfortunately these were demolished before the recording took place, so a record of the building was compiled from drawings and photographs provided by the architect. The cottage and barn were constructed in the mid to late 19th century, before 1881. Both buildings were brick-built, under slate roofs. As constructed, the cottage was of ''two up, two down'' plan, with kitchen and parlour on the ground floor, and central stairs and landing leading to two bedrooms above. The cottage was extended to the west in the 1950s or 1960s, the single-storey extension housing a bathroom and kitchen. The watching brief revealed a probable north-south ditch running across the site, cut into the underlying gravel. Adjacent to this was a smaller feature, either a parallel ditch or a pit. Neither feature contained any dateable artefacts, and none were noted in the remaining topsoil, or the excavated material from the footing trenches. Based on the available archaeological and historical evidence it seems unlikely that the site was occupied prior to the construction of the 19th-century cottage. It is unfortunate that circumstances permitted such a limited examination of the site. |
Author: |
Robert J Zeepvat
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Publisher: |
Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Milton Keynes SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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12 Walton Road, Milton Keynes Village |
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MILTON KEYNES |
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Milton Keynes |
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Buckinghamshire |
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England |
Grid Reference: 488940, 238960 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
archaeol2-49832 |
OBIB: |
976/MKZ/2 |
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A4 bound document
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |