Town, M. (2007). The Pothouse, Luneside East, Lancaster: Excavation Assessment. North Pennines Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1004937. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The Pothouse, Luneside East, Lancaster: Excavation Assessment
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In October 2007, North Pennines Archaeology Ltd carried out an archaeological excavation out on the site of The Pothouse, within the former The St. George's Works complex on St George's Quay, Lancaster (SD 4689 6227) . An archaeological assessment highlighted the presence of the building, a pottery, which was known from documentary evidence to have produced Lancastrian delftware in the 18th century; the pottery and its products were largely unknown, and as such the site was highlighted as being of regional if not national significance. An area equating to the building foundations of the pottery known from cartographic sources, measuring c.28m by 20m, was excavated by machine under archaeological supervision down to the level of the highest significant archaeological horizon, and was then subject to manual excavation. The excavation uncovered sandstone walls and cobbled floors relating to the 18th century pottery, and also succeeded in uncovering the kiln and shardruck, the waste tip. The kiln was a 'continental style' kiln, typical of the production of delftware, and was square in plan, and constructed of stone with brick flues and floor. Remnants of the final firings were recovered from the floor, as well as large quantities of saggers and pottery. The shardruck was only partially uncovered during the excavation, and following discussions with all parties, the excavation area was extended east to examine these deposits in greater depth. The shardruck was found to be approximately 1m deep, and tip-lines for the successive dumps of sagger, biscuitware and delftware were visible within the excavated sections. A methodology for removing the pottery was established, and approximately 30 tonnes of pottery waste was removed in bulk, from four different areas, by truck to the NPA offices at Nenthead. Control samples were taken from most identified layers, and as much delftware as possible was collected over the extension period.
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Author:		 Matthew Town ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 North Pennines Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Lancashire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2007
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Site: Pothouse, Luneside East, Lancaster
Parish: LANCASTER
District: Lancaster
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 346890, 468870 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Gasworks (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Pottery (Monus)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: northpen3-56125
OBIB: CP487
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Note:		 80 page bound report, fifteen plates, 11 figures
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016