Sillwood, R. (2010). An Archaeological Watching Brief at Captain Mainwaring's Statue, Bridge Street, Thetford. NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1007621. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief at Captain Mainwaring's Statue, Bridge Street, Thetford
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Series:		 NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was conducted for The Friends of Dad's Army Museum ahead of the erection of a statue to the 'Dad's Army' character Captain Mainwaring. The monitored excavations were for the concrete foundations of the base of the statue, and the location of the site, within a Scheduled Monument and within the Late Saxon town, meant that constant archaeological monitoring was required. The excavations did not locate any archaeological features or finds. It is thought that the depth of the trench (0.45m) was insufficient to interfere with any buried deposits of antiquity. The deposits within the trench consisted entirely of modern made-ground. The statue itself is a figure of Captain Mainwaring sitting on a bench, with an arrowhead-shaped Union Jack coloured base, made of brick. A path is to lead up to the statue, and the location, near to the Town Bridge, and with the former Home Guard Headquarters of the town in the background, is to present an ideal photograph opportunity for visitors. The town of Thetford was used for on location filming for the series, which ran from 1968 to 1977. The cast and crew used the nearby pubs, The Anchor and The Bell.
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Author:		 Rebecca Sillwood ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 NAU Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: site of Captain Mainwaring’s Statue, Bridge Street, Thetford
Parish: THETFORD
District: Breckland
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 586860, 283060 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Make Up Layer (Monus)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-78408
OBIB: Rpt 2459
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Note:		 spiral-bound, double sided paper; pdf
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016