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Saltworks Lane, Weston |
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Oxford Archaeology North unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A desk-based assessment, undertaken by Waterman CPM in 2005, identified that the site lies within an area of some archaeological potential, encompassing the location of a historically-important post-medieval salt works and, accordingly, the Staffordshire County Council Archaeologist (SCCA) requested that a programme of archaeological evaluation be undertaken on the proposed development area. This evaluation, undertaken by OA North in May 2007, identified at shallow depth highly-significant and well-preserved structural remains of the nineteenth-century industrial sites that had formerly occupied the site. Due to the significance of these remains the SCCA issued a brief for a watching brief to be maintained on groundworks associated with the development. Following provision of a costed project design to meet the requirements of the SCCA brief, Waterman CPM, on behalf of George Wimpey Midland Ltd, commissioned Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) to undertake the programme of archaeological watching brief. The watching brief, undertaken in June and July 2007, monitored the first phase of the groundworks on the site, comprising the removal of the concrete slabs that covered the vast majority of the development site. As such, groundworks rarely penetrated the underlying rubble make-up material beneath the slabs, and no significant remains associated with the historic nineteenth-century industries were identified. |
Author: |
S Clarke
R Lee
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology (North)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Staffordshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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Locations: |
Site: |
Saltworks Lane, Weston |
Parish: |
WESTON |
District: |
Stafford |
County: |
Staffordshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 339764, 332654.8 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
oxfordar2-92303 |
OBIB: |
2007-08/726 |
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Report
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |