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Rowton Pumping Station, Waverton, Cheshire |
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Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Following a proposal by United Utilities to install a new underground storage tank within the grounds of their existing pumping station on Moor Lane, Waverton, Cheshire, the Chester City Archaeologist issued recommendations for a metal detector survey and an archaeological strip and record for all areas of ground disturbance, including a contractor's compound in the field to the east of the pumping station. An initial metal detector survey was undertaken prior to work commencing, followed by a second after the vegetation and some of the topsoil was removed and a third after the remaining topsoil was machined off to the level of the natural geology. Subsequently, the site was mapped and a sample excavation of the features carried out. Nine discrete features were revealed, with three (13, 14 and 19) identified as modern rubbish pits, and three post-medieval features (2, 4 and 9); 2 and 4 suggesting no obvious function, whilst pit 9, appeared to represent a posthole. Two linear cuts, 17 and 11, were also revealed, with 17 representing a post-medieval ditch and 11 the cut for the modern sewer pipe running from the pumping station. The final feature, 13, appeared to represent a tree throw. The earliest artefacts from this site dated to the late eighteenth century, over a century after the Civil War, and none of the features identified appeared to relate to the 1645 Battle of Rowton Heath; the site is located within the registered Civil War battlefield of Rowton Heath, fought on 24th September 1645. |
Author: |
P Clark
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cheshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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Rowton Pumping Station, Waverton, Cheshire |
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WAVERTON |
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Cheshire West and Chester |
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Cheshire |
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England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Rowton Heath |
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Chester |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Rowton Pumping Station Waverton Cheshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Moor Lane Waverton Cheshire |
Grid Reference: 345020, 364460 (Easting, Northing)
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oxfordar1-91094 |
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Report
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |