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Archaeological watching brief at Wellington Road, Burton-upon- |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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fieldsec1-133776_1.pdf (16 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken on behalf of Anson Properties Limited of the former William Cooks site at Wellington Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. The stratigraphy was found to be the same across the site, comprising a sequence of 19th and 20th century overburden deposits. The natural matrix was directly below the modern layers and comprised of sands with gravel, with some clay. Within the middle of the site, an undisturbed subsoil was recorded. Toward the north-eastern edge of the site an alluvial clay was observed. These relict layers were sealed by the modern overburden and directly overlay the natural matrix. The overburden layers are interpreted to be associated with the use of the site as a railway siding with associated engine sheds from the mid 19th century and the construction of the iron and steel works in the mid 20th century. This heavy industrial use of the site is considered to have involved extensive landscaping and scarping of the soils across the site, largely down to the level of the natural matrix. No significant archaeological features, layers, structure or deposits were identified, nor artefacts recovered. There was no evidence for the continuation of the prehistoric activity identified in cropmarks adjacent, nor of Ryknild Roman road. It may be argued that this is due to extensive disturbance across the site. However as a few small, but deep, areas of extant subsoil and alluvial exist within the middle of the site and along the northeastern edge, it may be argued that the road meandered at this point and did not cross the present site.. Although not all areas of groundworks were observed, it is considered that little if any archaeological material survives across the site, although the potential remains within those small pockets where subsoil and alluvium was recorded. |
Author: |
A Lee
Tom Vaughan
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Publisher: |
Worcestershire Archaeology
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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: |
Wellington Road |
Parish: |
BURTON UPON TRENT |
District: |
East Staffordshire |
County: |
Staffordshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wellington Road BurtonuponTrent Staffordshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wellington |
Grid Reference: 423600, 322700 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
(Find)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Mid 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Mid 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
fieldsec1-133776 |
OBIB: |
report no 1613 |
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |