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Land at Riverside/Bridge Street, Stafford: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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albionar1-128013_1.pdf (3 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
LXB RP (Stafford) Limited are gathering information to support proposals for the re-development of the land at Riverside/Bridge, Stafford. In response a planning condition was placed on consent for the redevelopment of the site requiring an archaeological evaluation. Albion Archaeology was then commissioned to undertake the works in accordance with a Written Statement of Investigation prepared by RPS. No archaeological remains pre-dating the post-medieval period were revealed in any of the trenches suggesting that the riverside ground outside the southern town wall was never extensively reclaimed and/or used for industrial purposes. Sampling of the geological and archaeological deposits revealed rich environmental evidence which demonstrate changes in the landscape of the area from the Bronze Age period to the present day. The early landscape is characterised by a moving river channel in a partially wooded landscape, until the river settled on a southerly course and localised thick layers of peat indicate the forming of a marshy bank with seasonal flooding. Trench 2 contained a timber revetment driven into the post-medieval alluvial layers and underlying peat. This ran parallel to the line of the South Walls street and potentially the Thieves Ditch, but no evidence for the location of the ditch was revealed in any of the trenches. The evaluation confirmed the presence of surviving demolition layers and cellars of the 19th century buildings along South Walls and their backyards and gardens as well as extensive evidence for the modern foundations of the Riverside Recreation Centre. |
Author: |
R Gregson
Marcin Koziminski
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
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Stafford Riverside |
Parish: |
STAFFORD |
District: |
Stafford |
County: |
Staffordshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
RiversideBridge Stafford |
Grid Reference: 392507, 323066 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
albionar1-128013 |
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2012-98 |
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A4 comb bound report with colour figures
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |