Edmondson, G., Gregson, R., Utrata, S. and Wells, J. (2013). 20-22 Silver Street, Bedford: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1018316. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	20-22 Silver Street, Bedford: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1018316
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Archaeological works were undertaken in accordance with the programme of the groundworks contractor. Works inside the standing buildings, which had potential to expose archaeological deposits, were monitored, revealing traces of backfilled cellars under the existing floors. To the rear of the property the existing outbuildings were demolished and the ground level was then reduced, before a series of wall footings were excavated. The investigation revealed evidence for a complex series of events. The stratigraphically earliest, though undated, features were located towards the rear of the site, comprising a pit and a posthole. These predated an extensive cultivation soil which contained post-medieval finds and appeared to be garden plots in the interior of the block rather than ploughed land, based on the thickness of the material. This was truncated by a series of steep-sided features interpreted as the robbed walls defining elements of the footprint of a substantial stone building, which did not respect the present property boundaries. In the south-eastern area of the site the floor of a clay tobacco pipe kiln was exposed. The wares of several local pipe-makers were recovered; the forms indicate a mid-late 19th-century date. This feature was only revealed at the formation level of construction work, limiting the scope of investigation, and it has been preserved in situ beneath a geotextile membrane. A rectangular feature further west may have been associated with the kiln. The investigation has provided evidence of sequential use of the site from at least the post-medieval period. This survived in the area beyond the main standing buildings. However, both the impact of the development on the buried archaeological deposits and the scope of the investigation were limited.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	G Edmondson R Gregson S Utrata J Wells
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Albion Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2013
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: 20 - 22 Silver Street, Bedford Parish: BEDFORD District: Bedford County: Bedfordshire Country: England Grid Reference: 504970, 249820 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Clay Pipe Kiln Furniture (Find) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Glass (Find) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) CELLAR (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CELLAR (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE KILN (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Walls (Monus) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Walls (Monus) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WATCHING BRIEF (Event) TEST PIT (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: albionar1-129602 OBIB: 2012-117
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	25 Nov 2016

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