Eloy, P. and Mercer, E. (2009). Thacka Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme, Penrith, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief. Lancaster: Oxford Archaeology (North). https://doi.org/10.5284/1026539. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Thacka Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme, Penrith, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology North unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1026539
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Abstract:		 The Environment Agency proposes to undertake flood alleviation works to the north of Penrith, Cumbria, along the course of Thacka Beck, which runs between the Rivers Petteril and Eamont. In advance of these proposals, a programme of ground investigation (GI) work was undertaken in three areas: the location of a storage pond to the north-west of the town (NY 5078 3077); within the grounds of the Sandgate Mansion House to the east of the town (NY 5171 3024); and a garage site off Old London Road, to the south-east of the town (NY 5187 2990). Thacka Beck is a partially man-made watercourse, and has supplied the town with its main water supply for many centuries. Therefore, there is a high archaeological potential associated with the leat, together with possible early settlement activity in the town centre. Consequently, Halcrow Group Ltd (Halcrow) commissioned Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) to undertake an archaeological watching brief during the GI works on behalf of their client, the Environment Agency. The watching brief was undertaken during November and December 2008. In total, ten machine-excavated trial pits were excavated (TP201-208 at the storage pond site, and TP301-302 at the garage site), and eleven hand-excavated trial holes (borehole inspection pits BH201-208 at the storage pond site, and window sampler probeholes WS201-203 at the Mansion House site). The trial pits were excavated to a maximum depth of either 1.65m (TP301-302) or 3.0m (TP201-208). The hand-excavated trial holes (BH201-208 and WS201-203) were excavated to a maximum depth of 1.3m.
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Author:		 P Eloy
Eric Mercer
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (North)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cumbria HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Thacka Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme
Parish: PENRITH
District: Eden
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Old London Road
Location - Auto Detected: Penrith Cumbria
Location - Auto Detected: Sandgate Mansion House
Grid Reference: 350780, 530770 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 351710, 530240 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 351870, 529900 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar2-104895
OBIB: 2008-09/918
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016