Archer, J. (2006). Land off Albany Road, Bedford: Archaeological Field Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1001061. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Albany Road, Bedford: Archaeological Field Evaluation
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Number of Pages:		 27
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Four trial trenches were evenly distributed across the site. These enabled a full assessment of the potential for surviving remains associated with historical Bedford, in particular activities outside the town limits and next to the river frontage. No remains dating from before the 19th century were found, confirming that the site lay outside the historic core of the town. The earliest feature was an east-west ditch, which corresponded with a boundary on the 1884 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. It formed the southern boundary of a square enclosure fronting onto Albany Road. The ditch was sealed by a thick dump of orange clay and silt, which was recorded in all four trenches and overlay the original land surface. This material was not derived from local sources and was therefore likely to have been brought in during building activity along Albany Road around 1900. It probably represented an attempt to raise the ground level to prevent flooding of the new houses. Evidence for modern, small-scale gravel extraction was identified in the form of a possible quarry pit, which was cut through the levelling layer. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 Joanne Archer
Albion Archaeology
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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:		 2006
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Site: Land off Albany Road, Bedford
County: Bedfordshire
District: Bedford
Parish: BEDFORD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 505380, 249690 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GROUND LEVELLING (Monus)
1900 (Auto Detected Temporal)
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-16875
OBIB: Report 2006/24
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Note:		 Comb bound colour report, cream cover. Note from AIP record: Date Of Issue From: 2006 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: LAND OFF ALBANY ROAD, BEDFORD
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Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Bedford
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: TL05384969
Parish: Kempston
Postcode: MK403NZ
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017