Connelly, E. (2015). Desk-Based Assessment of land off Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, Dudley. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041855. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Desk-Based Assessment of land off Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, Dudley
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A desk-based assessment for the historic environment was undertaken at The Waterside Business Park, Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, Dudley (NGR SO 90701, 86351). This report describes and assesses the significance of the heritage assets (and potential heritage assets) that are potentially affected by the application. The setting of heritage assets is considered. The potential impact of the application, and the need for further on-site evaluation, is assessed. The proposed development site is located close to the western edge of the Black Country, c 1.5km north-east of the centre of Stourbridge, and c 1km south west of Brierley Hill. The site lies immediately north of Brettell Lane and east of the Stourbridge No. 1 Canal. Bedrock belongs to the Pennine Coal Measures Group; the productive measures which fuelled the industrial growth of the area from the 16th Century onwards. The southern and western part of the site is currently occupied by a large building of galvanised iron with a brick base, divided into units and workshops. In the northern part of the site, a concrete ramp leads to an area indicated on a modern map as having a crane. Apart from an anecdotal reference to a Neolithic polished stone axe, there is no evidence of human activity in the study area until the Anglo-Saxon period, when settlement in the vicinity is suggested by place name evidence. The study area is located on the border of the townships of Audenham and Brettell. It has been suggested that a possible centre for a Medieval village might have been within 200m of the proposed development site. From the 17th century onwards industrialisation characterised what would become known as the Black Country, driven by the abundance of coal mined in the area. There is ample evidence for brick works in the study area, and in addition the town of Brierley Hill was known particularly for the production and decoration of glass.
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Author:		 E Connelly
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Dudley Borough SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Land off Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, Dudley
County: West Midlands
District: Dudley
Parish: DUDLEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 390701, 286351 (Easting, Northing)
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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH (Event)
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-247855
OBIB: Report Reference 2230
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017