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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT: FORMER ARBOUR VALE SCHOOL SITE, STOKE ROAD, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE |
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Allen Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Allen Archaeology Ltd were commissioned by Blue Sky Design Services Ltd to undertake an archaeological evaluation by trial trenching on land at the former Arbour Vale School, Stoke Road in Slough, Berkshire, which was undertaken in advance of the determination of a planning application for construction of a secondary school. The archaeological evaluation comprised the excavation of 6, 30m long x 1.6m wide, trenches. An archaeological desk-based assessment was previously undertaken by this company and identified a low archaeological potential for the proposed development area. As such a programme of intrusive trial trenching was requested in order to provide further information concerning the archaeological potential of the site, and to provide the planning authority with sufficient information to allow for the determination of the application and to establish any appropriate mitigation measures that may be required. The desk-based assessment highlighted that there was limited evidence of prehistoric activity in the surrounding area to the site and the Roman activity is equally limited. The early medieval period is attested within the wider development site as the same site, to the northeast of the proposed development area yielded two early Saxon post-built houses and as such there was potential to find remains of the same period. There was also potential to find later medieval features as the medieval moated manor for the parish lies just northeast of the development area. No significant deposits or artefacts of archaeological interest were revealed in any of the trenches. |
Author: |
Feenagh Johnson
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Publisher: |
Allen Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Berkshire Archaeology HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Locations: |
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Slough |
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Berkshire |
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SLOUGH |
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FORMER ARBOUR VALE SCHOOL SITE, STOKE ROAD, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE |
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England |
Grid Reference: 498100, 181100 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
allenarc1-244551 |
OBIB: |
AAL 2016052 |
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A4 spinal bound volume
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Created Date: |
18 Aug 2017 |