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An Archaeological Excavation at Sir Charles Parsons School, Westbourne Avenue, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Archaeological excavation undertaken November-December 2011 during re-development of the school as part of Phase 2 of the Newcastle BSF project Three ares (Areas 1, 2and 3) investigated the remains of a late post-medieval colliery waggonway. NW-SE aligned trackbed embankment of the waggonway exposed in Areas 1 and 2 comprised a substantial clay embankment, recorded for a distance of 27.60m by up to 7.60m wide and at least 1.11m high; it was at its most substantial to the south-east in Area 1 on the approach to a former dene but to the north-west, in Area 3, completely truncated by modern landscaping. Although no timbers of the waggonway track survived, sleeper impressions, rail impressions and postholes were recorded across the upper portion of the embankment in Area 3. A small assemblage of finds recovered from the remains in this phase of activity was of broadly 18th- to 19th-century date. |
Author: |
Aaron Goode
R H Taylor-Wilson
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Tyne and Wear |
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Sir Charles Parsons School, Westbourne Avenue, Walker |
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
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England |
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Newcastle upon Tyne |
Grid Reference: 429000, 565100 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst1-130646 |
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01 Feb 2018 |