Dransfield, N. (2010). CAR DEALERSHIPS, MEADOWHALL, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1040481. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 CAR DEALERSHIPS, MEADOWHALL, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation of land at Meadowhall, Sheffield. The Site was formerly occupied by the former Imperial Steel Works, which closed in 1988. A single 10m by 10m trench on the site of a proposed access road was excavated. Additional desk-based research and metallurgical analysis were carried out as part of the post-excavation work. There was good archaeological preservation at 1.6m to 1.8m below the current ground surface, revealing substantial pier and panel internal walling and at least three brick and concrete lined casting pits. Several graphite objects from a layer of demolition debris may be associated with the use of the Electric Induction Crucible Process. The area to the immediate west of the trench may have been involved in the transportation of metals, possibly in overhead cranes, and will have contained re-melting furnaces. The importance of Sheffield's metal-production and metal-working heritage lends the Imperial Steel Works particular historic and archaeological significance. The level of archaeological preservation on the Site is sufficient to allow identification of specific processes and structural sub-divisions within the Works, and there is potential for the recovery of structures and finds associated with the use of innovative technology at the Site. The well-preserved remains within the evaluation trench indicate that a similar level of archaeological survival may be anticipated in other areas of the Works, which may be examined by future archaeological investigations in connection with further stages of development on the Site.
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Author:		 N Dransfield
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: Car dealerships, Meadowhall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
County: South Yorkshire
District: Sheffield
Parish: SHEFFIELD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 439300, 390500 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) METAL OBJECTS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STEEL WORKS (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-210714
OBIB: 74661.03
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018