Peters, C. (2018). Land at the Former Granby Halls Site, Aylestone Road, Leicester: heritage impact assessment. Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051767. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at the Former Granby Halls Site, Aylestone Road, Leicester: heritage impact assessment
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Series:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The proposed development site appears to have lain in the agricultural hinterland of Leicester, containing an outbuilding in 1828 and field boundaries in the very early 20th century. In the Roman period, a key road may have run through the site, and a bank, thought to have carried an aqueduct, has also been postulated in the immediate vicinity. The site remained unaffected by post medieval and modern development until c. 1908, when part of the site was occupied by a skating rink. A drill hall was built in 1915, eventually being extended and acquiring the former skating rink building by 1919 to form a much larger building. This building became known as Granby Halls, a key entertainment venue in the mid and late 20th century. This was eventually demolished in 2001, the site since being used for car parking. Surviving sub-surface traces of agricultural pre-1908 features (two field boundaries and an outbuilding), as well as remains of the 20th century rink building, drill hall, and their successor, Granby Halls, may survive within the site boundary, depending on the severity of the demolition process. Any earlier archaeological evidence, particularly relating to the known Roman road and possible aqueduct, may have been impacted upon by these modern developments and demolition, although this cannot be confirmed. Building control plans and borehole data suggest that this is a particular concern for any pre-1908 archaeological remains that lay within the footprint of the former Empress Skating Rink building. Nevertheless, there remains the potential for important features and deposits to survive within the site, particularly in the northern, eastern and southern areas. A development within the site boundary would result in a limited impact or no change to the heritage significance of the other 148 known heritage assets within the wider study area.
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Author:		 C Peters
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Publisher:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicester City HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Former Granby Halls Site
County: Leicestershire
District: Leicester
Parish: LEICESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 458800, 303442 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) AGRICULTURAL BUILDING (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DRILL HALL (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) ENTERTAINMENT VENUE (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SKATING RINK (Monument Type England)
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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
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OASIS Id: wardella2-306408
OBIB: CL12095
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Note:		 A 69 page report comprising text and illustrations on plain A4 paper
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Created Date:		 25 Apr 2019