Walsh, A. (2016). Archaeological Investigations at Pershore Street, Birmingham. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052118. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Investigations at Pershore Street, Birmingham
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeological investigations were undertaken at Pershore Street, Birmingham (NGR SP 0728 8630). The works were commissioned by CgMs Consulting Ltd on behalf of Thomas Vale Construction, in advance of redevelopment of the site. The works were undertaken as a condition placed on planning consent. Archaeological investigations in the vicinity of the site had identified the presence of Dirty Brook, a post-medieval channel built to drain dirty water from the centre of Birmingham. The brook was first recorded in the mid-18th century and is illustrated on a number of historic maps. The archaeological investigations confirmed the presence of Dirty Brook, surviving as a brick-lined channel. Although no evidence of such a brick channel was identified during the previous excavations, examination of an 1808 map indicates Dirty Brook must have been culverted to the south of the site. One piece of 19th century pottery was recovered from an upper fill in this channel. The investigations also identified a possible earlier channel, filled by a yellowish sand with lenses of ash, gravels and silts. This may be an earlier course of the Dirty Brook before it was rebuilt in brick. The nature of the ashy lenses suggests the fill was post-medieval in date, although no datable material was recovered from this channel. Under the channel deposits was an organic rich layer which pre-dated the development of the channel. The nature of the deposit is uncertain, although it was visible across all the excavation trenches as a uniform layer and does not appear to be associated with either of the channels. It may be related to marshy ground or possibly osier beds which were known to exist in the area in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Author:		 Andrew Walsh ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Birmingham City HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: The Dirty Brook, Pershore Street
County: West Midlands
District: Birmingham
Parish: BIRMINGHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 407280, 286300 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BROOK CHANNEL (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CULVERT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) OSIER BED (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-242191
OBIB: Internal report series 2307
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Created Date:		 25 Apr 2019