Lockett, N. (2001). Watching Brief During Work Associated with the Construction of Bewdley Flood Alleviation Scheme, Worcestershire - Interim Statement. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052955. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Watching Brief During Work Associated with the Construction of Bewdley Flood Alleviation Scheme, Worcestershire - Interim Statement
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1052955
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken on groundworks associated with the Bewdley Flood Alleviation Scheme (SO 786755; WSM 31563). Observations were made during trenching, test-pitting and piling associated with the construction of flood defences along Severn Side North, and throughout the excavation of a chamber for a pumping station at the foot of Dog Lane. Archaeological deposits were identified during each set of groundworks, and a small assemblage of artefacts was recovered. The fieldwork records and finds were analysed along with information from previous fieldwork, and from historic maps and documentary sources. Taken together, the evidence indicates aspects of the development of the quayside from the later medieval period onwards. In particular, the timber quay along Severn Side North and its later replacements in stone testify to the continued maintenance of an extensive wharf, which is likely to have been central to the town's prosperity as an inland port and market town. The stone wall at the foot of Dog Lane is also of some interest in suggesting the existence of an earlier townscape. Finally, the single fragment of Roman tile provides the first indication of occupation in the area of the town during this period, and may indicate the presence of significant deposits in the vicinity.
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Author:		 N Lockett
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2001
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Site: Severn Side North
County: Worcestershire
District: Wyre Forest
Parish: BEWDLEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 378600, 275500 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) QUAY (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-241687
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019