Lovett, P. (2017). Archaeological evaluation at Former Lea Castle Hospital, Kidderminster. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052882. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation at Former Lea Castle Hospital, Kidderminster
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation (trial trenching) was undertaken at the former site of Lea Castle Hospital, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (NGR SO 8529 7919; HER WSM 68014). It was undertaken at the request of Amec Foster Wheeler Environment and Infrastructure UK (the Consultant) acting on behalf of the Homes and Communities Agency (the Client), who are intending to submit an outline planning application for the construction of up to 600 dwellings and employment land. The archaeological evaluation is intended to inform the local planning authority as to the potential impact of the proposed development on the historic environment. Very limited archaeological deposits were identified as a result of the trenching exercise which comprised 44 trenches excavated across the 48.5ha site. A wall of probable mid-20th century date was identified in the central part of the site and can be related to a farm building shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey, and present until at least 1960. Apart from this wall, only a couple of undated discrete archaeological features were recorded on the north-western edge of the site. Evidence was also recorded for some landscaping of the area prior to construction of the former hospital and this terracing and levelling activity was clearly responsible for truncation of some parts of the site especially where more steep ground had been present; however, the complete absence of medieval or earlier artefacts recovered within the topsoil and subsoil deposits strongly suggests that this area did not provide a focus for any concentration of human activity other than agricultural prior to the 19th century.
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Author:		 P Lovett
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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:		 2017
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Site: Lea Castle Hospital
County: Worcestershire
District: Wyre Forest
Parish: WOLVERLEY AND COOKLEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 385290, 279190 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) GLASS (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT / TREE THROW (Monus)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-265978
OBIB: Report 2393
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019