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ST. LAWRENCE PRIMARY SCHOOL, ALTON, HAMPSHIRE: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-249992_1.pdf (8 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd. (West) was commissioned by Hampshire County Council Property Services to undertake an archaeological evaluation at St. Lawrence C of E Primary School, Alton, Hampshire (471694 139624). The evaluation was required by the Hampshire County Council Senior Archaeologist in advance of construction of a proposed extension to the school. One evaluation trench was opened, targeting the proposed location of the school extension. The historic churchyard of St. Lawrence's Church (immediately to the south of the Site) is believed to have extended into what is now the playground of the St. Lawrence Primary School and to where the evaluation trench was located. This report concerns the results of the evaluation, which was carried out between the 31st of March and the 1st of April 2016. Trench 1 had a depth of cover (comprising tarmac and sun-soil) above natural geology; a mixed head deposit, comprising clay, gravel and chalk. A small post-medieval tile lined pit was identified, cut into an area of wider post-medieval disturbance. Another feature was investigated but was likely to be the result of a natural process. The archaeological evaluation appears to have demonstrated that there are no surviving archaeological resources relating to St. Lawrence's Church or churchyard within the area targeted by this evaluation. It is therefore likely that the historic churchyard did not extend as far north as the site or that any surviving archaeology had been truncated during the post-medieval period. |
Author: |
Thomas D Hayes
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Locations: |
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ALTON |
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St. Lawrence Primary School |
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England |
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Hampshire |
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East Hampshire |
Grid Reference: 471694, 139624 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-249992 |
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R12459 |
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A4 ringbound report with plates and figures
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Created Date: |
16 Aug 2019 |