Field, N. (2009). Rotherham Westgate Demonstrator Project - Final Archaeological Excavation Report. Archaeological Research & Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS). https://doi.org/10.5284/1076360. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Rotherham Westgate Demonstrator Project - Final Archaeological Excavation Report
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Series:		 Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 ARCUS were commissioned to carry out a scheme of archaeological evaluation and mitigation fieldwork which consisted of seven trenches over three separate phases and a watching brief during piling and ground remediation to assess the archaeological remains within two sites. In Site 3, a number of badly truncated archaeological structures were uncovered that probably related to buildings and road and pathways which were likely to have been constructed prior to 1774. The construction of the first market hall in 1879 involved demolition of these previous buildings. At least ten brick pillars were constructed to hold the cast iron roof columns of the market roof. Deposits of industrial waste and re-deposited natural were laid to raise the ground level to the top of these pillars. A large pre-existing sandstone wall at the west of the site was reused as a foundation to the western walling of the market. The fire at the market in 1888 left a fairly thick layer of blackened material covering the site. The second market hall built later that year involved cutting through the upper fire and re-deposited natural to locate the 1879 pillars prior to rebuild. In Site 5, archaeological structures, probably relating to a public baths occupying the site from the late nineteenth-late twentieth century, were identified. The structures were sealed by demolition debris and levelling for the modern car park. Severe truncation at the south of the trench probably resulted from the construction of a modern bridge to the immediate north of the site.
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Author:		 N Field
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Research & Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Rotherham Westgate Demonstrator Project
County: South Yorkshire
District: Rotherham
Parish: ROTHERHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 442780, 392800 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 442680, 392720 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MARKET HALL (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: arcus2-54879
OBIB: 943e
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Created Date:		 30 Apr 2020