Arnold, G. (2020). Archaeological watching brief at St Peters Church, Abbots Morton, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078662. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological watching brief at St Peters Church, Abbots Morton, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at St Peter's Church, Abbots Morton, Worcestershire (NGR SP 02675 54973). It was commissioned by Nick Joyce Architects on behalf of St Peter's Abbots Morton Parish Council, in advance of proposed works to improve ground conditions against the church wall, for which a faculty was obtained. The archaeological advisor to the diocese considered that the works had the potential to affect archaeological remains and requested an archaeological watching brief on the works. The works involved the removal of concrete channels on the north, and south side of the church, up to the church porch. These were replaced with a gravel filled trench, acting as a French Drain. A trench was also excavated on the west side of the church tower in order to install the French Drain. Excavation involved removal of the concrete drain, which was a maximum of 0.20m deep. Trenches were 0.50m wide and 0.20m deep, with two small trial holes around the north transept to check the church foundations, which were cut to 0.45m below ground level into the natural brownish red clay apart from the 5metre stretch on the southwest side of the bell tower between the buttresses, in which a mixed topsoil and graveyard soil with frequent stone fragments and pebbles was present. This trench was 0.35m wide and 0.30m deep and exposed the church foundation stones at 0.25m below the ground level. No finds, disarticulated human bones or significant archaeological deposits were observed during the works. Despite the long use of the graveyard the foundations of the church are relatively shallow suggesting that the ground surrounding the Church has been reduced. There is evidence that renovations took place during the1840s, in 1914-15 and early 20th Century and it is likely that some ground reduction formed a part of these works.
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Author:		 G Arnold
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Site: St Peters Church
County: Worcestershire
District: Wychavon
Parish: ABBOTS MORTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 402675, 254973 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-372237
OBIB: WA report number: 2745
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Created Date:		 12 Jun 2020