Rizzo, E. and Guy, T. (2020). Church Walk, Dunstable, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Observation, Investiagation, Recording, Analysis and Publication. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082199. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Church Walk, Dunstable, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Observation, Investiagation, Recording, Analysis and Publication
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Central Bedfordshire Council replaced a series of lighting columns, associated cabling and ducting at Church Walk, Church Close and within the grounds of the Priory Church of St Peter in Dunstable. The lighting columns, cabling and ducting were located within the core of the Roman town of Dunstable, partly within the precinct of the medieval Augustinian Priory (a scheduled monument) and within the closed churchyard of the Priory Church of St Peter. The nature of the lighting replacement work was such that it had the potential to impact on archaeological remains, including human burials. For this reason, the CBC Archaeologist recommended that a programme of archaeological observation, investigation, recording, analysis and publication was required Within the churchyard, the excavations were of such a limited depth that the only archaeological features identified were the top of two probable grave cuts. As no dating evidence was recovered, the age of the graves was not determined, but it is likely they are no more than c.250 years old. Additionally, a number of disarticulated human skeletal remains were identified. Fragments of gravestones below the current ground level were identified; they did not appear to be associated with any visible graves but this may have been due to the shallow depth of the trenches. There is potential that archaeological remains pertaining to the Roman, medieval and post-medieval settlements within Dunstable survive below the monitored groundworks. The trenches within the grass verges of the car park revealed landscaping and overburden layers to a depth of c.0.5m. This was similar to other excavations in the priory precinct . Again, there is the potential that archaeological remains survive below the excavated depth. No excavations within the car park itself revealed more than modern construction layers.
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Author:		 E Rizzo
T Guy
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Site: Land at Church Walk
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: DUNSTABLE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 502034, 221882 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GRAVE (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OBIB: 2020/40
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020