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Archaeological evaluation of land at Churchfields, Kidderminster, Worcestershire |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Worcestershire Archaeology (WA) in June 2020 at land at Churchfields, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (NGR SO 83078 77159). This comprised five evaluation trenches. The project was commissioned by RPS Heritage on behalf of Vistry Partnerships, in advance of a proposed residential redevelopment. A planning application has been submitted to Wyre Forest district council. Five trenches were excavated across the site of the former manufactory, revealing the well-preserved remains of the walls of various industrial and domestic buildings. The industrial buildings were generally predated by the domestic structures, demonstrating the changing use of the landscape from the mid-19th century to the 20th century. The structures aligned well with the cartographic evidence available. The natural ground was observed in various places, and the material directly overlying it was uniformly of post-medieval date. This, allied with the lack of any residual material predating the post-medieval period, suggest that any potential earlier archaeological activity were to exist would have been truncated by the 19th century development. As such, the significance of the archaeological remains identified are low. |
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: |
2020
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Land at Churchfields |
County: |
Worcestershire |
District: |
Wyre Forest |
Parish: |
KIDDERMINSTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 383078, 277159 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
fieldsec1-398169 |
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WA report number:2830 |
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Created Date: |
22 Oct 2020 |