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Archaeological Investigations at The Old Fire Station, Merstow Green, Evesham, Worcestershire |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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A series of archaeological investigations was undertaken at the Old Fire Station, Merstow Green , Evesham, Worcestershire. It was commissioned by Prospect Archaeology on behalf of Malvern District Council, in advance of a proposed supermarket. Following an evaluation of four trial trenches across the site, two areas were excavated to investigate the medieval deposits identified. The results of these excavations showed a sequence of activity from the Iron Age through to the 17th century. A small number of Middle Iron Age pits were identified, only in the eastern area, with pottery from this period also found as residual material throughout later deposits. Roman activity was also only present in the eastern area. Three steep sided ditches indicating successive replacement formed the northern edge of a probable enclosure. They dated to the 2nd-4th century. A medieval well was found next to three iterations of an oven, which were probably used for baking bread on a commercial level or drying grain brought into the town for storage. Further medieval features indicated backyard activity associated with a burgage plot. Here were a number of pits with a range of functions, including cess deposition and gravel extraction. The well and ovens were abandoned and eventually backfilled in the 17th century, while the level of medieval pitting in the backyard plot was not replicated in the early post-medieval period, with just two pits identified. |
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P Lovett
Elizabeth Pearson
Laura Griffin
Matilda Holmes
Suzi Richer
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Worcestershire Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2021
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England |
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Worcestershire |
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Evesham |
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Wychavon |
Grid Reference: 403465, 243770 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-417040 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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04 Apr 2022 |