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An archaeological watching brief at Parcel J, QUVL, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Parcel J, Kingsway, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, monitoring groundworks associated with the construction of a Lidl food store. It was commissioned by Neil Wright of RPS Ltd on behalf of Robert Hitchins Ltd. A planning application was granted by Gloucester City Council, subject to a programme of archaeological works. The site is situated within the footprint of the former RAF Quedgeley Royal Air Force Station and lies 5km south of Gloucester and south-east of the historic settlement of Quedgeley. It was previously subject to an archaeological evaluation by Worcestershire Archaeology. The evaluation recorded a shallow ditch in the north of the site dated to the Roman period. The location of this feature lay outside of the development area. No evidence of Roman activity was observed during the watching brief stage. The only significant feature recorded on the site was a Second World War air-raid shelter in the north-west corner of the development site, constructed of reinforced concrete, with an arched corrugated iron roof. This building was constructed as part of the RAF station and is likely to relate to the officers' quarters at Avionics House to the north and presence of two small ancillary buildings which can be seen on a 1954 and 1967 OS Map. The results of the evaluation in the remainder of the site demonstrated that 20th Century development had truncated the natural substrate and this was confirmed in the watching brief stage. The site was previously developed in the 20th Century for RAF buildings and later industrial use. Only truncations from this and modern surfacing were recorded on site, together with the modern topsoil, subsoil and natural substrate. The Roman ditch recorded during the evaluation stage in the north of the site was in an area that was not affected by the development. |
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G Arnold
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Worcestershire Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2020
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Gloucestershire |
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Gloucester |
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Quedgeley |
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England |
Grid Reference: 381014, 213315 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-380670 |
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WA report number: 2797 |
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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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19 May 2022 |