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Archaeological watching brief and building recording atRamsay Medical Centre, Bradley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, West Midlands |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at the site of the new Ramsay Medical Centre, Bradley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, in advance of redevelopment of the site as a medical centre with associated flood alleviation works. The site is located to the north-west of Stourbridge town centre, on the southern bank of the River Stour, which had been canalised with brick and concrete walls by the 19th century. Building recording involved a Level 1 photographic survey of the bridge adjacent to Evans and White Manufacturing. Due to the high level of the river at the time of survey, a close inspection of the underside of the bridge was not possible. Access to the underside of the bridge was made by Structural Engineers OES via a barge at a later date, when the river level made it possible to photograph the arch. The groundworks involved removal of the existing brick and reinforced concrete wall along the riverbank and profiling the bank at a 45° angle, removing any concrete walls and foundation bases. A series of early 20th century brick buildings and concrete foundations were revealed, backfilled with loose dark blackish grey clay silt with industrial waste including brick rubble, clinker, metal work and concrete. A firm mid brown clay was noted in the base of the trench at the east of the site, with only a dark humic topsoil and industrial waste in the west end of the site. The majority of the concrete foundations, drainage manholes and brick walls related to the recently demolished buildings on site, with some of the cellars with brick walls and concrete floors in the east of the site relating to a building first recorded on the 1938 Ordnance Survey map. The Rolling Mills development was on the north bank with only tramways noted on the south bank of the Stour. No evidence of the former tramways survived. No earlier significant finds, features, structure or deposits were revealed within those areas of groundworks monitored. |
| Author: |
G Arnold
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Worcestershire Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2020
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West Midlands |
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Dudley |
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Dudley, unparished area |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 389706, 284734 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-386295 |
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report number 2820 |
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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 |
