Phillips, D. (2014). QUENBYS YARD, Pond Lane, Baldock, Hertfordshire. Heritage Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1099567. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 QUENBYS YARD, Pond Lane, Baldock, Hertfordshire
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Series:		 Heritage Network unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In order to characterise the archaeological potential of the site of a proposed new development on land located at 'Quenby's Yard', Pond Lane, Baldock, Hertfordshire, the Heritage Network was commissioned by the developers to undertake an archaeological field evaluation. The site lies within Area of Archaeological Significance 96, which encompasses both the medieval town and the earlier Iron Age and Romano-British settlement. Two trenches were excavated across the footprints of the proposed new dwellings in order to investigate the archaeological potential of the present site. These revealed a layer of overburden containing possible demolition debris above a layer of redeposited chalk, possibly a make-up layer for the 1950s garage blocks. A number of modern features were encountered, including a concrete wall foundation, and a service trench in Trench 1 and three postholes or small pits in Trench 2. It is likely that these relate to the garages and workshops built in the yard in the mid 20th century. Two intercutting pits were revealed to the south of the concrete wall foundation in Trench 1. The upper fill of the latest feature contained two abraded sherds of late medieval or early post-medieval pottery. No function could be assigned to either pit, but a shallow gully possibly fed into the latest pit, suggesting it may have been intended to hold liquid. Building 3, in the north-western corner, was initially considered to be either of pre-19th century construction, or to have incorporated material from an earlier structure, but a closer examination has demonstrated that it is of mid-late 19th century date.
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Author:		 D Phillips
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Publisher:		 Heritage Network
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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District: North Hertfordshire
Country: England
Parish: North Hertfordshire, unparished area
County: Hertfordshire
Grid Reference: 524266, 233927 (Easting, Northing)
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PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: heritage1-146612
OBIB: Report no. 858
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Created Date:		 24 Aug 2022