da Silva, P. (2023). Melbourne Batch 19 - Melbourne STW to Trent Outfall Historic Environment Assessment Desk-based Assessment. Mott MacDonald Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116436. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Melbourne Batch 19 - Melbourne STW to Trent Outfall Historic Environment Assessment Desk-based Assessment
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Abstract:		 The following resources have been consulted in the process of compiling the Historic Environment baseline information: ● a search of the Historic England National Heritage List for England (NHLE) dataset for World Heritage Sites, Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings, Registered Parks and Gardens, and Registered Battlefields within the study area; ● an examination of local, regional, and national planning policies in relation to the historic environment; ● a search of the South Derbyshire District Council local plans for conservation areas; ● a search of the Derbyshire HER (search Ref No. CDR12504) database for non-designated archaeological sites, find spots and non-designated historic buildings within the study area as well as mapped paleochannels; ● an inspection of geological (maps) relevant to the study area. ● a site walkover (see Section 2.2.3); ● previous archaeological surveys and investigations; ● an inspection of the cartographic evidence for the land use history of the site; and ● information on previous impacts to the pipeline routes. The pipeline route will run through a primarily rural context thus avoiding the historical cores of King’s Newton and Melbourne where the majority of designated assets are located. The rural areas east of the settlements, where the pipeline is due to run, appear to have been utilised for agricultural and industrial purposes, attested by the existence of a boundary earthwork within the route, and most of these fields remain as open plots to this day. The area close to the River Trent which will contain a large section of the new rising main as well as the new outfall was heavily developed during the Second World War during which a military depot was constructed. The depot was part of the Melbourne Military Railway where allied soldiers and engineers undertook military training including the practising, demolition and rebuilding of railway lines as well as river crossing drills. The site also served as a large transit point for supplies and equipment during the war period and was the target of bombing raids carried out by the German air force. Only a small number of the depot structures survive today, and these are largely in a ruinous condition, including brick built railway platforms, a small single storey administration building, a concrete gun placement and a former compacted service road. However, during the walkover survey a collection of earthwork remains and crop marks were recorded, which were interpreted as being the remains of former depot buildings and railway lines. Nearby archaeological investigations have identified continuous activity dating back to the Neolithic period. Watercourses would have been favourable locations for early settlements and evidence recovered from excavations within the study area appear to corroborate this. Alluvium along the watercourses also have the potential for palaeoenvironmental remains. The new pipeline is expected to be constructed using an open cut trench method and there will be deep excavations associated with the outfall structure. These excavations have the potential to remove a boundary earthwork, associated archaeological remains of the military depot as well as potential unknown archaeological remains. The pipeline will be directionally drilled underneath the Midland Railway thus preserving this in-situ. Route optimisation has been undertaken to re-route the pipeline north of Ramsley Brook in order to avoid an area where there are numerous surviving Second World War structures.
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Author:		 Pedro da Silva
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Publisher:		 Mott MacDonald Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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District: South Derbyshire
Country: England
Parish: Melbourne
County: Derbyshire
Grid Reference: 439445, 326223 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date:		 21 Dec 2023