Daniel, P. (2023). Bewdley Flood Alleviation Scheme, Worcestershire: Archaeological Monitoring of Ground Investigation Works. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1119254. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Bewdley Flood Alleviation Scheme, Worcestershire: Archaeological Monitoring of Ground Investigation Works
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 OASIS record wessexar1-509697 encompasses various phases of archaeological watching brief undertaken by Wessex Archaeology on the excavation of Ground Investigation holes in association with a flood alleviation scheme in Bewdley Worcestershire. August 2022: The excavation of a total of four trial pits and slit trenches was monitored. April 2023: The excavation of a total of ten GI pits was monitored. August 2022: The excavation of a total of four trial pits and slit trenches was monitored. A sediment sequence comprising Holocene alluvium reaching up to over 2 m below modern ground level, overlain by topsoil and modern made ground (up to 0.4 m thick), was recorded. Lower courses of the extant North Quay wall were also exposed and recorded. A small assemblage of archaeological finds was collected from the made ground and topsoil, these are largely of modern date, including a pot of mid-late 1800s. Retention of the assemblage is not recommended April 2023: The excavation of a total of ten GI pits was monitored. No pre-modern artefacts were observed in the recorded soil layers, the majority of which were of recent date. The depths and some details of the foundations of Telford’s bridge and its ramp were recorded in three of the test pits. Some form of solid stone structure or surface was encountered at 0.49 m below the modern ground level in one test pit, close to a former Mill House, although its full extent and character could not be determined within the excavated area. At two other riverside locations, dynamic probing encountered solid bodies – either bedrock or artificial structures – at around 3 m below the modern ground level. The archaeological monitoring was generally successful in meeting its aims and objectives, within the obvious constraints on visibility imposed by such ‘keyhole’ investigations.
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Author:		 Patrick Daniel
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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District: Wyre Forest
Country: England
Parish: Bewdley
County: Worcestershire
Grid Reference: 378699, 275399 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-509697
Report id: 246602.3
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Created Date:		 12 Jun 2024