NHER 68698 (Monument record) - Post-medieval to modern remains

2003. Borehole Survey and Test Pitting.
Geotechnical survey of proposed development site.
This survey suggested that ground conditions were variable, with the two window samples drilled within the bounds of the site encountering between 0.6m and 1.6m of 'made ground'. A test pit dug at the eastern edge of the site located a brick structure similar to a well lining that extended to a depth of at least 3.2m.
Results summarised in report (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2024.

February 2016. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
The five trenches excavated revealed remains of exclusively late post-medieval to modern date. These included a brick-built well in the north-east corner of the site with a brick-built cap (the top of which lay only approximately 0.1m below the present ground level. The fill of this structure was not excavated. Red brick foundation exposed in the north-west corner of the site were almost certainly associated with a pair of cottages visible at this location on the Ordnance Survey First Edition Six-inch map (S2). A modern post-hole was the only other feature recorded.
There was evidence for extensive modern disturbance, with dumps of red brick fragments observed within the subsoil and at the interface between this layer and the natural geological deposits.
No finds were recovered during this work.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2024.