Monument Type(s):

• WHARF (19th century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Summary

The site of a wharf shown on the 19th century mapping, to the W of Queen's Head Mill on the Montgomery Canal.

Related records

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

• ESA5051 - 1994 evaluation of the Montgomery Canal between the River Perry and Aston Upper Lock by SCCAS
• ESA5050 - 1995-1996 archaeological recording of Phase 2 works along the Montgomery Canal by SCCAS

Description

An area of wharf shown on the 1838 tithe map and 1880 OS 1:2500. <1>

A number of buildings are shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 1:2500, including a letter box (L.B) and weighing machine (W.M). <2>

The phase 2 restoration of the canal was monitored during 1995-1996. The clearing of vegetation from the side of the west bank of the canal south of the modern A5 road bridge revealed the remains of this wharf in the form of a wall lining the side of the canal. The wall was of red brick capped with a single course of Grinshill sandstone forming the wharf edge; a length of about 10m of wall was exposed. <3>

<01> Hannaford Hugh R, 1994, An archaeological evaluation of the Montgomery Canal between the River Perry and Aston Upper Lock, Site 2 (Field survey report). SSA21046.

<02> Ordnance Survey, c1899-1903, OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset (Map). SSA20952.

<03> Hannaford Hugh R, 1996, Salvage recording during Phase 2 of the Montgomery Canal restoration, p.6 (Archaeological fieldwork report). SSA21045.

Sources

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