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| HER Number | MWB23080 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | St Michael's Road, Newbury - pits |
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Summary
17th to 20th century pits found during an evaluation in 1995
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- PIT (17th century to Late 20th century - 1601 AD to 2000 AD)
Full Description
An evaluation took place in 1995 in an area north of the railway and St Michael's Road, Newbury. Within Trench 1, Pits 102, 112, 113, 122, 125 and 141 were found. Pits 102, 112, 113 and 122 were dated from the 17th to 19th centuries based mainly on pottery finds. They were dug into natural deposits, overlain by garden soils and cut by 20th century intrusions.
The GIS point is the approximate centre of Trench 1.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995. ST.MICHAEL'S ROAD, NEWBURY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION. 2017 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB12335]
https://library.thehumanjourney.net/1317/ (accessed 21/11/2017) |
Related Monuments
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB331 | St Michael's Road, Newbury (Ref: NESMR95) |
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