Wormington to Tirley Gas Pipeline Gloucestershire and Worcestershire
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WORMINGTON TO TIRLEY GAS PIPELINE GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE POST-EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT AND UPDATED PROJECT DESIGN CA PROJECT: 1025 CA REPORT: 03017 Authors: Laurent Coleman, Martin Watts, and Ed McSloy Approved: Martin Watts Signed: ……………………………………………………………. Issue: 01 Date: 4 MARCH 2003 This report is confidential to the client. Cotswold Archaeology accepts no responsibility or liability to any third party to whom this report, or any part of it, is made known. Any such party relies upon this report entirely at their own risk. No part of this report may be reproduced by any means without permission. © Cotswold Archaeology Headquarters Building, Kemble Business Park, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6BQ Tel. 01285 771022 Fax. 01285 771033 E-mail: [email protected] 1 CONTENTS SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 5 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 8 The pipeline route .............................................................................................. 8 Archaeological background ................................................................................ 9 2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................... 11 3. METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 12 4. RESULTS ................................................................................................................. 13 5. WORMINGTON COMPRESSOR STATION (WCS00) .............................................. 14 Fieldwork summary (Figs. 2a-2c) ....................................................................... 14 Stratigraphic record: factual data ........................................................................ 15 Stratigraphic record: statement of potential ........................................................ 16 Artefactual record: factual data ........................................................................... 16 Artefactual record: statement of potential ........................................................... 18 Biological record: factual data ............................................................................ 18 Biological record: statement of potential ............................................................. 20 6. COLLEGE FARM (CFW00) ...................................................................................... 21 Fieldwork summary (Fig. 3) ................................................................................ 21 Stratigraphic record: factual data ........................................................................ 21 Stratigraphic record: statement of potential ........................................................ 22 Artefactual record: factual data ........................................................................... 22 Artefactual record: statement of potential ........................................................... 24 Biological record: factual data ............................................................................ 24 Biological record: statement of potential ............................................................. 25 7. BANK FARM (BFD00) .............................................................................................. 26 Fieldwork summary (Figs 4a and 4b) ................................................................. 26 2 Stratigraphic record: factual data ........................................................................ 28 Stratigraphic record: statement of potential ........................................................ 29 Artefactual record: factual data ........................................................................... 29 Artefactual record: statement of potential ........................................................... 32 Biological record: factual data ............................................................................ 33 Biological record: statement of potential ............................................................. 34 8. ELM FARM (EFB00) ................................................................................................. 36 Fieldwork summary (Fig. 5) ................................................................................ 36 Stratigraphic record: factual data ........................................................................ 37 Stratigraphic record: Statement of potential ........................................................ 37 Artefactual record: Factual data.......................................................................... 38 Artefactual record: statement of potential ........................................................... 40 Biological record: factual data ............................................................................ 40 Biological record: statement of potential ............................................................. 41 9. STORAGE AND CURATION .................................................................................... 43 10. GEOARCHAEOLOGY ........................................................................................ 43 11. SUMMARY STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL ........................................................ 43 The stratigraphic record ..................................................................................... 44 The artefactual record ........................................................................................ 44 The biological record .......................................................................................... 45 12. UPDATED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................. 46 13. PUBLICATION ................................................................................................... 47 Synopsis of Proposed Report ............................................................................. 48 14. PROJECT TEAM ............................................................................................... 50 15. TASK LIST ......................................................................................................... 51 16. TIMETABLE ....................................................................................................... 52 3 17. BUDGET ............................................................................................................ 53 18. REFERENCES................................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX 1: THE POTTERY BY JANE TIMBY ............................................................. 58 APPENDIX 2: CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL BY ED MCSLOY ................................. 62 APPENDIX 3: VESSEL GLASS BY ED MCSLOY ........................................................... 63 APPENDIX 4: BRIQUETAGE BY ELAINE L. MORRIS ................................................... 64 APPENDIX 5: FIRED/BURNT CLAY BY ED MCSLOY ................................................... 65 APPENDIX 6: METAL AND WORKED BONE ARTEFACTS BY ED MCSLOY ............... 66 APPENDIX 7: THE STONE ARTEFACTS BY FIONA ROE............................................. 68 APPENDIX 8: THE WORKED FLINT BY ED MCSLOY ................................................... 69 APPENDIX 9: METALLURGICAL RESIDUES BY ED MCSLOY ..................................... 70 APPENDIX 10: THE ANIMAL BONE BY LORRAIN HIGBEE .......................................... 71 APPENDIX 11: THE HUMAN REMAINS BY BRIAN DEAN............................................. 73 APPENDIX 12: THE CHARRED PLANT REMAINS BY WENDY J. CARRUTHERS ....... 76 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Fig. 1 Location plan: north-east section of the Wormington to Tirley gas pipeline (1: 25000) Fig. 2a Wormington Compressor Station, west (1:250) Fig. 2b Wormington Compressor Station, centre (1:250) Fig. 2c Wormington Compressor Station, east (1:250) Fig. 3 College Farm (1:250) Fig. 4a Bank Farm, Trench 1 (1:250) Fig. 4b Bank Farm, Trench 2 (1:500) Fig. 5 Elm Farm (1:200) 4 SUMMARY Project Name: Wormington to Tirley Gas Pipeline Location: Wormington, Gloucestershire to Tirley, Gloucestershire NGR: SP 81477 29472 to SO 05089 36814 Type: Archaeological Monitoring, Evaluation and Excavation Date: 8 May to 28 July 2000 A programme of archaeological investigation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology from May to July 2000 at the request of RSK Environment Ltd (on the behalf of Transco Ltd) prior to the laying of a new gas supply improvement pipeline between Wormington, Gloucestershire and Tirley, Gloucestershire. The work culminated in the excavation of four sites, all of which were located towards the eastern end of the pipeline. The archaeology of the pipeline was identified from desk-based assessment and scanning geophysical survey along the entire route. This was followed by more detailed surveys of sites thus identified as potentially archaeologically significant. Archaeological evaluation was then undertaken at ten of these sites, of which four progressed to full excavation in advance of pipe-laying operations. A watching brief was also conducted on the entire length of the pipeline. Site Name: Wormington Compressor Station Location: Aston Somerville, Worcestershire NGR: SP 0515 3675 Type: Excavation Location of Archive: Worcestershire County Museum Accession no: WSM 29633 Site Code: WCS00 A small sub-square enclosure containing