An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire
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An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire ARS Ltd Report 2018/100 June 2018 Compiled By: Michelle Burpoe Archaeological Research Services Ltd Angel House Portland Square Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1HB Checked By: Clive Waddington MCIfA Tel: 01629 814540 [email protected] www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire Archaeological Research Services Ltd Report 2018/100 June 2018 © Archaeological Research Services Ltd 2018 Angel House, Portland Square, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1HB www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com Prepared on behalf of: Amdec Industrial Products Ltd Date of compilation: June 2018 Compiled by: Michelle Burpoe Checked by: Clive Waddington MCIfA Planning Reference: HPK/2017/0693 Local Authority: High Peak Borough Council Site central NGR: SK 01674 94571 i An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Archaeological Research Services Ltd was commissioned by Amdec Industrial Products Ltd to produce an archaeological desk-based assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire. This desk-based assessment was commissioned to support a planning application that has been submitted to High Peak Borough Council for the regeneration of the Business Park to provide offices, industrial/commercial premises, a showroom, and associated access and landscaping. The Derbyshire HER and NRHE record the entire site as being the southern-most extent of Edmund Potter’s Dinting Vale Print Works, at one point the largest calico-printing works in the world. The majority of the structures within the site were largely demolished by 2000, though one partial structure, in addition to several partial upstanding remains and boundaries of the works still survive in situ. The proposed redevelopment of the site includes the demolition of the upstanding remains of an outer wall and gable, and the removal of a large extent of the north-eastern boundary wall, all of which represent the truncated remains of a pair of 19th century structures associated within the Dinting Vale Print Works. The proposed demolition plan also includes the removal of much of the low-stone boundary walls which once demarcated the area of a narrow millpond. The removal of these features will have a moderate adverse impact upon the evidential, illustrative historical and design values of the site, as they represent some of the last remaining features of the 19th century Print Works. The proposed redevelopment of the site also includes the construction of two new structures: one which will be located to the north-east of the existing building, and one which will be constructed adjacent the north-western boundary wall. The construction of these buildings will likely result in the disturbance of buried archaeological remains associated with the Dinting Vale Print Works. The proposed footprints of the new structures includes the location of the 6-bay structures built by 1865, and also the later extensions built by 1880. While the level of demolition across the site is unknown, if the buildings were levelled to the present ground level, it is likely that evidence of the former Print Work buildings would survive below the concrete pad. It is recommended that a Historic England Level 2 building recording be carried out on the one upstanding structure, partial outer wall and gable, the boundary wall adjacent the A57, and the two stone walls within the present car park, as the proposed plans indicate that the majority of these assets will be demolished or significantly altered. It is also recommended that should planning permission be granted, a phase of targeted trial trenching be carried out within the footprint of the proposed two new structures to assess the survival of any below-ground archaeological remains that may be present. Depending upon the results of the archaeological evaluation, it may be appropriate to carry out archaeological excavation to further record any significant surviving archaeological remains as part of a mitigation strategy prior to commencement of any development works. ii An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project and Planning Background ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Site description ................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Geology ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................ 2 3 METHOD STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 3 3.1 Study Area ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Information Sources.......................................................................................................................................... 3 4 BASELINE DATA ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 4.1 Archaeological and Historical Background ........................................................................................................ 4 4.1.1 Prehistoric – Medieval Periods ................................................................................................................... 4 4.1.2 Post-Medieval – Modern Periods ............................................................................................................... 5 4.2 Designated Heritage Assets .............................................................................................................................. 8 4.3 Non-Designated Heritage Assets ...................................................................................................................... 8 4.3.1 Archaeological Remains .............................................................................................................................. 8 4.3.2 Historic Structures ...................................................................................................................................... 9 4.4 Archaeological Investigations ........................................................................................................................... 9 4.5 Historic Landscape Characterisation ................................................................................................................. 9 5 SITE WALKOVER ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 6 ASSESSMENT OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFFECTED HERITAGE ASSETS..................................................................... 12 7 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................................... 12 8 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 13 9 STATEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................. 13 9.1 Archive Deposition .......................................................................................................................................... 13 9.2 Publicity, Confidentiality and Copyright .......................................................................................................... 14 9.3 Statement of Indemnity .................................................................................................................................. 14 9.4 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................... 14 10 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 10.1 Primary Sources .............................................................................................................................................. 15 10.2 Primary Sources - The Edmund Potter Archive at Derbyshire Record Office .................................................. 15 10.3 Secondary Sources .......................................................................................................................................... 15 iii An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Dinting Vale Business Park, Glossop, Derbyshire LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Designated heritage assets within the wider 1km study area .....................................................................