ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT:

PROPOSED CREMATORIUM EXTENSION, NEWTON ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, WEST MIDLANDS

NGR: SP 0248 9328 AAL Site Code: WBNR 17

Report prepared for Sandwell Borough Council

By Allen Archaeology Limited Report Number AAL2017068

April 2017

Contents

Executive Summary ...... 1 1.0 Introduction ...... 2 2.0 Site Location and Description ...... 2 3.0 Planning Background ...... 2 National Planning Policy ...... 2 Local Planning Policy ...... 3 4.0 Methodology ...... 4 5.0 Archaeological and Historical Background ...... 5 6.0 Site Visit...... 6 7.0 Constraints ...... 10 8.0 Discussion and Conclusions ...... 10 9.0 Acknowledgements ...... 11 10.0 References ...... 11 Cartographic Sources ...... 12

List of Plates

Plate 1: The northwest field, looking northeast ...... 7 Plate 2: The southeast field, looking south ...... 7 Plate 3: Main access via Newton Road, looking southwest ...... 8 Plate 4: Access to the southeast field, looking southeast ...... 8 Plate 5: View of the A4041, Newton Road, looking northwest ...... 9 Plate 6: View of the agricultural land bordering the site, facing northeast ...... 9 Plate 7: View of the Sandwell Valley Crematorium, facing south ...... 10

List of Appendices

Appendix 1: List of SHER Entries within a 1km search area ...... 13 Appendix 2: Figures ...... 15

List of Figures

Figure 1: Site Location outlined in red ...... 15 Figure 2: Location of site in red with position and direction of site visit photographs ...... 16 Figure 3: Location of Sandwell HER entries within a 1km search radius with site in red ...... 17 Figure 4: Extract of 1837 Ordnance Survey map with site in red ...... 18 Figure 5: Extract of 1888 Ordnance Survey map with site in red ...... 19 Figure 6: Extract of 1904 Ordnance Survey map with site in red ...... 20

Figure 7: Extract of 1916 Ordnance Survey map with site in red ...... 21 Figure 8: Extract of 1937 Ordnance Survey map with site in red ...... 22 Figure 9: Extract of 1959–60 Ordnance Survey map with site in red ...... 23

Document Control

Element: Name: Date: Report prepared by: Jesse Johnson MSc BSc (Hons) and Harvey Tesseyman 23/03/ 2017 BA (Hons) Illustrations prepared by: Harvey Tesseyman BA (Hons) 23/03/2017 Report edited by: Chris Clay BA MA (Hons) 27/04/2017 Report reviewe d by: Natasha Powers BSc MSc MCIfA MCMI 28/04/2017 Version no: 1.0 28/03/2017 Allen Archaeology reports are printed double sided on 100% recycled paper to reduce our carbon footprint.

Cover image: View of the northwest field, looking northeast

Executive Summary

• Allen Archaeology was commissioned by Sandwell Borough Council to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment in order to assess the archaeological potential of land at Sandwell Valley Crematorium, Newton Road, West Bromwich for a proposed extension to the existing facilities.

• Data was gathered from a range of primary and secondary sources, including a search of the Sandwell Historic Environment Record, Sandwell Community Archives Centre, the HER database, and other published and online sources.

• Prehistoric activity is represented within the search area by two burnt mounds and two flint scatters, located at some distance from the site. Archaeological potential for the prehistoric period is therefore considered to be negligible.

• Roman evidence is very limited within the area, suggesting a negligible archaeological potential for this period.

• Early-medieval archaeological evidence is not present in the search area, and place-name data only suggests settlement in the primary town of West Bromwich, indicating a negligible archaeological potential for this period.

• Medieval activity is represented largely by agricultural features in the wider area, suggesting a negligible archaeological potential for this period also.

• The post-medieval period saw the increasing development of farmsteads, settlement activity and industry in the study area, but the site appears to have remained as agricultural land until the present day.

• Overall, there is a negligible archaeological potential for the proposed development area, which appears to have been woodland, pasture or arable land until the present day.

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Allen Archaeology Limited was commissioned by Sandwell Borough Council to prepare a desk- based assessment to evaluate the archaeological potential of land at Sandwell Valley Crematorium, Newton Road, West Bromwich in advance of the submission of a planning application for an extension to the existing crematorium.

1.2 The document has been completed with reference to current national guidelines, as set out in in the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists ‘ Standard and guidance for historic environment desk- based assessment ’ (CIfA 2014), and the Historic England documents ‘Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning ’ and ‘ Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment ’ (Historic England 2015a and 2015b).

2.0 Site Location and Description

2.1 The proposed development site is located in Sandwell, West Bromwich, in the administrative district of Sandwell Borough Council. It is situated c. 2.5km northeast of West Bromwich, and c. 8km northwest of central Birmingham. The site is approximately 6.2ha and presently occupied by open agricultural fields to the north of the existing crematorium. The site is centred at SP 0248 9328 and is c.113m above Ordnance Datum (Figure 1).

2.2 The bedrock geology comprises Alveley Member Mudstone formed by the rivers which dominated the local environment, and a superficial deposit of glaciofluvial sand and gravel formed up to 2 million years ago during the Ice Age (http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/ home.html).

3.0 Planning Background

3.1 This desk-based assessment has been prepared to inform a planning application that will be submitted in due course for the extension of the Sandwell Valley Crematorium. This is the first stage of archaeological investigation, intended to provide detailed information that will allow the planning authority to make an informed decision as to whether further archaeological investigations will be required prior to or following the determination of a planning application for the proposed development.

National Planning Policy 3.2 The relevant sections of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) concerning archaeological and cultural heritage assets, are Paragraphs 58 and 61 of ‘Section 7. Requiring good design’, and Paragraphs 126–141 of ‘Section 12. Conserving and enhancing the natural environment’. Paragraph 128 has special relevance concerning the responsibilities of planning applicant (Department for Communities and Local Government 2012):

‘In determining applications, local planning authorities should require an applicant to describe the significance of any heritage assets affected, including contribution made by their setting. The level of detail should be proportionate to the assets’ importance and no more than is sufficient to understand the potential impact of the proposal on their significance. As a minimum the relevant historic environment record should have been consulted and the heritage assets assessed using appropriate expertise where necessary. Where a site on which development is proposed includes or has the potential to include heritage assets with archaeological interest,

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local planning authorities should require developers to submit an appropriate desk-based assessment and, where necessary, a field evaluation’.

Local Planning Policy 3.3 The Black Country Core Strategy was adopted by Sandwell Council in February 2011 and forms the basis of the Local Development Framework (Black Country Local Authorities 2011). This sets out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in the Black Country to 2026. Heritage issues run throughout the Core Strategy and are embodied in policy ENV2 which states:

‘All development should aim to protect and promote the special qualities, historic character and local distinctiveness of the Black Country in order to help maintain its cultural identity and strong sense of place. Development proposals will be required to preserve and, where appropriate, enhance local character and those aspects of the historic environment together with their settings which are recognised as being of special historic, archaeological, architectural, landscape or townscape quality.’

3.4 In addition to statutorily designated and protected historic assets particular attention should be paid to the preservation and enhancement of: locally listed historic buildings and archaeological sites; historic parks and gardens including their settings; locally designated special landscape areas and other heritage based site allocations

3.5 The relevant policy of the Black Country Core Strategy concerning archaeological and cultural heritage assets is contained in section ENV2:

Policy: ‘All proposals should aim to sustain and reinforce special character and conserve the historic aspects of the following locally distinctive elements of the Black Country: a) The network of now coalesced but nevertheless distinct small industrial settlements of the former South Staffordshire Coalfield, such as Darlaston & Netherton; b) The civic, religious and commercial cores of the principal settlements of medieval origin such as Wolverhampton, Dudley, Wednesbury & Walsall; c) Surviving pre-industrial settlement centres of medieval origin such as Tettenhall, Aldridge, Oldbury and Kingswinford; d) Areas of Victorian and Edwardian higher density development which survive with a high degree of integrity including terraced housing and its associated amenities; e) Areas of extensive lower density suburban development of the mid 20th century including public housing and private developments of semi-detached and detached housing; f) Public open spaces, including Victorian and Edwardian municipal parks, often created upon and retaining elements of relict industrial landscape features; g) The canal network and its associated infrastructure, surviving canal-side pre-1939 buildings and structures together with archaeological evidence of the development of canal-side industries and former canal routes (see also Policy ENV4); h) Buildings, structures and archaeological remains of the traditional manufacturing and extractive industries of the Black Country including glass making, metal trades (such as lock making), manufacture of leather goods, brick making, coal mining and limestone quarrying; i) The Beacons shown on the Environment Key Diagram and other largely undeveloped high prominences lying along:

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- the Sedgley to Northfield Ridge, including Sedgley Beacon, Wrens Nest, Castle Hill and the Rowley Hills (Turner’s Hill); the Queslett to Shire Oak Ridge (including Barr Beacon); - including views to and from these locations. In addition to statutorily designated and protected historic assets particular attention should be paid to the preservation and enhancement of: - locally listed historic buildings and archaeological sites; - historic parks and gardens including their settings; - locally designated special landscape areas and other heritage based site allocations. Development proposals that would potentially have an impact on any of the above distinctive elements should be supported by evidence included in Design and Access Statements which demonstrates that all aspects of the historic character and distinctiveness of the locality have been fully assessed and used to inform proposals. In some instances local authorities may require developers to undertake detailed Historic Landscape Characterisation studies to support their proposals.’

4.0 Methodology

Data Collection

4.1 A full range of primary and secondary archaeological and historical sources were consulted in the preparation of this document. The sources consulted were as follows:

• Sandwell Historic Environment Record – a database of archaeological sites and artefacts, listed buildings and Scheduled Monuments. A search of this resource was undertaken for a study area extending 1km from the centre of the site.

• Sandwell Community History and Archives Service – holds a range of historic maps, for example enclosure maps, Tithe maps, estate plans, and former editions of Ordnance Survey maps of the development area.

• Allen Archaeology’s own reference library – secondary sources pertaining to the archaeology and history of the region.

• Heritage Gateway Website – searchable online resource allowing access to the National Monuments Record (NMR) and Archaeology Data Service (ADS), online national databases of archaeological sites and artefacts. Also includes information pertaining to Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings, as well as data from the Defence of Britain project, which has mapped surviving monuments relating to 20 th century military sites. A search was conducted of these resources to identify any significant buildings, sites or findspots not covered by the SHER search, and to highlight other major sites within a wider study area.

• A site visit was carried out on Thursday 6 th April 2017 in order to assess the present situation of the development area, to identify any areas where the potential archaeological resource may be particularly well preserved or damaged by recent development, and to observe the site in its landscape context.

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4.2 Each archaeological and historic site and Listed Building identified in the study area has been allocated a one or two digit ‘Site’ number and assigned to a specific period according to the definitions outlined on the English Heritage Periods List (formerly the RCHME Archaeological Periods List). These sites are described in the Archaeological and Historical Background section (See Section 5.0 below). Further details are provided for each site in Appendix 1, and where applicable the sites are depicted on Figure 3.

5.0 Archaeological and Historical Background

5.1 There is a small amount of prehistoric activity within the search area. Fieldwalking c. 0.38km south of the site returned a small quantity of worked flint (Site 1), with an additional worked flint implement recovered in a garden c. 0.57km northeast of the site (Site 2).

5.2 Two Bronze Age burnt mounds have been identified c. 0.91km and c. 1.0km southwest of the site along river paths (Sites 3 and 4), and are noted as being regionally specific due to their shape. The exact purpose of burnt mounds is contested, possibly representing cooking, beer brewing or ceremonial and ritual sauna purification activity (Historic England 2011). These are two of four probable Bronze Age burnt mounds identified in the general Sandwell Valley area (Hewitt and Hodder 1988, 19).

5.3 Roman activity in the area is represented by the presence of a small quantity of Roman pottery recovered during fieldwalking c. 0.89km southwest of the site (Site 5), with a solitary gold coin discovered c. 0.62km southwest of the site (Site 6).

5.4 No early-medieval finds have been recorded in the search area. However, place name data for the nearby West Bromwich is derived from the Old English wīc and brōm , meaning ‘a dwelling or collection of buildings associated with a thorny bush or scrub’, likely representing a farming area (Watts 2004). There is thought to have been a battle during the Anglo-Saxon period between the Anglo-Saxons and the Britons in the Wigmore area, which is located 0.6km to the northwest, although this has not been verified and may just be conjectural (Chitham 2009).

5.5 During the medieval period the site was located in the manor of West Bromwich. The original settlement was known as Bromwich, which in Old English is thought to mean ‘broom village’ (Greenslade et al. 1976). Bromwich is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and was held by William fitz Ansculf and consisted of three hides with one plough and one villan with four acres of meadow (Williams and Martin 2002). The main area of medieval settlement was thought to be located 1.3km to the southeast, to the south of All Saints church, the origins of which can be traced to the 12 th century (Greenslade et al. 1976). It is probable that the proposed development site lay within an area of agricultural land at this time, which is represented by small areas of surviving ridge and furrow (Sites 6-16, Hewitt and Hodder 1988). There is also the earthwork of a possible medieval moated site and associated circular cropmarks 0.4km to the south of the site (Sites 17 and 18). This was identified on aerial photographs and consists of a square ditched enclosure which enclosed an area of c.58m square with ditches 10m wide. This site was subsequently buried by dumping in 1988 ( ibid .).

5.6 Other potential medieval features have been identified within the study area, one such being Joan Mill, which is first documented in 1401 and was in decay by 1526. It is thought to have been located in the area where the motorway crosses the River Tame 0.36km to the northwest of the site (Site 20). Two further undated mill leats are highlighted by Ordnance Survey mapping in close

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proximity to the site, c. 0.12km northeast, which also utilise the water of the River Tame (Sites 19 and 21).

5.7 During the post-medieval period the site is likely to have remained largely agricultural in character. Settlement within the wider area was slow to develop, with only small pockets of settlement developing in a piecemeal fashion. The closest areas of settlement in the late 18 th century were in the Charlemont area to the northwest (Greenslade et al. 1976, 5). The rural character within the search area is reinforced by the presence of late 17 th –early 19 th century farmhouses and associated buildings c. 0.22–0.69km northwest (Sites 22–24) and c. 0.24-0.59km south of the proposed development site (Sites 25–27). Historic mapping further reinforces the agricultural nature of the site and its surroundings during the 19 th and 20 th centuries (Figures 4 – 9).

5.8 For a site which lies in the heart of the West Midlands conurbation the area has remained remarkably undeveloped. In the 19 th and 20 th centuries the industrial revolution fuelled urban growth in the nearby centre of West Bromwich, which became known for its ironworking (Greenslade et al. 1976, 35). However, there is some evidence for industrial activity in the study area. To the southeast of the site is Forge Mill and mill pond which originated in the 16 th century as Bromwich Forge and was used for ironworking until the early 19 th century when a flourmill was subsequently built on the site, and was in use until 1914 (Sites 28 and 29 and Greenslade et al. 1976). A mine is also suggested in the area, with a mine shaft evidenced by Ordnance Survey mapping, c. 0.49km northwest of the site (Site 30). Quarries are noted within the area from as early as 1849, and are situated c. 0.19km and c. 0.71km southwest of the site (Sites 31 and 32).

5.9 Residential dwellings, likely constructed during the 19 th century on the northeastern periphery of West Browmich, are located c. 0.54km and c. 0.83km northwest of the site (Sites 33 and 34). In addition, a workhouse for children was built on Pennyhill Lane in 1871, suggesting a growing urban population in the area (Site 35).

5.10 A single archaeological intervention is recorded in the study area; a watching brief that uncovered evidence of modern levelling, c.0.52km northeast of the site (Site 36).

6.0 Site Visit

6.1 The site was visited by Harvey Tesseyman on Thursday 6 th April 2017. Selected photographic images taken during the site visit are included in Appendix 1 and their locations indicated on Figure 2.

6.2 The development site is separated into two fields by a small ditch, a fence, and a hedge running northeast to southwest. Both the northwest and southeast fields are agricultural land covered in short grass. The northwest field (Plate 1) rises gently towards the northeast border, while the southeast field slopes gently downwards from southwest to northeast (Plate 2).

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Plate 1: The northwest field, looking northeast

Plate 2: The southeast field, looking south

6.3 Gated pedestrian and vehicular access to the northwest field is located on the northwest border of the site off the A4041, Newton Lane, and opposite Wigmore Lane (Plate 3). Gated access to the southeast field is located on the southeast border of the northwest field (Plate 4), along with access to the other, adjacent, agricultural fields.

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Plate 3: Main access via Newton Road, looking southwest

Plate 4: Access to the southeast field, looking southeast

6.4 The site is bordered by the A4041 dual carriageway, Newton Road, to the northwest (Plate 5), by further agricultural land to the northeast and southeast (Plate 6), and by the Sandwell Valley Crematorium to the southwest (Plate 7).

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Plate 5: View of the A4041, Newton Road, looking northwest

Plate 6: View of the agricultural land bordering the site, facing northeast

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Plate 7: View of the Sandwell Valley Crematorium, facing south

7.0 Constraints

7.1 There are no Scheduled Monuments, Registered Parks and Gardens, or Battlefields in the search area.

7.2 There is one listed building in the search area, the Grade II 18 th century Wigmore Farmhouse (1229526), c. 0.41km northeast of the site. Extensive urban development, means there is no intervisibility between this asset and the site and as a result there will be no adverse impact upon the significance or setting of this historic asset.

8.0 Discussion and Conclusions

8.1 There are a small number of prehistoric finds within the search area, generally at some distance from the proposed development site, and as such there is a negligible archaeological potential for this period.

8.2 Evidence of Roman activity is also limited within the search area, and located towards the periphery of the search area, suggesting a negligible archaeological potential for the site.

8.3 There is no archaeological evidence to support the presence of settlement activity occurring within the search area during the early-medieval period, although place-name data suggests nearby West Bromwich was occupied during this period. However, an absence of finds within the search area suggests a negligible archaeological potential for this period.

8.4 The archaeological evidence for the medieval period is characterised by agricultural activity. When reviewed in combination with the absence of archaeological finds, it would suggest the area was not widely used or heavily populated during the medieval period, and the site is likely to have been utilised as agricultural land. As a result, there is a negligible archaeological potential for this period.

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8.5 The post-medieval period is represented by some residential and industrial development, but the evidence suggests the site itself remained undeveloped until the present day, again suggesting a negligible archaeological potential.

9.0 Acknowledgements

9.1 Allen Archaeology Limited would like to thank Sandwell Borough Council for this commission.

10.0 References

CIfA, 2014, Standard and Guidance for Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment, Reading: Chartered Institute for Archaeologists

Black Country Local Authorities, 2011, The Black Country Core Strategy , The Black Country: Black Country Local Authorities

Chitham, E, 2009, West Bromwich: A History, Chichester: Phillimore & Co.

Department for Communities and Local Government, 2012, National Planning Policy Framework, London: Department for Communities and Local Government

Greenslade, M W, Baggs, A P, Baugh, G C, and Johnston, D A, 1976, A History of the County of Stafford, Volume 17, Victoria County History, Institute of Historical Research, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Hewitt, N R, and Hodder, M A, 1988, ‘A Landscape Survey of Sandwell Valley, 1982-87’, South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions for 1986–1987, Vol. XXVIII, 14–38

Historic England, 2011, Introduction to Heritage Assets: Burnt Mounds , London: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

Historic England, 2015a, Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning , London: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

Historic England, 2015b, Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment: The MoRPHE Project Managers’ Guide, London: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

Watts, V, 2004, The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names: Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Williams, A, and Martin, G H, 2002, Domesday Book: A Complete Translation, London: Penguin Books Ltd

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Cartographic Sources 1837 Ordnance Survey map (Sandwell Community History and Archives Service)

1888 Ordnance Survey map (Sandwell Community History and Archives Service)

1904 Ordnance Survey map (Sandwell Community History and Archives Service)

1916 Ordnance Survey map (Sandwell Community History and Archives Service)

1937 Ordnance Survey map (Sandwell Community History and Archives Service)

1959–60 Ordnance Survey map (www.promap.co.uk)

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Appendix 1: List of SHER Entries within a 1km search area

Site No. HER No. Grade & Easting Northing Description Date Listing No. 1 MBL3207; 402508 292759 Flint scatter at Forge Farm found during Prehistoric MBL 2991; fieldwalking. MBL 3000 2 MBL2839 403080 293540 Worked flint found during digging in a Prehistoric garden. 3 MBL2962 401833 292599 Burnt mound at Hill House Farm. Prehistoric 4 MBL2844 401651 292570 Burnt mound at Dartmouth golf course. Prehistoric 5 MBL2848; 401876 292513 Roman pottery from Hill House Farm Roman MBL 2997 discovered during fieldwalking. 6 MBL2893 402200 292600 Roman gold coin found at Forge Farm. Roman 7 MBL2851 401863 293075 Ridge and furrow at Wigmore Farm. Medieval 8 MBL2852 401936 293070 Ridge and furrow at Wigmore Farm. Medieval 9 MBL2960 401927 293314 Ridge and furrow at Wigmore Farm. Medieval 10 MBL2845 401691 293165 Earthwork of a hollow way at Water Lane. Medieval 11 MBL2855 401700 292800 Ridge and furrow earthworks at Medieval Dartmouth golf course. 12 MBL2856 401804 292786 Former road north of wood at Dartmouth Medieval Golf Course. 13 MBL2961 401782 292839 Ridge and furrow at Dartmouth golf Medieval course. 14 MBL2954 401960 292700 Ridge and furrow at Dartmouth golf Medieval course. 15 MBL2956 401980 292670 Ridge and furrow at Dartmouth golf Medieval course. 16 MBL2986 401820 292748 Dartmouth golf course wood, semi- Uncertain natural ancient woodland. 17 MBL2951 402600 292700 Moat at Forge Farm, approximately 58m Medieval square visible on aerial photographs. Possible medieval moated site. 18 MBL3173 402630 292601 Circular cropmarks visible on aerial Uncertain photographs, possibly related to the adjacent moated site. 19 MBL4935 402441 293541 Mill leat near Joan Mill, shown on First Uncertain Edition Ordnance Survey mapping. 20 MBL3200 402205 293640 Joan Mill, mill on the River Tame in Medieval existence by 1401 and in decay in 1526, exact site unknown. 21 MBL2959 402500 293600 Mill leat near Wigmore farm. Uncertain 22 MBL3256 402004 293900 Sinkhole Farm, series of buildings shown Post-medieval on First Edition Ordnance Survey map, no longer standing. 23 MBL2853 402360 293560 Remains of Floodgates Farm, probable Post-medieval C18 th . 24 MBL2599 1229526, II 402125 293639 Wigmore Farmhouse, early C18 th with Post-medieval C19 th alterations. 25 MBL2895 402531 292855 Foundations of a ruined building near Uncertain forge farm. 26 MBL2894 402600 292500 Ruined stone building at Forge Farm. Uncertain

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Site No. HER No. Grade & Easting Northing Description Date Listing No. 27 MBL2858 402549 292868 Forge Farm and barn. Barn was C17 th Post-medieval barn, now dismantled and intended for reconstruction at Sandwell Park Farm. 28 MBL2717 402839 292744 Old Forge Mill, probably on the site of the Post-medieval Priory Mill. Current buildings date from the C19 th . 29 MBL4941 402762 292964 Old Forge Mill pond, shown on First Post-medieval Edition Ordnance Survey mapping. 30 MBL4938 402093 293704 Old mine shaft marked on First Edition Uncertain Ordnance Survey mapping. 31 MBL4939 402310 293066 Haypits, probable old quarries marked on Uncertain First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping. 32 MBL3010 402150 292520 Sandstone Quarry southwest of Forge Uncertain Farm. 33 MBL4937 401702 293697 Settlement named Bird End on First Post-medieval Edition Ordnance Survey map. 34 MBL2957 401931 293518 Ivy Cottage, brick built cottage. Post-medieval 35 MBL3168 401713 293432 Workhouse for children on Pennyhill Post-medieval Lane, built 1871. 36 MBL5008 402077 293683 Evidence for modern levelling uncovered Modern during a watching brief.

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