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Uffington Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire A Heritage Statement and Archaeological Impact Assessment for the Environment and Resources Dept., Lincolnshire County Council Authors: Johanna Greaves, Tom Hooley, Camilla Collins Report Number: 114/2015 © Trent & Peak Archaeology Code: UFC ! Trent & Peak Archaeology © Unit 1, Holly Lane Chilwell Nottingham NG9 4AB 0115 8967400 (Tel.) 0115 925 9464 (Fax.) Uffington(Road,(Stamford,(Lincolnshire( ! ( Prepared by Johanna Greaves, Site Assistant Tom Hooley, Site Supervisor Camilla Collins, Site Assistant Date 30/9/15 Checked by Ruth Humphreys, Project Officer Date 1/10/15 Approved by Howard Jones Date 5/10/15 Report Number 114/2015 Status Final ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Uffington(Road,(Stamford,(Lincolnshire( ! ( SUMMARY This report was commissioned by Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors who wish to construct a care home on land to the South of Uffington Road, Stamford. In line with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), where a site on which development is proposed includes or has the potential to include heritage assets with archaeological interest, the developer is required to submit an appropriate Heritage Statement and Archaeological Impact Assessment describing the significance and setting of any heritage assets affected. This report is that Heritage Statement and Archaeological Impact Assessment. The proposed development area (PDA) is roughly rectangular in shape, with existing light industrial buildings to the north and truncated by a footpath at its western end, the majority of which is currently scrub land. At its widest points the site measures c.271m (east-west) by c.123m (north-south) giving an approximate area of 2.64 hectares. The area upon which the care home will be constructed is c.100m by 40m, parallel with the small lane running north-west/ south-east to the Hudds Mill (DLI7751), to the west of the site. The Archaeological Impact Assessment demonstrated that there are no known designated assets within the proposed redevelopment area itself, nor the footprint of the care home. There is one non-designated heritage asset, a 17th century canal lock door which was found by contractors working at the Borough Sewage Works (DLI7751). The base of the canal was lined with blue clay and sherds of 17th century slipped ware were found. The canal was backfilled and levelled off in the late 19th century. This Asset is within the old sewage works and nothing is currently extant on the site, however, any excavation of the surrounding area and known canal route would need to take this previous discovery into account. Aerial photographs and cartographic analysis demonstrates that the PDA has been subject to multiple phases of industrial development in the modern period; mining, the construction (and subsequent demolition) of a large sewage works and construction of a light industrial complex. No archaeological features were clearly evident within the PDA during a site visit, although a noticeable slope towards the allotments east of the site may indicate the presence of former building platforms. Any buried archaeological remains identified beneath the proposed redevelopment area, would offer an opportunity to address research priorities highlighted in the recent East Midlands Updated Research Agenda and Strategy (Knight, Vyner and Allen 2012). Although this desk-based assessment suggests a low potential for buried archaeology within the PDA, the client should consult further with Lincolnshire County Council to ascertain whether additional mitigation is required in the form of a site investigation. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Uffington(Road,(Stamford,(Lincolnshire( ! ( Uffington Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire A Heritage Statement and Archaeological Impact Assessment Author: Johanna Greaves, Tom Hooley, Camilla Collins October 2015 CONTENTS SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 3! CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 4! LIST OF PLATES ..................................................................................................................................... 5! 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 7! 1.1 Site Background ........................................................................................................................... 7! 1.2 Site Topography and Geology ................................................................................................. 7! 2. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 8! 2.1 Assessment Methodology ......................................................................................................... 8! 2.2 Report Structure .......................................................................................................................... 8! 3. PLANNING POLICY STATEMENTS RELATING TO ARCHAEOLOGY ................................... 10! 3.1. National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) .................................................................... 10! 3.2 Setting .......................................................................................................................................... 11! 3.3 Other considerations ................................................................................................................ 12! 3.4. Local Policy: South Kesteven District Council Development Plan Document (DPD) .............................................................................................................................................................. 13! 4. BASELINE DATA .............................................................................................................................. 14! 4.1. Known Heritage Assets within the redevelopment area ................................................ 14! 4.2. Known Heritage Assets beyond the redevelopment area ............................................. 15! 4.3. Aerial Photographic Analysis ................................................................................................ 17! 4.4. Cartographic Analysis ............................................................................................................. 18! 4.5. Landscape Character .............................................................................................................. 20! 5. SITE VISIT AND SETTING ............................................................................................................. 21! 6. PERIOD SYNTHESIS AND THE HERITAGE POTENTIAL OF UFFINGTON ROAD, STAMFORD ............................................................................................................................................ 22! 6.1! Prehistoric ............................................................................................................................... 22! 6.2 ! Romano-British ................................................................................................................. 22! 6.3! Early Medieval (410-1066 AD) ............................................................................................ 23! 6.4! Medieval ................................................................................................................................. 23! 6.5! Post-Medieval and Modern ................................................................................................. 23! 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................ 25! 7.1! Statement of Potential ......................................................................................................... 25! 7.2 ! Statement of Significance .............................................................................................. 25! 7.3! Potential Impacts on Significance .................................................................................... 25! 7.4! Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 25! 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................ 26! APPENDIX A: Lincolnshire Historic Environment Record Archaeological Events within the 1km study (Lincolnshire) ........................................................................................................... 27! Appendix B: NMR designated heritage assets within the 1km study area including Listed Buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and Registered Parks and Gardens (Lincolnshire) ....................................................................................................................................... 30! Appendix C: Non-Designated Heritage Assets within the 1km study area (Lincolnshire) .................................................................................................................................................................. 32! Appendix D: Non-Designated Heritage Assets from the Peterborough HER within the 1km study area ...................................................................................................................................