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Broadland Archaeology B’Land Ref: 2020/115 Former Lingwood First School site, Chapel Road, Lingwood, Norfolk, NR13 4PA Archaeological Informative Trenching Written Scheme of Investigation Prepared for: Glenn Payne of ig9 On behalf of Repton Property Developments Broadland District Council Planning Ref: 20190278 Norfolk County Council Environment Service Ref: CNF48614 August 2020 1 Broadland Archaeology QUALITY ASSURANCE Glenn Payne ig9 on behalf of Repton Property Client Developments Former Lingwood First School site, Chapel Road, Lingwood, Location NR13, 4PA District Broadland Planning Reference 20190278 NCCES Reference CNF 48614 Grid Reference TG 3594, 0819 Issued Draft John Ames 12-08-2020 Approved by Steve Hickling (NCCES) TBC Issue 1 Disclaimer This document has been prepared for Glenn Payne following the terms and conditions of appointment supplied with Fee Quote 2020/115 dated 22 June 2020. Broadland Archaeology Limited cannot accept any responsibility for any use of or reliance on the contents of this report by any third party. Broadland Archaeology Ltd 1 Ash Tree Road Moulton St Mary Norwich NR13 3NN Direct: 01493 752034 Mobile: 07716167015 Email: [email protected] Web: www.broadlandarchaeology.co.uk © BROADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY LTD 2020, all rights reserved 2 Contents Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Historical Background .......................................................................................................................... 3 Aims ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Mitigation Strategy Phase 1: Informative Trenching ............................................................................... 5 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Phase 1: Informative Trenching ....................................................................................................... 6 Post-Fieldwork Processes ................................................................................................................... 9 Report and Archive ............................................................................................................................ 10 Timetable and Resources ..................................................................................................................... 12 Project Staff ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Quality Standards .................................................................................................................................. 14 General Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 15 Access, Health and Safety .................................................................................................................... 16 Insurance............................................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 1 ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Risk Assessments ................................................................................................................................. 19 Former Lingwood First School site – Chapel Road – Lingwood – Norfolk – NR13 4PA A Programme Of Archaeological Mitigatory Work (to commence with Informative Trial Trenching) Draft WSI Former Lingwood First School site, Lingwood, Norfolk, NR13 4PA Archaeological Informative Trial Trenching Written Scheme of Investigation Introduction 1 In order to comply with the planning requirements, set out by Broadland District Council (Planning Ref: 20190278) and in response to an archaeological Brief prepared by Norfolk County Council Environment Service (NCCES ref: CNF48614). Broadland Archaeology was commissioned by Glenn Payne of ig9 on behalf Repton Property Developments (‘the client’) to provide this Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) and provide fee costs for undertaking an appropriate programme of archaeological works to fulfil the requirements of a NCCES Brief For Informative Trial Trenching As Part Of A Programme Of Archaeological Mitigatory Work (PoAMW)1. The Brief sets out minimum standard requirements for the programme of archaeological informative trial trenching to assess the potential archaeological resource of the site and the likely impacts of development on that resource. 2 A stage-programme of archaeological works will be required to inform mitigation and remediation decisions regarding future of the site. The archaeological works outlined in this WSI will form the first phase of a programme of archaeological Mitigatory works ahead of proposals for the erection of up to ten residential dwelling (‘the site’) at Former Lingwood First School site, Chapel Road, Lingwood, Norfolk (TG 3594, 0819). A contingency for an added 40.00m of linear trenching has been made should clarification about the extent or significance of any heritage assets encountered be required. Figure 1, showing proposed development area (red) including proposed informative trenches (black), road and driveway outlines (green) and existing buildings (hatched magenta) 3 Recommendations for further archaeological Mitigation work (if required) will be made by NCCES and that any further Project Designs will be an addendum to this WSI. Any subsequent Projects Designs will be submitted to NCCES for approval (on behalf of the LPA) and to mitigate the impacts of the excavations necessary for the new development. 4 The existing access off Chapel Road will become the sole access. The current land use is a Former First School site with an asphalt driveway, asphalt play areas and asphalt 1 Brief For Informative Trenching As Part Of A Programme Of Archaeological Mitigatory Work at Former Lingwood First School site, Chapel Road, Lingwood, Norfolk. Norfolk County Council Environment Service (Steve Hickling, NCC Environment Service, 19 June 2020). 2 Former Lingwood First School site – Chapel Road – Lingwood – Norfolk – NR13 4PA A Programme Of Archaeological Mitigatory Work (to commence with Informative Trial Trenching) Draft WSI walkways. Mature trees form the south and east fringes of the site, residential housing bound the north and Chapel Road lay to the west. 5 This WSI assumes that the (‘the client’) will highlight site constraints, mark out root protection areas and all vegetation will be removed from the site prior to the archaeological work and that safe and straightforward access will be available to parts of the site. 6 The recipients of this WSI will be Glenn Payne and Norfolk County Council Environment Service. The commissioning and funding of the project including the archaeological advisory and planning role of the NCCES will be acknowledge in any report or publication generated by this project. Any variations to the specification of this WSI shall be agreed with NCCES in writing prior to them being carried out. Historical Background 7 In order to characterise the likely archaeological potential of the site, only a brisk summary of the archaeological background is given through entries of Heritage Gateway (www.heritagegateway.org.uk) and the most relevant entries to the site are discussed below. 8 The full NHER record data will be purchased from Norfolk County Council Environment Service for commercial re-use under the License for re-use of Historic Environment Record information. The NHER search area will cover a radius of 500m around the site centred on TG 3594, 0819 and will form part of the client report presenting the results of the trenching. The site is in an area of archaeological potential and is represented by Prehistoric, medieval and post-medieval activities. 9 The National Mapping Programme (NMP) in 2007, by use of aerial photographs identified and recorded three sites (NHER 49610, 49611 and 49612) with cropmarks of multi-period boundaries of an unknown date. 10 Site NHER 49610: lay to the southeast of the proposed development and consists of cropmarks of multi-period field boundaries and trackways south of Norwich Road, Lingwood. The boundaries consist of fragmentary ditches and double ditches likely to be former field boundaries of various dates. Two sites (NHER 33128 and 39732) in this area have recorded predominately medieval finds, however, a medieval date is unlikely to be contemporaneous with the cropmarks. 11 Site NHER 49611: lay to the east of the proposed development site and consisted of multi period field boundaries that are likely to be Iron Age or Roman in date. The aerial photographs cover an area east of Lingwood village and consist of a dispersed group of fragmentary ditches likely to represent former field boundaries. Four sites within the area (NHER 29176, 20247, 38153 and 39625) have recorded finds of Iron Age, Roman, Saxon 3 Former Lingwood First School site – Chapel Road – Lingwood – Norfolk – NR13 4PA A Programme Of Archaeological Mitigatory Work (to commence with Informative Trial Trenching) Draft WSI and medieval date. The interpretation of evidence suggests that an Iron Age to Roman