Winter 2006 Number 62 The ARCHAEOLOGIST This issue: ARCHAEOLOGY AND URBAN REGENERATION Conservation area appraisal: a key regeneration tool p12 Reviving Southampton’s French Quarter p16 The archaeology Institute of Field Archaeologists of town commons SHES, University of Reading, Whiteknights PO Box 227, Reading RG6 6AB p33 tel 0118 378 6446 fax 0118 378 6448 email [email protected] website www.archaeologists.net C ONTENTS 1 Contents 2 Editorial 3 From the Finds Tray 5 Disciplinary procedure Andrew Taylor 6 British Archaeological Awards 2006 Defending historic buildings in the regeneration process Lynne Walker page 16 10 12 Conservation area appraisal: a key regeneration tool Christopher Catling 14 Urban regeneration and commercially viable, sustainable heritage solutions Neil Macnab 16 Reviving Southampton’s French Quarter Richard Brown 18 The historic environment and regeneration of 20th-century social housing Jonathan Smith 20 SHARP practice: regenerating Royal Arsenals in Europe Rob Whytehead and Mark Stevenson 23 Urban waterfronts in Wales Andrew Marvell and Kate Howell 26 Little Houses make a big difference in historic small towns Robin Turner and Derek Alexander 28 Great Yarmouth: urban regeneration and the Archaeological Map Ken Hamilton 30 Archaeology and regeneration in Leicester Chris Wardle and Richard Buckley 33 The archaeology of town commons Mark Bowden, Graham Brown and Nicky Smith 34 Worcester: urban regeneration and archaeological partnerships Robin Jackson, Martin Watts and James Dinn 36 Rediscovering medieval Salford – archaeology and urban regeneration Norman Redhead 38 Chester: Contrasting approaches Dan Garner and Mike Morris 40 The All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group Christopher Catling page 23 42 Archaeologists, abstract artists, and oral history: British Waterways restoration programme in Stourport Justin Hughes 43 New books reviewed: Shoreline management review and JNAPC code of practice for seabed development Paola Palma and Dave Parham 44 Capturing the public value of heritage: the proceedings of the London conference 25-26 January 2006 Christopher Catling 45 Obituary – Richard Avent page 28 46 Obituary – David Wilson 47 New members 48 Members news Winter 2006 Number 62 1 This edition of TA takes us into urgent national UK National Commission for UNESCO and Chair concerns with urban regeneration. Many in the of its Culture Sector Committee (and past Chair of FROM THE FINDS TRAY wider world think that, to be effective, such IFA); and David Breeze, until recently Chief regeneration must consider people’s need for Inspector of Historic Scotland, who has wide identity and a sense of place, which in turn means responsibilities for world heritage sites, especially being able to read and understand the physical on the Roman frontiers, and is chair of British fabric of the communities and thus respect their Archaeological Awards. own place and contribution to history. And who better than archaeologist to make this happen? Meanwhile, IFA’s HLF-supported Bursary scheme is The history may be Roman (Chester), medieval progressing well. Five placements are up and Advisory Committee for Historic (Southampton) or 1970s (Southwark), but running, with RCAHMS, University of Winchester, Wreck Sites (ACHWS) archaeologists will always make a valuable ADS, English Heritage and Worcestershire County ‘Mapping Medieval Townscapes’ The ACHWS was set up to advise contribution. We hope that the selection of case Council. We are recruiting for a sixth placement Queen’s University Belfast and the ADS have launched Government on the suitability of wreck histories presented here will inspire even greater with Cardiff University, and preparations for ‘Mapping Medieval Townscapes: a digital atlas of the sites to be designated for protection on involvement of archaeologists in regeneration further placements are underway. new towns of Edward I’, on http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/ the grounds of historical, archaeological teams in the future. catalogue/resources.html?atlas_ahrb_2005. Created by or artistic interest in accordance with Keith Lilley, Chris Lloyd and Steve Trick, the atlas uses the Protection of Wreck Acts 1973. Its At IFA’s AGM in October, Mike Dawson described Alison Taylor mapping as a medium to explore how urban landscapes Annual Report 2005 is now available to download from the activities of IFA in the past year, David Baker were shaped in the middle ages. This atlas project has Maritime Archaeology pages of English Heritage’s website reported on the work he is doing on stewardship of deepened understanding of the forms and formation of (www.english-heritage.org.uk). Hard copies of the Report are the historic environment, and Kate Geary on the medieval towns, combining GIS and Global Positioning available free from [email protected]. proposed new qualification in archaeological Systems to map and analyse medieval urban landscapes. practice. A Council for 2006/7 was voted in nem con, amendments were made to the Code of conduct, [email protected] adding sexual orientation and religious belief to the list of factors that may not be discriminated against, Reducing archaeological risk in and requiring at least IFA pay minima for construction More World Heritage employees. A minor change to special all interest For construction clients and contractors, The Antonine Wall, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the twin group by-laws was a requirement that officers failure to follow archaeological good monastery of Wearmouth and Jarrow have been chosen as the should normally be members of IFA. Full wording practice and comply with planning UK’s next three nominations to become World Heritage Sites. of these changes can be downloaded from guidance during the planning, design and The Antonine Wall was built by Antoninus Pius following the www.archaeologists.net. construction process can lead to delays, re-conquest of southern Scotland in AD142. From 142 to legal proceedings and damage to about 165 it was the north-west frontier of the Roman Two new honorary MIFAs, both eminent in their reputations. The Construction Industry Empire. It would form an extension to the Frontiers of the own right as well as having given great service to Research and Information Association Roman Empire Transnational World Heritage Site presently IFA, were voted in. These were Sue Davies, Chief Prof David Breeze, (CIRIA) new project Managing consisting of Hadrian’s Wall and the Upper Raetian German Executive of Wessex Archaeology, member of the new Hon MIFA archaeological risk in construction (RP741), Limes. with a project team comprising CIRIA, Museum of London Archaeology Service Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is one of the world’s most spectacular (MoLAS), Scott Wilson and IFA, aims to achievements of waterways engineering. It was a pioneer of develop a best practice guide for cast iron construction and the highest canal aqueduct ever construction clients and contractors on built. The Anglo-Saxon monastery at Wearmouth and Jarrow managing risks and maximising benefits was the creation of Benedict Biscop, who returned from from archaeology on construction sites. Rome determined to build a monastery ‘in the Roman Notes to contributors The guide will enable the user to manner’. 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Editorial 2 The Archaeologist Winter 2006 Number 62 3 FROM THE FINDS TRAY DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE Andrew Taylor IFA Annual Conference, Permissions to excavate human remains in English Cathedrals 2–4 April 2007 In December 2005, the Coroners’ Section of the Home Office was Planned sessions include: Peter Hinton writes: ‘Ethical competence’ is the buzz phrase in professional institute circles at present, emphasising transferred to the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA), and Plough damage: just too big to handle? as a result licences for the removal of human remains are now issued that professionalism is about more than technical competence, involving as it does an understanding of an institute’s Steve