The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works Prepared for: CgMs Consulting Burlington House, Lypiatt Rd, Cheltenham GL50 2SY Prepared by: Wessex Archaeology Portway House Old Sarum Park Salisbury SP4 6EB www.wessexarch.co.uk March 2014 Report Reference:T18445.01 Planning Application Ref: 11/00742/OUT © Wessex Archaeology Ltd 2014, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Ltd is a Registered Charity No. 287786 (England & Wales) and SC042630 (Scotland) The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane, Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works Quality Assurance Project Code T18445 Accession Client Code Ref. 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The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane, Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Project background .............................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Location, topography and geology ....................................................................................... 3 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ................................................ 4 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Archaeological background .................................................................................................. 4 3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Scheduled Monument Area .................................................................................................. 6 4 STAGE 1 – HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING ............................................................... 7 4.1 Photographic record ............................................................................................................. 7 4.2 Written record....................................................................................................................... 7 5 STAGES 2 & 4 – STRIP, MAP AND EXCAVATION ........................................................... 7 6 STAGE 3 – EVALUATION .................................................................................................. 8 7 STAGE 5 – WATCHING BRIEF .......................................................................................... 9 7.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 9 7.2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 9 8 GENERAL.......................................................................................................................... 10 8.1 Recording ........................................................................................................................... 10 8.2 Human remains .................................................................................................................. 10 8.3 Treasure ............................................................................................................................. 11 8.4 Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 11 9 FINDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ....................................................................................... 11 9.1 Finds .................................................................................................................................. 11 9.2 Environmental sampling ..................................................................................................... 12 10 POST-EXCAVATION AND REPORTING ......................................................................... 13 10.1 Post-excavation report ....................................................................................................... 13 i WA Ref: T18445.01 The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane, Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works 11 PUBLICATION OF RESULTS ........................................................................................... 15 12 ARCHIVE STORAGE AND CURATION ........................................................................... 16 12.1 Museum ............................................................................................................................. 16 12.2 Archive ............................................................................................................................... 16 12.3 Discard Policy .................................................................................................................... 17 12.4 Copyright ............................................................................................................................ 17 12.5 Security copy ..................................................................................................................... 17 13 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STAFFING ................................................................... 17 13.1 Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................ 17 13.2 Personnel ........................................................................................................................... 18 14 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES ......................................................................... 19 15 INSURANCE AND HEALTH AND SAFETY ..................................................................... 19 15.1 Policy and Risk Assessment .............................................................................................. 19 16 REFERENCES................................................................................................................... 20 Figures Figure 1: Proposed Archaeological Mitigation Plan (after CgMs) ii WA Ref: T18445.01 The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane, Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works The Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane Hucclecote, Gloucester Written Scheme of Investigation for Programme of Historic Building Recording & Archaeological Works 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project background 1.1.1 Wessex Archaeology has been commissioned by CgMs Consulting to prepare a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) defining a programme of heritage and archaeological mitigation, prior to and during the demolition and redevelopment at the Hucclecote Centre, Churchdown Lane, Hucclecote, Gloucester centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 387689 217449, (Hereafter “the Site) (Figure 1). 1.1.2 Planning permission (Reference 11/00742/OUT) with draft outline Conditions, has been granted by Gloucestershire County Council, the local planning authority (LPA) for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 53 dwellings together with associated estate roads and public open space. 1.1.3 As part of the pre-commencement works it is necessary to demolish the former Hucclecote Secondary School and clear the site of foundations, surfaces and topsoil. Draft Condition 17 requires a programme of below-ground archaeological investigation and reporting. Draft Condition 18 requires archaeological monitoring and recording during ground works. Draft Condition 19 requires a programme of historic building recording and reporting of significant elements of the historic built environment prior to demolition. 1.1.4