Site Event/Activity record ENT4530 - Archaeological monitoring/watching brief, Land off Exchange Street, Retford
Location
Location | Land off Exchange St., Retford, Nottinghamshire |
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Grid reference | Centred SK 70479 81077 (15m by 35m) |
Map sheet | SK78SW |
District | Bassetlaw |
Civil Parish | East Retford, Bassetlaw |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
The monitored workds covered: the demolition of upstanding structures; the drilling of 4 bore holes to depths of between 3.2m and 3.85m; the excavation by hand of 3 test pits to a depth of 1.45m; ground reduction and removal of previous upstanding wall footings by excavator equipped with 1m wide toothed bucket and 2m wide ditching bucket to depths between 0.3m and 1.6m; excavation of soakaway test pit by excavator to a depth of 2.3m; excavation of footing and services trenches by excavator to a depth of 1.2m. No significant archaeological deposits were exposed during any stage of the monitored works.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5163 Unpublished document: J. Sleap. 2012. Land off Exchnage Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording Report.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Nov 5 2019 10:28AM