Site Event/Activity record ENT4774 - Watching Brief at the Former Police Station, Grantham Road, Bingham
Location
Location | Former Police Station, Grantham Road, Bingham, Nottinghamshire |
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Grid reference | Centred SK 70876 39599 (107m by 99m) |
Map sheet | SK73NW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Bingham, Rushcliffe |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust
Date
Not recorded.
Description
The site consists of the former Bingham Police Station, police accommodation and ancillary buildings which was closed in April 2011 and demolished before the commencement of this watching brief. The site is bounded by Belvoir Vale Grove, and itsassociated residential estate, to the east and south, with Grantham road to the north and Bingham Cemetery to the west.
The site is situated between a Scheduled Ancient Monument, the abandoned medieval settlement of Bingham (NHLE 1017566) c. 300m north of site, and the historic core of modern Bingham.
The intrusive groundworks were undertaken with a 360° excavator and comprised the reduction of the slope at the south-eastern corner of the site and the excavation of footings for the central building.
An undated possible pit or posthole [1003] was identified during these works, situated at the western end of the northern wall footing. Approximately one third of the site was stripped down to the natural mudstone (1002) during demolition, with the remainder of the site having a layer of made ground (1005) deposited over the mudstone, probably from the demolition of the police station.
No finds, features or deposits of archaeological significance were identified.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5456 Unpublished document: Andrew Douthwaite. 2020. Former Police Station, Grantham Road, Bingham, Nottinghamshire: Report on the Results of an Archaeological Watching Brief.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Nov 23 2023 12:08PM