Site Event/Activity record ENT4784 - Test pit at Former Magnus Grammar School

Location

Location North-west of Buildings B and G, former Magnus Grammar School, Newark
Grid reference SK 80054 53926 (point)
Map sheet SK85SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Newark, Newark

Technique(s)

Organisation

PCAS Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

The single test pit measuring 2m x 2m was excavated at the north-west corner of the redevelopment site. Space at this location was limited by existing drains and the need to keep the path clear, so the pit was positioned within the only available space. A machine was used to break through modern tarmac; the rest of the trench was excavated by hand. This phase of work is for an extension to existing buildings, and the test pit was excavated within the footprint of the proposed new build. The test pit revealed at least three structural phases in this area, with associated demolition and occupation layers. The precise dating of the walls could not be ascertained, although pottery and ceramic building material from surrounding contexts suggests that they date from the 18th-20th centuries.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: A. Lane. 2013. PROPOSED EXTENSION TO BUILDINGS B AND G, MAGNUS BUILDINGS, THE FORMER GRAMMER SCHOOL, APPLETON GATE, NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEST PIT REPORT.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • MAGNUS SCHOOL AT NEWARK (Building)

Record last edited

Nov 28 2023 4:42PM

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