Three medieval sherds were recovered from the topsoil. These comprise two undiagnostic body sherds in coarse sandy fabrics, and a sherd from the neck of a glazed jug in a finer sandy fabric, identified as Nottingham Reduced Green Glazed ware, dated late 13th to early 15th century (Fabric type NOTGR). All three sherds are heavily abraded.

46 sherds are post-medieval, and have a probable date range of late 17th to 20th century. Ware types include coarse redwares (some black-glazed), Staffordshire-type trailed slipware and manganese mottled ware, English stonewares, and later factory produced finewares (creamware, pearlware, whiteware, yellow ware). All post-medieval sherds came from topsoil contexts.

Fragments of post-medieval bricks; these are too small to ascertain brick dimensions or overall form. All came from the topsoil.

The clay pipes consist entirely of plain stem fragments, which are not more closely datable within the post-medieval period. All fragments came from the topsoil.

Two bottles were found in the topsoil. Both are beverage bottles of late 19th or early 20th century date; the more complete example is embossed with the mark of G W Waugh, mineral water manufacturer of Bromley Street, Sheffield (not listed in Kelly’s Directory for 1893, but pre-dating the company’s incorporation in 1903, and by 1905 listed in White’s Directory in Douglas Road), while the second, of which only the lower part survives, carries a partial mark ([…]STON’S / […] WINES).

The three other fragments of glass recovered comprise one fragment of a similar beverage bottle, one from a green glass wine bottle of 18th century date or later, and a small piece in opaque white glass, possibly from a lampshade.

Other finds comprise one prehistoric worked flint flake (found unstratified), and three iron objects from the topsoil (nail, tapering bar and small strip fragment).

Ashley Tuck, 2015, A1 Elkesley Junction Improvements, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief Report (Unpublished document). SNT5634.