Element record MNT28283 - Drain at Worksop Bus Station, Worksop

Summary

Probable post-medieval stone drain discovered during trial trenching

Location

Grid reference SK 4586e 3789e (point)
Map sheet SK43NE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Worksop, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A stone-lined post-medieval drain which was 1.08m in depth, extending to a depth of 1.8m BGL. It was filled by two distinct deposits, a primary fill of black-brown silty-clay with a high density of waterlogged organic material and a secondary fill (probably relating to the infilling of the feature after it went out of use) of mid to dark brown silty-clay.

The pottery sherds recovered from both the primary and secondary fills suggest that it is 17th to 19th century in date. Both fills were sampled to allow further analysis of the fill materials.

Furthermore, when overlying the trench layout on an 1848 map, it could be seen that drain relates to a marked field boundary.


Thomas Linington, 2014, Worksop Bus Station Trial Trenching (Unpublished document). SNT5642.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Thomas Linington. 2014. Worksop Bus Station Trial Trenching.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2024 12:11PM

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