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PHASE 1B LAWLEY VILLAGE
TELFORD SHROPSHIRE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF
For
WSP ENVIRONMENTAL UK
on behalf of
LAWLEY DEVELOPMENT GROUP
CA PROJECT: 2501 CA REPORT: 08015
MARCH 2008
PHASE 1B
LAWLEY VILLAGE TELFORD
SHROPSHIRE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF
CA PROJECT: 2501 CA REPORT: 08015
prepared by Jonathan Bennett, Project Supervisor
date 4 March 2008
checked by Richard Young, Project Manager
date 11 March 2008
approved by Mark Collard, Head of Contracts
signed
date 17 March 2008
issue 01
This report is confidential to the client. Cotswold Archaeology accepts no responsibility or liability to any third party to whom this report, or any part of it, is made known. Any such party relies upon this report entirely
at their own risk. No part of this report may be reproduced by any means without permission.
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CONTENTS
SUMMARY........................................................................................................................ 2
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 3
2. RESULTS (FIG. 2) ............................................................................................... 5
3. DISCUSSION....................................................................................................... 5
4. CA PROJECT TEAM ........................................................................................... 5
5. REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 5
APPENDIX A: CONTEXT DESCRIPTIONS ..................................................................... 6 APPENDIX E: OASIS REPORT FORM............................................................................ 7
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Fig. 1 Site location plan (1:25,000)
Fig. 2 Phase 1B development area, showing location of groundworks (1:5000)
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SUMMARY
Project Name: Phase 1B Lawley Village
Location: Lawley, Telford, Shropshire
NGR: SJ 670 082
Type: Watching Brief
Date: 7th – 14th January 2008
Planning Reference: w2004/0908
Location of Archive: To be deposited with Shropshire Museum Service
Site Code: LVT08
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology during
groundworks associated with Phase 1B of the Lawley Village Sustainable Urban
Development Scheme at Lawley, Telford, Shropshire.
No features or deposits of archaeological interest were observed during groundworks, and
no artefactual material pre-dating the modern period was recovered.
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 In January 2008 Cotswold Archaeology (CA) carried out an archaeological watching
brief for WSP Environmental UK on behalf of Lawley Development Group at Lawley
Village, Telford, Shropshire (centred on NGR: SJ 675 090 Fig. 1). The watching brief
was undertaken to fulfil a condition attached to a planning consent for Lawley Village
Sustainable Urban Development Scheme (Planning ref: w2004/0908). The objective
of the watching brief was to record all archaeological remains exposed during the
development.
1.2 The watching brief was carried out in accordance with a detailed Written Scheme of
Investigation (WSI) produced by WSP (2006) and approved by Mr M. Watson,
Historic Environment Officer, Shropshire County Council, archaeological advisor to
the LPA. The fieldwork also followed the Standard and Guidance for an
Archaeological Watching Brief issued by the Institute of Field Archaeologists (2001)
and the Management of Archaeological Projects (English Heritage 1991).
The site
1.3 The site lies directly to the south of Lawley Villlage on a slight south-facing slope. It
is bounded by the A5223 to the south-east, Dawley Road to the north-east and open
farm land to the west (Fig. 2). The site lies at approximately 180m AOD.
1.4 The Phase 1B site is roughly triangular in shape and encompasses an area of
5.6ha.
1.5 The underlying solid geology of the area is mapped as productive measures of coal
from the lower and upper middle carboniferous with sandstone and fire clay strata
(WSP 2006). This was observed in the excavation of footing trenches.
Archaeological background
1.6 The development area of Lawley Village lies broadly within the Coalbrookdale
Coalfield, which has been exploited since the medieval period. Lawley village dates
back to at least AD 1086, as it was recorded in the Domesday Book. It is
documented in AD 1180 as having a forge, although the location of this is unknown.
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The 1840 Tithe map and apportionment for Lawley record a Near Smithy Pool, Far
Smithy Pool and Smithy Pool in the vicinity of the site. The field labelled as Smithy
Pool lies directly to the west of the site and may indicate that the medieval forge was
located in this area. However, the 1889 first edition OS map records a smithy on the
western side of the crossroads in the centre of Lawley and it is quite likely that the
‘smithy’ field names refer to this structure and not the medieval forge. Mine
workings, bell pits and shafts dating to the 18th century have also been recorded in
this area. The southern and eastern portions of Phase 1B have previously be
subject to opencast activity. In the north of the development zone there is a low
potential for medieval remains associated with the settlement of Lawley to be
present. There is a moderate potential for remains of medieval agricultural activity to
be present, but the significance of such remains is considered to be low (WSP
2006).
Methodology
1.7 The fieldwork followed the methodology set out within the WSI (WSP 2006). An
archaeologist was present during intrusive groundworks associated with
development of the Phase 1B area, in areas that had not been previously subject to
modern opencast mineral extraction. The watching brief comprised the observation
of ground reduction and the excavation of footing trenches. Non-archaeologically
significant deposits were removed by the contractors under archaeological
supervision.
1.8 Written, graphic and photographic records were compiled in accordance with CA
Technical Manual 1: Fieldwork Recording Manual (2007).
1.9 The archive from the evaluation is currently held by CA at their offices in Kemble,
and will be deposited with Shropshire Museum Service. A summary of information
from this project, set out within Appendix B will be entered onto the OASIS online
database of archaeological projects in Britain.
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2. RESULTS (FIG. 2)
2.1 No features or deposits of archaeological interest were observed during
groundworks and, despite visual scanning of spoil, no artefactual material pre-dating
the modern period was recovered. This artefactual material was not retained.
3. DISCUSSION
3.1 Despite the archaeological potential of the application area, the watching brief
identified no archaeological remains within the area of observed groundworks. The
absence of archaeological deposits associated with the medieval settlement at
Lawley suggest that either they do not extend as far as or were not exposed by the
development.
4. CA PROJECT TEAM
Fieldwork was undertaken by Jonathan Bennett, who also wrote the report. The
illustrations were prepared by Jemma Elliot. The archive has been compiled by
Jonathan Bennett, and prepared for deposition by Kathryn Price. The project was
managed for CA by Richard Young.
5. REFERENCES
WSP (WSP Environmental UK) 2006 Written Scheme of Investigation for Phase 1
Development Zones at Lawley Village, Telford
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APPENDIX A: CONTEXT DESCRIPTIONS
No. Type Description Length
(m) Width (m)
Depth (m)
Spot-date
001 Topsoil Dark greyish brown silty clay 0.40m 002 Subsoil Mid orangey brown sandy clay 0.20m 003 Natural Mid reddish brown sandy clay 0.60m+ 004 Dep Fill of modern water pipe cut 005 2m 0.50m 005 Cut Cut for modern water pipe 2m 0.50m
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APPENDIX E: OASIS REPORT FORM
PROJECT DETAILS Project Name Phase 1B, Lawley Village, Telford, Shropshire
Short description (250 words maximum)
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology during groundworks associated with Phase 1B of the Lawley Village Sustainable Urban Development Scheme at Lawley, Telford, Shropshire. No features or deposits of archaeological interest were observed during groundworks, and no artefactual material pre-dating the modern period was recovered.
Project dates 7th – 14th January 2008 Project type (e.g. desk-based, field evaluation etc)
Watching brief
Previous work (reference to organisation or SMR numbers etc)
Environment Impact Assessment - Atkins Consultants (2004)
Future work Unknown
PROJECT LOCATION Site Location Lawley Village, Telford, Shropshire Study area (M2/ha) 5.6ha Site co-ordinates (8 Fig Grid Reference) SJ 675 090
PROJECT CREATORS Name of organisation Cotswold Archaeology
Project Brief originator WSP Environmental UK Project Design (WSI) originator WSP Environmental UK Project Manager Richard Young Project Supervisor Jonathan Bennett PROJECT ARCHIVES Intended final location of
archive (museum/Accession no.)
Content (e.g. pottery, animal bone etc)
Physical n/a n/a Paper Shropshire Museum
Service Trench Sheet, Site Plan
Digital Shropshire Museum Service
Digital photos
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CA (Cotswold Archaeology) 2008 Phase 1B, Lawley Village, Telford, Shropshire: Archaeological Watching
Brief for WSP Environmental UK on behalf of Lawley Development Group, CA typescript report 08015
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