Monument record 0475500000 - JUNCTION OXFORD & BROOK STREETS

Summary

Old watercourse found on Brook Street after demolition of houses

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • WATERCOURSE (Undated)
  • PALAEOCHANNEL (Undated)

Description

FOUND DIGGING FOOTINGS AFTER DEMOLITION OF COTTAGES BY T HEADLEY & M E FARLEY 1978. LAYER OF ORGANIC MATTER 10-30CM THICK AT DEPTH OF C.1M. NO DATING MATERIAL. WHOLE PRESUMABLY PART OF STREAM FROM WHICH BROOK ST NAMED (B1).
REPORT ON FAUNA FROM SAMPLE OF PEAT (FILED)(B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC6340 Unpublished document: 1980. HEADLEY MR T & FARLEY M E, JULY 1980.
  • <2>SBC13701 Unpublished document: 1979. REID MR C A M 1979.

Location

Grid reference SU 86135 93345 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • INSECT REMAINS (Undated)
  • PEAT (Undated)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Environmental sampling and salvage recording (EBC12030)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2024 9:30AM

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