Monument record 0802000000 - Wycombe Marsh Sewage Treatment Works
Summary
Late nineteenth and twentieth century sewage works
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- SEWAGE WORKS (19th Century to Modern - 1883 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Sewage works constructed at Wycombe Marsh in 1883, with additions to the complex in the 1925, 1945/8, 1970 and 1980. See desk-based assessment report for detail (B1).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by TVAS in May and June 2002 indicated that a large proporton of the site had been disturbed by construction works for the sewage works, with natural gravels directly overlaid by modern made ground (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19123 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2001. High Wycombe Sewage Treatment Works, High Wycombe: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.
- <2>SBC19724 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2002. Wycombe Marsh, High Wycombe: An Archaeological Evaluation.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 88359 91979 (514m by 471m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Building recording (Level 1) (Ref: LRHW 99/22) (EBC16384)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: WMW 01/110) (EBC16078)
Record last edited
Sep 28 2007 5:13PM
