Monument record 0949200000 - Waddesdon C of E Schools, School Lane
Summary
2 post-medieval pits or sunken-floored buildings found during watching brief.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- (Former Type) BUILDING? (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)
- (Former Type) GRUBENHAUS? (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)
- (Former Type) PIT? (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Description
Two sub-rectangular pits were found during watching brief at Waddesdon Church of England School. They were 4m-4.95m long and 3.15-3.5m wide, with a post-hole at the western end of each pit. Although the form of these pits is suggestive of sunken-featured buildings of Anglo-Saxon date, one of the pits produced only post-medieval artefacts dating to the 17th/18th centuries. The spatial relationship to other post-medieval features, i.e. parallel to nearby ridge-and-furrow, strongly suggests that they represent an unusual form of post-medieval sunken-featured building (B2).
NGR to southern-most feature.
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC22770 Unpublished document: Albion Archaeology. 2006. Waddesdon Church of England Primary and Secondary School, School Lane, Waddesdon : Archaeological Watching Brief.
- <2>SBC22969 Article in serial: Wesley Keir. 2008. 'Early Roman Bedding Trenches and Two Post-Medieval Sub-Rectangular Pits at Waddesdon', in Recs of Bucks 48 pp55-59. Volume 48.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 74556 16473 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (6)
- VESSEL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
- OYSTER SHELL (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- NAIL (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: WD1194) (EBC16752)
Record last edited
Nov 1 2018 2:52PM
