Monument record 0190100000 - 23 MISSENDEN ROAD, CHESHAM
Summary
Roman pottery sherds found in garden.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
- BURIED LAND SURFACE (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
Description
ROMANO-BRITISH SHERDS FOUND IN THE GARDEN OF 23 MISSENDEN ROAD (B1).
SITE MARKED ON MAP (B2).
2 MORE RB SHERDS FOUND (B3).
OS ANTIQUITY NO S P 90 SE 37 (B4).
In July 2012 a watching brief carried out by Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd during groundworks for an extension revealed that much of the area had been built up in several episodes of dunping, possibly over several centuries from the Roman period onwards, with 0.8m of made ground. A sample of peat from the bottom of the sequence was taken for pollen analysis and interpreted as forming in an open herb-rich fen within a surrounding environment of mixed agricultural land with few trees, possibly in the Iron Age to Roman period. See report for detail (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC1504 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD.1901.
- <2>SBC1857 Bibliographic reference: BRANIGAN K.AND KIRTON M. 1965. A NEW ROMAN S ITE IN CHESHAM. RECS. OF BUCKS 17 P.388.
- <3>SBC2264 Bibliographic reference: C.V.A.H.S. CIRCULAR.6 1967.
- <4>SBC10024 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
- <5>SBC24429 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2012. Watching Brief: 23 Missenden Road, Chesham.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95555 01290 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- PEAT (Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Watching Brief (Ref: CMR 1520) (EBC17618)
Record last edited
May 9 2022 8:00AM
