Monument record MDR11304 - Saxo-Norman to post-medieval occupation, King Street, Derby
Type and Period (3)
- CASTING HOUSE ? (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- RETTING POND ? (Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1150 AD?)
- INDUSTRIAL SITE ? (Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1150 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Archaeological trial-trenching and excavation were undertaken during 2003-4 at King Street, Derby (centred on SK 352 367) by Birmingham Archaeology on behalf of Birchover Properties in advance of residential development. The earliest phase of activity, demonstrated by a group of pits, a post-hole alignment and a cluster of hearths, pre-dated 1150, and may have been related to clothmaking. By the end of the 12th century industrial activity had ceased on the site, and the area was given over to cultivation. A series of pits were dated to the 17th or 18th century; one pit contained fragments of hops, suggesting small-scale brewing on the site, and the remains of fruit and vegetables, suggesting that the area formed part of a cultivated garden or allotment at this time. In the 19th century the area contained a brick building, mapped in 1852; it was used for an industrial purpose, possibly the casting of metal. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR20066 Article in serial: Bain, K (Birmingham Archaeology). 2006. 'Late Saxon and Medieval Derby: Excavations at King Street, Derby, 2004', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 126, pp 46-81. Figs 1-13, Tables 1-2.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 35203 36724 (58m by 36m) |
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| Civil Parish | DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- EDR1861
- EDR2444
- EDR1862
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2017 10:24AM