FORMER COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE

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1 FORMER COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford 2/1380 (C ) SE CHURCH STREET, ADDINGHAM, ILKLEY 1 Church Street, Addingham, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Archaeological Evaluation Cale, K J Harrogate : Kevin J Cale Archaeological Consultant, 2000, 24pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Kevin J Cale Archaeological Consultant An evaluation was undertaken prior to the proposed redevelopment of the site. Natural sub soil was identified, which contained a moderate quantity of inclusions, dominated by sandstone fragments and had, in places, been cut and disturbed during modern drain installation. Within the western extent of the site a lens of cinder, coal and charcoal was identified, suspended within a dark brown loam matrix and sealing topsoil. The lens was consistent with a spread of domestic fire waste, the date of which was uncertain. A very small assemblage of late 19th/early 20th century pottery and bottle glass was identified within the layer. The intermittent remains of a dry stone wall were identified within the eastern extent of the site. Unusually the wall was a single skin construction, surviving up to two courses in height and built of roughly dressed fragments of sandstone. [Au(adp)] 2/1381 (C ) SE ADDINGHAM TO RIDDLESDEN WATER PIPELINE Geophysical Survey Report 2000/34. Addingham to Riddlesden Water Pipeline, West Yorkshire GSB Prospection Bradford : GSB Prospection, 2000, 21pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: GSB Prospection A magnetic survey of the site succeeded in locating the position of three possible kilns in the area north of Brunthwaite Lane. In the same area, a number of other archaeological type anomalies were found, probably indicating an enclosure. Low earthworks were noted in this region. By way of contrast, the survey data to the south of Brunthwaite Lane found few anomalies of potential archaeological interest. [Au] 2/1382 (C ) SE BROADWAY CENTRE, HALL INGS, BRADFORD Broadway Centre, Hall Ings, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Annex to Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (Report No. 778) Keith, K Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 13pp, figs, refs Further to an earlier desk-based assessment a walkover study was undertaken on the proposed development site. The walkover revealed substantial underground disturbance mainly relating to lower retail basement floors and underground car parks to the east of Market Street and Petergate. Similarly numerous warehouses with basements were recorded on early maps. There was a possible archaeological potential to the north of Cheapside, in the vicinity of the Station Forecourt and Forster Square, documented areas of early industrial and domestic activity, including the area known as Broadstones and the canal warehouse. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, MO 1

2 2/1383 (C ) SE CHARLESTOWN MEADOWS, OTLEY ROAD, BAILDON Charlestown Meadows, Otley Road, Baildon, West Yorkshire. Archaeological Evaluation (Report No. 788) Smith, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 28pp, figs, tabs, refs An archaeological evaluation comprising test pitting was carried out in advance of the construction of new production facilitates. The site covered an area of approximately 6.5ha, within which 85 test pits were excavated. It was shown that there were no significant flint concentrations distributed across the site and no visible archaeological surfaces survived. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PR 2/1384 (C ) SE CROSS LANE, DRIGHLINGTON Cross Lane, Drighlington, West Yorkshire, Foul Sewer Requisition. Geophysical Survey (Report No. 787) Whittingham, M Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 21pp, figs, refs A gradiometer survey covering 3 ha was carried out along the proposed route of a foul water sewer. Anomalies caused by infilled field boundary ditches and modern/medieval ploughing were identified. A large, isolated, dipolar anomaly may have indicated the location of a bell pit. It was possible that several of the linear anomalies may have had an archaeological origin but without other supporting evidence a more definitive interpretation could not be given. [Au(abr)] 2/1385 (C ) SE LAND OFF MAIN ROAD, EASTBURN, NEAR KEIGHLEY Land off Main Road, Eastburn, Near Keighley, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey (Report No. 808) Webb, A & Whittingham, M Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 21pp, figs, refs A geophysical survey was carried out over an area of 2ha at the site of a proposed residential development. High resistance linear anomalies were identified, caused by extant ridge and furrow earthworks, land drains and a stone capped stream. Areas of low resistance reflected differential water retention in the topsoil/subsoil, some of which may have been associated with a palaeochannel. Other less coherent areas of high resistance broadly reflected the topography/extant earthworks, which were visible across the site. There was no evidence for the position of a former tithe barn. [Au(abr)] 2/1386 (C ) SE MYDDLETON LODGE, ILKLEY Myddleton Lodge, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Earthwork and Geophysical Survey (Report No. 807) McNaught, R B & Webb, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 39pp, figs, refs An archaeological evaluation comprising a summary earthwork survey and a geophysical survey was carried out in the grounds of Myddelton Lodge. The earthwork survey identified features in the 2

3 paddock to the north of the Lodge that were thought to have indicated modern garden features, such as a cascade and a tennis court, overlying a much older regime of ridge and furrow ploughing. The resistance survey identified possible garden features in the small grassed area between the lodge and the paddock and the gradiometer survey identified anomalies indicative of ridge and furrow ploughing in the area at the eastern end of the proposed development area. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: MO, UD Kirklees 2/1387 (C ) SE KING'S MILL, SNOW ISLAND, HUDDERSFIELD Archaeological Evaluation at King's Mill, Snow Island, Huddersfield. Revised Version Turnbull, P & Walsh, D Barnard Castle : Brigantia Archaeological Practice, 2000, 25pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Brigantia Archaeological Practice An archaeological evaluation, consisting of a desk-based assessment and the excavation of a trial trench, was undertaken. The desk-based assessment revealed that the mill had stood on the site since at least 1634, and possibly earlier. The remains of an early dam upstream of the mill and the normal longevity of mill sites, suggested that King's Mill on Snow Island occupied the site of Huddersfield's medieval mill. A possible fill of a cut for the main millrace was identified, culverted at this point but clearly visible on maps. Stone and concrete remains of 19th century mill buildings at the northern end of the evaluation trench included a small culvert, apparently an overflow or secondary leat. It was clear that no pre-19th century remains survived within the site. From the careful examination of the earlier maps it was evident that any surviving traces of an early (medieval or post-medieval) mill could only lie under the buildings to the south of the evaluation trench and if present, were likely to be badly damaged. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, MO 2/1388 (C ) SE LINDLEY MOOR ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD Geophysical Survey Report 2000/26. Lindley Moor Road, Huddersfield GSB Prospection Bradford : GSB Prospection, 2000, 14pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: GSB Prospection A detailed survey identified part of the course of a former Roman road either side of which a broad area of settlement activity had been detected. The latter extended throughout the majority of Area 1 and included a number of linear ditch type responses, several pit concentrations, and a bank of increased magnetic response of possible archaeological interest. Interpretation was complicated by high levels of magnetic response throughout the data, probably reflecting recent landscaping and modern ferrous debris. A series of faint linear trenches were also recorded, possibly indicating the location of a number of land drains. The volume magnetic susceptibility survey confirmed a high level of magnetic response throughout Area 1. However, it was not possible to differentiate between enhancement response caused by modern debris/land usage and archaeological activity. Several linear responses recorded in Area 2 may have been of significance. However, interpretation was complicated by extensive magnetic disturbance associated with current site boundaries. [Au(abr)] 2/1389 (C ) SE LINDLEY MOOR, HUDDERSFIELD Lindley Moor, Huddersfield: Archaeological Excavation Report Wood, P & Abramson, P Barnard Castle : Northern Archaeological Associates, 2000, 26pp, figs, tabs, refs, colour pls 3

4 Work undertaken by: Northern Archaeological Associates The investigation of the site of a proposed residential development was undertaken in response to the identification of several anomalies during a previous geophysical survey. Features identified included a Neolithic pit with grooved ware pottery in it as well as more general features such as sterile pits and ditches. [AIP] Archaeological periods represented: ME, LNE, UD 2/1390 (C ) SE MANOR HOUSE FARM, BARSLEY ROAD, FLOCKTON Manor House Farm, Barnsley Road, Flockton, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey (Report No. 818) Webb, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 17pp, figs, refs A geophysical survey, covering c.0.5ha, was carried out in the grounds of the modern Manor House. To the south-west of the house areas of high resistance may have located buried wall foundations or rubble from the demolition in the 1960's, of the previous Manor House. Another area of high resistance to the east of the house might indicate the corner of a second building noted on an 1843 estate map. However, it was noted that these areas of high resistance may have resulted from landscaping for the current gardens. The possible location of a tennis court was tentatively identified. All of the other observed resistive variations were thought to have been due to natural differences in the water content of the topsoil, although archaeological causes could not be discounted. [Au(abr)] 2/1391 (C ) SE PULE BENTS, MARSDEN MOOR Report on Excavations at Pule Bents on the National Trust Estate, Marsden Moor Spence, B & Clay, G Huddersfield : Huddersfield & District Archaeological Society, 2000, 6pp, colour pls, figs Work undertaken by: Huddersfield and District Archaeological Society An evaluation was carried out in order to see if evidence existed for a road that could have linked the Roman military station, at Worlow, with the previously established section of road at Upper Holme, leading thence to the Roman fort at Slack, Outlane. The excavation revealed a well-metalled surface on a foundation of bedrock with a substantial ditch alongside, pointing in the direction of Marsden. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: RO 2/1392 (C ) SE ROYD EDGE AND OLDFIELD HILL EARTHWORKS, MELTHAM Royd Edge and Oldfield Hill Earthworks, Meltham, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey (Report No. 819) Webb, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 24pp, figs, refs Magnetometer surveys were undertaken at 2 earthwork enclosure sites, to determine whether gradiometry would identify archaeological features on Millstone Grit geology and to find evidence for other domestic activity or a ditched field system outside the main enclosure. Although outwardly similar in form and function, the magnetic responses from the monuments were markedly different. At Oldfield Hill there was virtually no detectable response from the infilled ditch. It was thought that this 4

5 primarily reflected the high percentage of stone in the fill. At Royd Edge the infill was predominantly silty soil and the ditch gave a strong magnetic signal, demonstrating that features could be identified on Millstone Grit geology under the right conditions. Isolated anomalies thought to have been caused by archaeological activity were identified inside both enclosures. There was no geophysical evidence for the continuation of archaeological activity outside of the enclosure at Royd Edge but isolated responses north of the enclosure at Oldfield Hill could have been indicative of further human activity. [Au(abr)] Leeds 2/1393 (C ) SE COLTON SHRUNKEN MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT Colton Shrunken Medieval Settlement: Damage Assessment Report (Report No. 692) Taylor, B Durham : Archaeological Services University of Durham, 2000, 19pp, pls, figs Work undertaken by: Archaeological Services University of Durham The report presented the results of the assessment of damage to the SAM at Colton. The damage assessment recorded superficial damage to the site in the form of burning and through the insertion of metal scaffolding poles into the ground. There was no evidence for significant disturbance of subsurface deposits. Given the protected status of the site, a management plan, based upon an archaeological assessment of the scheduled area, was recommended. [Au(abr)] 2/1394 (C ) SE CROSS LANE, DRIGHLINGTON Cross Lane, Drighlington, West Yorkshire. Foul Sewer Requisition. Archaeological Evaluation (Report No. 789) Smith, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 26pp, figs, tabs, refs An archaeological evaluation consisting of test pitting was carried out along the proposed line of a foul water sewer on the registered battlefield of Adwalton Moor. None of the test pits (with the exception of Test Pit 8) contained significant archaeological horizons or deposits. Test pit 8 contained a mining feature of likely post-medieval date. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: PM 2/1395 (C ) SE DANEFIELD WOOD, OTLEY Danefield Wood, Otley, West Yorkshire. Archaeological Survey (Report No. 828) Holbrey, R Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 70pp, figs, tabs, refs An evaluation on two known earthwork sites was carried out. Site I showed evidence of deliberate and complex construction, involving terracing of the hillside, 'buttressing' orthostat and boulder walls and the presence of stone buildings, using dry-stone methods and roughly fashioned stone blocks. Other than fragments of charcoal, no finds were recovered. As radiocarbon dating could not be carried out, the dating of the earthworks remains tentative, but evidence points to a farmstead settlement. The trench, excavated at Site II, produced two sherds of Romano-British greywares and evidence of burning, possibly associated with food processing. The nature and construction of the enclosure bank clearly linked both sites. The sherd recorded from the deposits was of c. 2nd century date and the single greyware sherd suggested a Romano-British origin. Geophysical survey indicated a strong magnetic enhancement of the deposits associated with the enclosure bank and suggested a stronger indication of domestic activity. [Au(adp)] 5

6 Archaeological periods represented: PR, RO, UD 2/1396 (C ) SE ECCUP LANE, ADEL Eccup Lane, Adel, West Yorkshire. Fieldwalking Survey (Report No. 869) Burgess, A & Whittingham, M Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2001, 32pp, figs, tabs, refs Systematic archaeological fieldwalking yielded 33 sherds of Roman pottery from a field corresponding to the probable location of Adel Roman fort. The distribution plot of the ceramics provided convincing evidence for the extent of activity in this field, whilst the composition of the assemblage was tentatively considered to be consistent with a 2nd century military presence. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: RO, MD, PM 2/1397 (C ) SE GRIM'S DITCH AT COLTON MILL, COLTON Grim's Ditch at Colton Mill, Colton, West Yorkshire. Topographic Survey (Report No. 822) Wheelhouse, P, Whittingham, M & O'Neill, R Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 9pp, figs A topographic survey was carried out to determine the extents of the SAM known as Grim's Ditch within the proposed development site at Colton Mill. The survey defined, where possible, the visible edge of the ditch and bank, and the relationship of the monument to the most recent development proposal. [Au] 2/1398 (C ) SE MOSS CAR, METHLEY, LEEDS Moss Carr, Methley, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey Volume I (Report No. 810) Webb, A & Whittingham, M Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 26pp, figs, refs A geophysical survey, comprising rapid magnetic scanning followed by selected detailed survey covering approximately 18.5ha, was carried out of the proposed mineral extraction site. Magnetic anomalies, interpreted as infilled archaeological ditches, some of which formed probable enclosures, were identified. These anomalies generally corresponded with observed cropmarks. Due to the prevailing soils/geology it was thought likely that the level of archaeological activity at the site was greater than was indicated by the results of the geophysical survey. [Au] 2/1399 (C ) SE MOSS CARR WOOD, METHLEY Moss Carr Wood, Methley, West Yorkshire. Archaeological Trial Trench (Report No. 845) Martin, L Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 15pp, figs, refs An archaeological trial trench was excavated across the line of a linear earthwork within Moss Carr Wood prior to proposed open-cast mining operations. The excavations revealed the earthworks comprised of two parallel ditches, one of which had been truncated by a later soak-away drain. No 6

7 dating evidence was recovered; however, the location of the features suggested that they may have reflected the medieval Deer Park boundary or possibly formed a later medieval trackway. [Au] 2/1400 (C ) SE WATER LANE/VICTORIA STREET, LEEDS Water Lane/Victoria Street, Leeds: Data Structure Report Morrison, J Edinburgh : AOC Archaeology Group, 2000, 34pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: AOC Archaeology Group Prior to building works an archaeological evaluation, consisting of four evaluation trenches, was undertaken. The fourth trench was not fully excavated due to the presence of services. Several thick deposits of modern material were present including the remains of several buildings. No features or artefacts of archaeological significance were present. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, MO Wakefield 2/1401 (C ) SE ACKTON PASTURES, CASTLEFORD Ackton Pastures, Castleford, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey (Report No. 797) Webb, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 22pp, figs, refs A sample gradiometer survey, covering 4 hectares, was carried out at the site of a proposed housing development. Anomalies indicative of ridge and furrow ploughing were identified across most of the site. Other linear anomalies were thought to have been caused by modern features such as drains or other service pipes. No anomalies of a probable archaeological origin had been identified. [Au(abr)] 2/1402 (C ) SE CALIFORNIA DRIVE, CASTLEFORD California Drive, Castleford. Trial Trench Evaluation (Report No. 857) Smith, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2001, 26pp, figs, refs An archaeological evaluation, consisting of the excavation of ten 20m by 4m trial trenches, was undertaken prior to development. Several ditches and the remains of a post-medieval building were identified. Although a polished stone tool and a glass bead were found, it was considered likely that they were residual in origin. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: RO, PM, UD 2/1403 (C ) SE CLARKE HALL, WAKEFIELD Clarke Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey (Report No. 856) Webb, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 19pp, figs, refs 7

8 A geophysical survey, covering approximately 0.5ha, was carried out in a field known as Great Gun Croft adjacent to Clarke Hall and in part of the formal gardens of the Hall. Anomalies caused by ridge and furrow ploughing were identified in Great Gun Croft. Discrete areas of high resistance and magnetic disturbance, probably caused by rubble associated with recent structures, were also noted. In the garden some areas of high resistance may have been due to solid features associated with a former garden layout. [Au(adp)] 2/1404 (C ) SE JUBILEE PLACE, NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT An Archaeological Evaluation at Jubilee Place, Northgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Rutledge, T & Randell, S Leeds : AOC Archaeology Group, 2000, 50pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: AOC Archaeology Group An archaeological evaluation, consisting of the excavation of four trial trenches, was undertaken prior to an application for residential development. Each trench revealed evidence of archaeological features. The earliest feature was a medieval soil, which was recorded across the site. This was cut by a series of features, interpreted as heavily truncated pits ranging in date from as early as the late 12th or 13th centuries to the 18th century. Truncating these was a deep soil layer probably created through accumulation during a period of agricultural land-use during the 17th century. This possibly equated to the area being used for liquorice plantations. This land use was recorded on maps from the 18th century until a terrace was built on the site in the 19th century. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM, UD 2/1405 (C ) SE LAND AT ACKTON PASTURES, CASTLEFORD Land at Ackton Pastures, Castleford, West Yorkshire. Archaeological Evaluation (Report No. 830) Smith, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 22pp, figs, tabs, refs An archaeological evaluation, of four trial trenches, was undertaken prior to proposed residential development. The study identified the remains of ridge and furrow agriculture as well as several linear features of likely medieval or post-medieval origin. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM, UD 2/1406 (C ) SE LAND NORTH-EAST OF WENTHILL PLANTATION, DARRINGTON Land North-East of Wenthill Plantation, Darrington, West Yorkshire. Additional Geophysical Survey (Report No. 832) Webb, A Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 17pp, figs, refs Additional geophysical survey, covering an area of c.2.2ha, was carried out along the ridge north-east of Wenthill Plantation and in an adjacent field to the north, where a concentration of cropmarks had been identified. The survey identified further magnetic anomalies caused by infilled ditches, which formed a system of ancient land division, and enclosures that extended along the ridge and east towards the Roman road. Isolated discrete anomalies were identified within the smaller enclosure that may have been indicative of occupational activity. [Au(adp)] 8

9 2/1407 (C ) SE NORTH BAILEYGATE, PONTEFRACT North Baileygate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Archaeological Evaluation (Report No. 820) McNaught, R B Leeds : Archaeological Services WYAS, 2000, 31pp, figs, refs The archaeological evaluation demonstrated the presence of extensive archaeological remains in the south-eastern and north-western limits of the site. Of particular interest was the anaerobic nature of the clayey silts in the south-east of the site which produced a well preserved, medieval leather shoe sole and a fragment of waste leather. A number of sherds of medieval pottery dating to between the late 11th and 14th centuries were also recovered. Archaeological features were also found to have been preserved beneath a great depth of modern material in the north-west of the site. Evidence from trenches in the south-western and central areas of the site suggested that most archaeological features had been destroyed by modern activity. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM, MO, UD 2/1408 (C ) SE RED HALL FARM, WAKEFIELD Archaeological Evaluation and Building Recording at Red Hall Farm, Wakefield, West Yorkshire Badcock, A Sheffield : ARCUS, 2000, 85pp, pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: ARCUS The excavation of seven trial trenches and the recording of two rhubarb sheds was undertaken in response to a planning condition. Most of the trenches contained few or no archaeological features, with the exception of (recent) ploughmarks and clay field drains. Trench 1 contained debris relating to a demolished building (probably an early rhubarb shed) and Trench 7 contained a small cut feature containing burnt sandstone and charcoal fragments. Pottery contained within the ploughsoil ranged from late 17th to 20th century in date. The rhubarb sheds were side by side and were an unusual juxtaposition of a Victorian brick-built structure and a modern (1970s) asbestos/wood structure, the latter being on the site of an earlier building. The Victorian shed had been modified to enable it to be heated and the two sheds had been joined by a small wooden packing shed, which also housed the boiler for the later heating system. Some features of the original heating system were still present in the older shed. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: PM, MO, UD 2/1409 (C ) SE YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK, BRETTON PARK Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Park: Report on an Archaeological Evaluation Johnson, M York : York Archaeological Trust, 2000, 21pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: York Archaeological Trust The only archaeological finds or features encountered during the excavation were related to a medieval ridge and furrow system and a post-medieval ha-ha. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM 9