Site Event/Activity record ECH4019 - Proposed Development at the Former Tannery, Wheelock Street, Middlewich, Cheshire

Five linear test trenches were excavated and the results confirmed that significant late mediaeval and/or early post-mediaeval deposits and features survive in a c.30m wide band on the Wheelock Street frontage. Of particular interest was the potential for the retrieval of large assemblages of late mediaeval and post-mediaeval ceramics. Additionally, the presence of cattle horn-cores suggests former tanning activities and, further, the potential for the survival of organic artefacts and palaeoenvironmental data within the area of archaeological interest was excellent.