Site Event/Activity record ECH4543 - Methodist Chapel, Hospital Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, An Archaeological Evaluation Report

In January 2009 AOC carried out an archaeological evaluation at the Methodist Chapel, Nantwich. The evaluation consisted of two 1.2m square test pits in the footprint of a proposed building. The evaluation revealed a series of walls and a floor surface that represent the remains of a structure seen on the 1876 OS Map and photographs from the Triple-Jubilee Guidebook of 1958. This was demolished in the 1960s and was a mirror of the extant no. 74 Hospital Street building. The pair of buildings were likely to have been preachers houses constructed in 1808. No burials or waterlogged deposits were present. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Museum accession ID NOCMS:2008.98 Contracting Unit No. 30328 HER event no. ECH4543 Related HER No. R2887 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Small-scale (e.g. single house, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: Conservation Area Current Land use: Other 4 - Churchyard Monument Type(s)/Period(s): WALL Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): TOBACCO PIPE Post Medieval , ANIMAL BONE Post Medieval , POTTERY Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.10 Hectares Grid Reference: SJ65315224 Point Height 39.34 - 39.57 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: AOC Archaeology Brief originator: Cheshire County Council Design originator: AOC Archaeology Director/Manager: Andy Leonard Supervisor: Chris Pole Sponsor or funding body: Developer DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Cheshire Museums Service ID: NOCMS:2008.98 Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Images raster / digital photography, Images vector, Text Notes: jpeg site images PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Cheshire Museums (TBC) ID: NOCMS:2008.98 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Stratigraphic Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Microfilm, Photograph, Plan, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Cheshire Museums Service ID: NOCMS:2008.98 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, Worked stone/lithics Notes: worked stone is a slate pencil piece! BIBLIOGRAPHIES Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Methodist Chapel, Hospital Street, Nantwich: An Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Pole, C Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: AOC Archaeology Group Place of Issue or Publication: AOC Archaeology London Description: A4, 16 pages, 4 figures, 4 Plates Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Methodist Church, Hospital Street, Nantwich: A Desk-based Assessment Author(s)/Editor(s): Garner, D Date: 2008 Issuer/Publisher: AOC Archaeology Group Place of Issue or Publication: AOC Archaeology London Description: A4, 35 pages, 9 figures, 2 plates