Source/Archive record SCH2236 - Nantwich - Archaeological Implications Survey

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Type Paper Archive
Title Nantwich - Archaeological Implications Survey
Author/Originator
Date/Year 1981

Abstract/Summary

Assessment by Barbara Williams of the archaeological work undertaken in Nantwich pre-1978 and the impact on future development within the town. The paper archive comprises a series of reports and notes including the following sections: a: List and map of official excavations/observations undertaken pre-1978, also interventions by John Ray, also areas of disturbance through demolished buildings. B: The importance of archaeology in Nantwich c: Background to Nantwich town d: Conservation: New life for Cheshire's past e: The morphology of medieval Nantwich f: Medieval contexts in Nantwich g: Appendix 2: Summary of excavations in Nantwich h: Handwritten notes: Information on the excavations in Nantwich - site reports, observations etc. i: List of sites excavated j: Draft of report structure k: Previous archaeological work l: Notes from other sources See also SCH9655 - annotated plan of John Ray's observations SCH7368 - Letter (1978) from local architect SCH7365 - Archaeology in Nantwich, B.Williams, 1978 See Library Linked Documents See also linked event/monument records for further detail on individual interventions (Documents scanned but original archive still retained in monument file)

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Location

Cheshire Historic Environment Record Digital Archive

Referenced Monuments (18)

  • Burials Adjacent to St Mary's South Transept (Monument)
  • Church of St Mary (Building)
  • Churche's Mansion, Hospital Street, Nantwich (Building)
  • Deposits containing burnt timber & charcoal, Wood Street (Monument)
  • Ditch & timber-constructed brine channels, National Westminster Bank Site (Monument)
  • Finds of structural timber and charcoal, east bank of River Weaver, Nantwich (Monument)
  • Hollowed-out tree trunks observed during construction of Mains Sewer, High Street, Nantwich (Monument)
  • Medieval Cistern, Cheshire Cat Car Park, Welsh Row (Monument)
  • Medieval structural timbers & waterlogged deposits, 31 Hospital Street (Monument)
  • Mill Street (Monument)
  • Nantwich - The Salt-Making Industry (Monument)
  • Nantwich Castle (Monument)
  • Possible Structures/Industrial Site by the River Weaver, Nantwich (Monument)
  • Post Medieval dump and brick-built drain, 13-15 Mill Street (Monument)
  • Roman pottery sherds, National Westminster Bank Site (Monument)
  • Rubbish pit and waterlogged deposits, rear of 35 Hospital Street (Monument)
  • St Mary's Churchyard Site - Medieval tiles, slates and other debris (Monument)
  • Trial Pit, Pepper Street (Monument)

Referenced Events (17)

  • Excavation at Churche's Mansion, Nantwich in 1976 (D.Wilson) (Ref: n/a)
  • Excavation on the west bank of the River Weaver (rear of 12A Welsh Row), 1976 (John Ray)
  • Excavation to the rear of 35 Hospital Street (William's Chemist/Kiltearn Medical Centre), Nantwich, 1991 (John Ray)
  • Excavations at Mill Street in 1975 (Dr. F. Celoria)
  • Excavations at St Mary's Churchyard, Nantwich in 1976 (D.Wilson) (Ref: N/A)
  • Excavations at the National Westminster Bank, Nantwich in 1974-1976 (D.Hill) (Ref: n/a)
  • Excavations in 1974 to the rear of 13-15 Mill Street, Nantwich (J.Ray)
  • Excavations to the rear of 140 Hospital Street, Nantwich in 1976 (D.Wilson) (Ref: n/a)
  • Nantwich Excavations/Interventions: 1970-1980 (Parent Record)
  • Observations during construction of a mains sewer running across the High Street, Nantwich
  • Observations during excavations for a petrol storage tank to the west of the Cheshire Cat, Welsh Row
  • Salvage recording at 31 Hospital Street, Nantwich, 1975 (John Ray)
  • Small scale excavation at the back of Wood Street and east Bank of R.Weaver (John Ray)
  • St Mary's Churchyard Excavations 1977 (D.Wilson) (Ref: N/A)
  • Trial pit on Pepper Street (J.Ray)
  • Trial trenches at Sweet Briar Hall, Hospital Street, Nantwich, in 1974 (Jones/Dent)
  • Trial trenching at 47 High Street, Nantwich in 1975 (J.Dent, DBG.Jones)

Record last edited

May 27 2025 3:14PM