Source/Archive record SCH8984 - St Mary’s Church, Leek Old Road, Bosley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0NX: Archaeological Watching Brief

In 2020-2021, an archaeological watching brief was undertaken during the groundworks associated with the erection of a new extension and the replacement of drains at the grade II* Listed Building of St Mary’s Church, Leek Old Road, Bosley, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 0NX. During the archaeological watching brief a total of 90 disarticulated human bone fragments were recovered from the graveyard soil and subsequently reburied on site following completion of excavation. In addition, a post-medieval stone-capped brick culvert was encountered during the excavation of the foundation trench for the extension and a small assemblage consisting of four sherds of post-medieval pottery, dating from the late-18th to early-20th centuries, was recovered during excavation of the sump.