Allocation Reference: 702 Area (Ha): 0.21 Allocation Type ...... · NGR (centre): SE 6709 0033 Blaxton Site assessment Known assets/character: The SMR records one monument and one

Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment

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Allocation Reference: 702 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 1-9 Briars Fold, Mosham Rd, Blaxton

Area (Ha): 0.21 NGR (centre): SE 6709 0033 Settlement: Blaxton

Allocation Recommendations

Archaeological significance of site Negligible

Historic landscape significance Uncertain

Suitability of site for allocation No archaeological constraint

Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event 1 records/1 event 2 records/2 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest Yes No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 702 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 1-9 Briars Fold, Mosham Rd, Blaxton

Area (Ha): 0.21 NGR (centre): SE 6709 0033 Settlement: Blaxton

Site assessment Known assets/character:

The SMR records one monument and one event within the site, both relating to archaeological investigations to the rear of the Manor House in 2008, prior to redevelopment, which recorded a series of pits, one containing medieval to 16th-century pottery sherds and several containing bones probably associated with the burial of farm animals. One further event and two monuments are recorded within the buffer. This included the remains of truncated ridge and furrow earthworks found during development on a plot of land to the west of the site, and evidence for Roman pottery production at the western edge of the buffer. Archaeological investigations were undertaken along a pipeline route that runs through the north part of the buffer; these recorded remains associated with Iron Age to Roman dispersed settlement and field systems at several sites along the route, though not necessarily within the buffer.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are located within the site or buffer zone.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any features within the site. An area of sand and gravel extraction was recorded at the western edge of the buffer.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as vernacular cottages within the historic core of Blaxton, with many of the buildings dating to the early 19th-century, possibly set within medieval property boundaries. The plan form of the village is suggestive of a medieval origin. Other character zones within the buffer include modern housing, agglomerated fields and late 18th-century Parliamentary Enclosure from common land.

The site has recently been developed with housing.

Cartographic/historic land use assessment:

The 1854 map shows the site as two plots of land between Mosham Road and Back Lane, with a building on the street frontage and probable outbuildings to the rear along the west, centre and south sides of the site. By 1892, these were shown as two T-shaped ranges of outbuildings with a possible farm towards the north end of the plot, labelled Manor Farm in 1964. By 1985, a new building was shown along the eastern side of the site, and in the southwest corner, linking the T-shaped ranges of outbuildings.

Within the buffer, the 1854 map shows a small number of buildings along Mosham Road and Back Lane, forming the core of Blaxton. This included a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel to the northwest of the site. This was surrounded by fields, those to the south and east characteristic of Parliamentary Enclosure from open field and common, with more irregular fields to the north. The 1892 showed the area to the north of the village as part of ornamental parkland. A few buildings had been constructed to the south of Back Lane by 1964. In 1985, further development south of Back Lane included a depot, with new houses and a telephone exchange shown to the north of Mosham Road. Runway approach lights associated with Finningley Airport were shown along a track in the western part of the buffer.

Survival:

The site has been redeveloped between 2009 and 2015, with archaeological mitigation undertaken. No further archaeological remains are likely to survive within the site.

Further investigations:

No further archaeological investigations are likely to be required if further development is undertaken within the site.

Significance:

Negligible.



Aerial Photographs & Lidar Summary:

The 2002 aerial photograph showed a house in the central northern part of the site, set back from the street frontage, with a range of pantile-roofed outbuildings along the west side and a tall brick building along the south side with a hipped pantile roof. A large modern building with a corrugated roof was shown in the southwest corner, and the eastern part of the site was tarmac-surfaced and used for parking. By 2005, the roof of the tall building had been removed, and by 2008, the southern part of the site had been cleared of buildings, with structures still shown at the north and northeast sides of the site. By 2015, the site was shown as redeveloped with housing. Lidar data shows uneven ground within the site, but no features of archaeological origin.

Photograph references:

Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Lidar data file SE6700.

RAF/CPE/UK/1880 2118 06-Dec-1946.

SMR Record/event Reference ID

Name Details Site? Buffer?

03474/01 Unclassified Earthworks at Blaxton.

An empty plot of land with traces of some former structure on the site. A watching brief on foundation trenches within this recorded evidence for truncated ridge and furrow earthworks, which had been levelled in the modern period.

Y

04930 The Doncaster Roman Pottery Production Area

A series of potteries have been recorded and excavated in the Doncaster district over several decades. The potteries may be considered a single industrial entity that stretches across several kilometres to the east of Doncaster. To date, sites have been recorded in the parishes of Cantley, Rossington, Blaxton, Auckley and Doncaster.

Y

05651 Medieval pits, Mosham Road, Blaxton

Trial trenching in 2007/8, to investigate evidence for medieval burgage plots, found no direct evidence for these, but recorded a number of pits. One large pit contained sherds of medieval to early post-medieval pottery, with dates ranging from the 13th/14th to later 15th/16th centuries. A series of pits containing animal bone was also found, probably representing burial of former farm animals.

Y

ESY908 Archaeological Monitoring and Trial Trenching at Doncaster Water Pipeline, South Yorkshire

Excavations at two sites along the route of the pipeline revealed ditches and trackways corresponding to recorded cropmarks of Iron Age to Romano-British period field systems. Excavation of a third site at Kilham Farm close to the site of Romano British pottery kilns also revealed a number of ditches indicative of such field systems. The ditches excavated formed part of a locally, if not regionally important complex of cropmarks in the area to the east of Doncaster. The excavations have served to confirm the presence of ditches and trackways forming field system identified from such cropmarks, as well as identifying features not visible on aerial photographs. Despite an almost complete absence of artefactual and environmental evidence from the features, excavations have provided an insight into the use and re-use of Iron Age and Romano-British field system in the region.

Y

ESY1469 Trial trenching on land adjacent to Mosham Road, Blaxton, Doncaster

Four trenches were excavated at Manor Farm, Blaxton, Doncaster. A series of pits containing animal bone may relate to medieval farming activity. A large pit containing medieval/early post-medieval pottery was also identified.

Y Y



SMR Historic Environment Characterisation Reference ID


HSY5964 Blaxton historic core, Blaxton, Doncaster Vernacular Cottages Y Y

HSY4531 Finningley, Auckley & Blaxton Commons, Doncaster

Surveyed Enclosure (Parliamentary/ Private)

Y

HSY4786 Mosham Road, Blaxton, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4789 Park Lane, Blaxton, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y

HSY4791 Poors Land, Blaxton, Doncaster Piecemeal Enclosure Y

HSY5963 Late twentieth century housing, north of Mosham Road, Blaxton, Finningley, Doncaster

Villas/ Detached Housing Y

HSY5965 New housing south of Blaxton, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y



Allocation Reference: 703 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Adjacent to 73 South End, Thorne

Area (Ha): 0.245 NGR (centre): SE 6923 1432 Settlement: Thorne Moorends


Archaeological significance of site Unknown

Historic landscape significance Negligible

Suitability of site for allocation Uncertain archaeological constraint

Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 703 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Adjacent to 73 South End, Thorne



The SMR does not record any monuments, findspots or events within the site or buffer zone.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are recorded within the site or the buffer zone.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded post-medieval ridge and furrow at the southwest edge of the buffer zone.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as drained wetland to the east, and modern private housing to the west. The eastern half of the site had been enclosed and probably in agricultural use by 1639. This is an area which appears to relate closely to the landscape depicted on the 1639 Arlebot map following the drainage works of Vermuyden. There is no legibility of the earlier Hatfield Chase hunting park. The western area of the site was previously subject to piecemeal enclosure prior to the construction of the modern housing estate, and there is no legibility of former landscape forms.

The current landscape character within the buffer zone comprises a variety of modern housing, with no legibility of the earlier surveyed enclosure of open fields. To the immediate northwest of the site is the South End characterisation area, which is located to the south of the main historic core area of Thorne. The majority of plots within this area are probably of post-medieval origin and the area was urbanised and enclosed in advance of the 1825 enclosure. The area is likely to contain significant elements of historic form and character dating to the early 19th century or earlier despite a certain amount of 20th-century infilling. It is also highly probable that there is also significant legibility of earlier forms.

The site is located immediately to the south of the Thorne South Station, which opened in 1864. The South Yorkshire Railway itself opened in 1859. The northern site boundary is marked with mature trees, and the southern boundary is denoted by the property boundaries of houses on South End and The Croft.


The 1853 OS map shows the site as part of a single field, labelled Wike Well End. By 1892, a field boundary at the northern edge of the site had been added, possibly to mark a boundary from the railway line to the north. The site remained unchanged until 1962, when an arrangement of irregular field boundaries were inserted at the western end of the site; the purpose of these is unclear, although it may be associated with the new housing developments that were being constructed immediately to the west and south of the site. By 1976, most of the irregular boundaries in the western end of the site had been removed, leaving a single one, which forms part of the current western boundary of the site. The site remained much the same until the present day. The northern, southern and eastern site boundaries have been established sometime between 1990 and 2002.

In 1853, the main line of the South Yorkshire Railway was present immediately to the north of the site, and a single railway track was present to the south. The single track is also labelled as the South Yorkshire Railway line, and terminated at a weighing machine. By 1932, a crane was present next to the main railway line, immediately to the north of the site.. These features remained extant in 1962 but had gone by 1976. By 1892, to the south and west of the site, Wike End Road (latterly renamed to South End by 1962) was becoming populated with housing, as was the area to the north-west of the site, with a number of new structures off Ellison Steet, which gradually continued and was heavily populated with houses by 1974. By 1932, a house was present immediately to the west of the site boundary, marked on subsequent maps as Plas Coch (Red House). By 1989, South End was becoming increasingly populated with housing. The Croft was constructed sometime after this, with new housing, immediately to the south and east of the site.

Survival:

No deep ground disturbance is recorded on cartographic sources, though some disturbance may have been caused by the construction of the railway line to the north. The potential for the survival of any previously



unrecorded buried archaeology is considered to be moderate to low.


Further archaeological investigation may be required if this site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Unknown.

Aerial Photographs & Lidar Summary: Twenty-first century aerial photographs show the site as an area of rough grassland or scrub. There is no Lidar coverage for this area.


Google Earth coverage, 2002, 2008 & 2009. RAF/541/31 3425 18-May-1948.



HSY4440 Hatfield Chase - High and Low Levels, Doncaster

Drained Wetland Y Y

HSY5633 South End, Thorne, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y Y

HSY4677 South Common Estate, Thorne, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY4678 Thorne South Field Estate, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5634 Marina, South End, Thorne, Doncaster Canal or River Wharf Y

HSY5636 South End, Thorne, Doncaster Vernacular Cottages Y

HSY5637 West Street / Park Crescent infill, Thorne, Doncaster

Private Housing Estate Y



Allocation Reference: 704 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Adjacent to 166 Wath Road

Area (Ha): 0.23 NGR (centre): SE 4637 0016 Settlement: Mexborough





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 704 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Adjacent to 166 Wath Road

Area (Ha): 0.23 NGR (centre): SE 4637 0016 Settlement: Mexborough


The SMR does not record any findspots, monuments or events within the site or the buffer zone.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any features within the site. Twentieth-century air raid shelters were recorded in the buffer.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as Religious (Worship), with the site being a grassed plot adjacent to the Brunswick Methodist Chapel and Sunday School. Character zones within the buffer are defined as Allotments, Strip Fields, Regenerated Scrubland, Planned Estate (Social Housing), Other Industry, Playing Fields/Recreation Ground and Civil and Municipal Buildings.

The site is currently in use as a plot of greenspace and a car park to the rear of buildings fronting onto Wath Road.


The 1854 map showed the site as part of a field bounded on the south by Wath Road and on the north by a curving boundary labelled ‘Roman Ridge supposed Roman road’. This was depicted as a parish or ward boundary. By 1892 the main site boundaries had been established, with a Methodist Chapel built to the immediate east and a large house called Rockleigh to the immediate west, which had small outbuildings and gardens to the rear, within the area covered by the site. The Roman Ridge boundary to the north was shown as an earthwork at that date. By 1930, the outbuildings to the rear of Rockleigh had been extended, and a greenhouse was shown in the field, the latter removed by 1957. The 1930 map also showed the Roman Ridge as an earthwork, now labelled ‘Roman Rig dyke’ rather than road. The only surviving earthwork section was located to the east of the site by that date. By 1957, Rockleigh had been renamed Bhatia, and the buildings to the rear were shown as a surgery. No further changes were shown within the site on the 1989 Ordnance Survey map.

Various features were marked within the buffer zone on the 1854 OS map including the Roman Ridge earthwork, which ran along the north boundary of the site, shown as a supposed Roman road at that date, but altered to a dyke by 1957. Wath Road, Queen Street, Woodfield Cottage, Woodfield Bridge and the South Yorkshire Railway were also shown within the buffer at that date. The Brunswick Methodist Chapel had been built immediately to the east of the site by 1892. Housing, including Roman Terrace, an old brick kiln, the Plant Hotel and a school were also marked on the 1892 OS. Allotments, a Sunday School and further housing were shown in 1930. Part of the Roman Ridge had been destroyed by that date. Extensive housing development had taken place within the buffer by 1957. A printing works, a doctors’ surgery and a school were also shown at that date, with further housing by 1967. Some of the latter development occupied the site of earlier housing that had been demolished. The surviving earthwork section of the Roman Ridge had been removed and built over by 1981. No substantive changes were shown within the buffer zone on the 1989 OS map.

Survival:

The main part of the site has been undeveloped since at least 1854, apart from the creation of a car park between 2003 and 2008. The northwest part of the site was used as gardens until it was also surfaced for car parking by 2003. Buildings behind Rockleigh/Bhatia from the first half of the 20th-century were shown as outbuildings and later a surgery, and are unlikely to have had deep foundations. The potential for buried archaeological remains is considered to be moderate.

The Roman Ridge earthwork formerly ran along the northern boundary of the site, and it is possible that associated sub-surface remains may survive in this area. This was also a parish or ward boundary, though it currently appears to be marked by a modern wall. The Roman Ridge is part of a linear bank and ditch that ran to the north of and roughly parallel with the River Don, from northeast Sheffield to Mexborough. Its date and function are unknown, though it is likely to have been constructed sometime between the Iron Age and early



medieval periods, and may be a boundary marker. Most surviving earthwork sections of this feature are Scheduled Monuments.


Further archaeological investigation is likely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Unknown. Remains associated with the Roman Ridge earthwork could be of Local to National archaeological significance depending on their nature, extent and condition.


Aerial photographs taken in 2002 and 2003 show the site as a plot of rough grass. A car park had been constructed on the site by 2008, leaving only two areas as grass. These areas were heavily overgrown scrub by 2009. There is no lidar data for this site.


Google Earth: 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2009. Bing Maps: 2015.



HSY5184 Brunswick Methodist Church, Mexborough, Doncaster

Religious (Worship) Y Y

HSY3910 Low Broom Bridge allotments, Swinton, Rotherham

Allotments Y

HSY3911 Relict enclosures Strip Fields Y

HSY4123 Ex Wath Junction, Manvers, Rotherham Regenerated Scrubland Y

HSY5177 Roman Terrace, Mexborough, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5181 Maple Leaf Court and 'The Plant Hotel', Mexborough, Doncaster

Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5183 Whitelea Grove Trading Estate, Mexborough, Doncaster

Other Industry Y

HSY5205 Highwoods Estate, Mexborough, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5218 Playing Fields, Highwoods, Mexborough Playing Fields/ Recreation ground Y

HSY5219 Newark Road Recreation Ground, Mexborough, Doncaster

Playing Fields/ Recreation ground Y

HSY5220 Fire Station and Nursing Homes, Highwoods Estate, Mexborough, Doncaster

Civil & Municipal Buildings Y



Allocation Reference: 705 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land to the Rear of Markham Avenue

Area (Ha): 0.22 NGR (centre): SE 6211 0519 Settlement: Armthorpe





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 record/1 event Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 705 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land to the Rear of Markham Avenue

Area (Ha): 0.22 NGR (centre): SE 6211 0519 Settlement: Armthorpe


SMR records show one monument and one event within the buffer. The likely extent of the medieval village of Armthorpe is located in the south of the buffer. Archaeological evaluation at Mere Lane in the southeast part of the buffer revealed medieval pits, posthole and land surface in addition to post medieval structures.

No Scheduled Monuments or Listed Buildings are recorded within the site or the buffer.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded two banks relating to a 20th-century Air Raid Shelter within the eastern edge of the buffer.

The Historic Landscape Characterisation records the character of the site and part of the buffer as the Planned Social Housing Estate at Mansfield Crescent, built to a geometric design to house colliery workers at the nearby Markham Main. The colliery began production in 1924 and the housing is probably contemporary with this date. There is no legibility of the former strip fields resulting from consolidation of the furlongs of the open field over time. The eastern side of the buffer is a primary school and extensive recreational and sporting facilities, probably contemporary with the surrounding housing. The southeast of the buffer is recorded as an area of villas/detached housing of the historic Armthorpe village, where the majority of the housing dates to the suburbanisation of Armthorpe from the early 20th century onwards.


The 1854 OS maps shows the site as part of a an area of rectangular piecemeal enclosure with Mere Cottage, Pond and Plump located to the east. The area remains largely unchanged until 1930 when the large scale housing development of Mansfield Crescent is depicted along the Markham Street frontage of the site. Mere Dyke was shown running in a northeast-southwest orientation along the eastern edge of the site. The area to the east of the houses in Markham Avenue was not depicted as separate garden plots until 1961. By 1973 Our Lady of Sorrows primary school and recreational grounds had been built to the east and no further changes were shown by 1990.

Survival:

The site formed gardens to the rear of houses developed in the 1930s. This may have involved some disturbance of below ground deposits. The 2015 aerial photograph shows recent development within the site which is likely to have disturbed any sub-surface archaeological deposits.


Recent development within the site indicates that no further archaeological investigations are likely to be required if this site is brought forward for further development.

Significance:

Negligible.


The 2002-2009 aerial photographs show the site to be a series of three well tended grassed strip plots and a tarmac area giving access to the strip plots from Markham Avenue. Four outbuildings/garages are located on the plots. 2015 aerial photographs, although low in quality, shows that the grass has been stripped and with what appears to be two large buildings under construction. No traces of archaeological features or anomalies are shown on LiDAR.




Google Earth: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015, LiDAR tile SE6205 DTM 1m.



04937 Armthorpe Medieval Village

A post-Conquest parish, possibly originating as an outlying settlement of Wheatley. The extent of the village shown on the GIS is a 'best guess' from 19th-century mapping.

Y

ESY274 Archaeological Evaluation at Mere Lane

Archaeological evaluation revealed 2 pits and a post hole of medieval date as well as 4 pits, a ditch and post hole of 19th-20th century date (based on pottery evidence). The remains of a 19th century structure shown on the 1854 OS map was also identified. Further excavation revealed a possible late medieval land surface truncated by the remains of an early post-medieval structure possibly a former farmhouse constructed in the 16th or 17th century. An internal pebble floor thought to be contemporary with the building and an external cobbled surface (probably a surrounding yard) were also discovered. Pottery finds suggest use up until the 18th century.

Y



HSY5017 Mansfield Crescent, Armthorpe, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY5014 Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster School Y

HSY6002 Western area of historic Armthorpe village, Doncaster




Allocation Reference: 709 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: The Manor, Thorne Road, Austerfield

Area (Ha): 0.39 NGR (centre): SK 6617 9517 Settlement: Austerfield





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - 1 SMR record/event - 3 records/2 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 709 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: The Manor, Thorne Road, Austerfield

Area (Ha): 0.39 NGR (centre): SK 6617 9517 Settlement: Austerfield


The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. Three monuments and two events are recorded within the buffer. In 1997 and 2000 two watching briefs were carried out at Austerfield sand and gravel extraction site which lies to the west of the site. During both watching briefs, a number of Iron Age to Romano-British pits were discovered containing pottery, charcoal, bone, quern, burnt stones and tile. In the same area, an unclassified cropmark complex has been identified from aerial photographs.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are located within the site. One grade II listed building, The Manor House, lies within the buffer zone to the south of the site.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site or the buffer.

The Historic Landscape Characterisation records the character of the site as villas/detached housing. Further character zones within the buffer include a caravan/camping site to the north, agglomerated fields to the northwest and Austerfield Quarry to the west. The area to the south of the site comprises surveyed enclosure and vernacular cottages which make up Austerfield’s historic core. The existence of an earlier settlement in the same area can be shown by the documentary references from 1379, a number of timber framed survivals and a probable early Norman church, the latter two providing fragmentary legibility of previous historic settlement activity.

Historic Landfill records show an area of landfill in the south of the buffer; Railway Cutting East of A614, Manor Farm.

The site has been recently developed with housing.


The 1854 OS map shows the site as part of an area of strip fields running in an east-west alignment from the eastern edge of the A614. By 1950 two buildings had been constructed on the site.

Within the buffer, the 1854 map labelled the field to the west of the A614 as ‘Town Field’. Austerfield Quarry was first depicted on the 1929 map. By 1950, two buildings had been constructed in the field to the south of the site, with two further buildings shown on the 1968 map.

Survival:

The site has been recently developed with housing. It is likely that any archaeological features have been damaged or destroyed.


No further archaeological investigation is likely to be required if further development is undertaken at the site.

Significance:

Negligible.


Google Earth from 2002 to 2012 shows one large building within the site, with adjacent tarmaced car parking. Current Google Street View shows that the area has been developed for new housing. No LiDAR data exists for this area.




Google Earth: 2002, 2003, 20042005, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2012.

Statutory Designations Reference ID

Name Designation/ Grade

Site? Buffer?

1151574 The Manor House II Y



01503/01 The Manor House, Austerfield

A post medieval timber framed building in Austerfield Y

02480/01 Iron Age or Romano-British Cropmarks, Austerfield

Unclassified cropmark complex shown on aerial photographs Y

04544/01 Iron Age Pits found at Austerfield Sand Extraction Site

Pits containing Iron Age pottery, quern, charcoal, tile Y

ESY295 Watching Brief on the Archaeological Site Discovered in the Sand and Gravel Pits at Austerfield

In June and July 1997 a watching brief was conducted at Austerfield sand and gravel extraction site. A number of circular pits of Iron Age or Romano-British were discovered containing bone [animal?], pottery, burnt pebbles, charcoal.

Y

ESY296 Archaeological Watching Brief at Austerfield Quarry

In July and August 2000 a watching brief was conducted at Austerfield Quarry. This was followed by a limited sample excavation that uncovered 2 ditches of Iron Age or Romano-British date. A single sherd of Roman grey ware was recovered.

Y



HSY5592 20th century expansion north of Austerfield, Doncaster

Villas/ Detached Housing Y Y

HSY4474 Low Common, Austerfield, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4495 Austerfield, Quarry, Austerfield, Doncaster Other Mineral Extraction & Processing

Y

HSY4515 High Field Lane, Austerfield, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4523 High Field Lane, Austerfield, Doncaster Caravan/ Camping site Y

HSY4528 Low Common (south), Austerfield, Doncaster Surveyed Enclosure (Parliamentary/ Private)

Y

HSY5589 Austerfield, Historic Core, Doncaster Vernacular Cottages Y

HSY5593 Former Low Common, Bawtry, Doncaster Surveyed Enclosure (Parliamentary/ Private)

Y



Allocation Reference: 711 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Off Willow Grove, Thorne






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 711 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Off Willow Grove, Thorne



The SMR does not record any monuments, findspots or events within the site or buffer zone.

No listed buildings or Scheduled Monuments are located within the site or buffer zone.

The Magnesian Limestone Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site or buffer zone.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the character of the site as Planned Estate (Social Housing), part of the ‘Tree Estate’ constructed c.1970 in a geometric layout, with fragmentary legibility of former Parliamentary Enclosure fields preserved in the exterior boundaries of the estate. Character zones within the buffer include drained wetland enclosed in the 17th and 19th centuries, with partial legibility of the enclosure landscape, further modern housing estates and a modern industrial estate which began life as an electronics works in the 1960s.

The site was a part of a 1970s housing estate until the mid-2000s, when the buildings were cleared.


The 1853 map depicted the site as part of fields enclosed from North Common. The northern boundary of the site was marked by a lane running into the fields from Marshland Road. The site remained largely unchanged until housing associated with the Tree Estate was constructed between 1966 and 1971. This comprised blocks of four conjoined houses set at right angles to Willow Grove Road, with access drives in between paired groups of housing and gardens to the rear. This layout remained unchanged in 1987.

Within the buffer, the 1853 map showed regular fields enclosed from commons. Several roads were shown but no buildings were located within the buffer. By 1932 small areas of housing had been built extending into the northeast edge of the buffer, with part of the Tree Estate under construction to the south of the site by 1950, with development extending up to the southwest edge of the site by 1956. The Frontier Works was shown on the 1962 map to the southeast of the site. Further housing had been built by 1971, with no significant changes by 1987.

Survival:

The construction and demolition of housing and insertion of associated services is likely to have disturbed any buried deposits within the site. The potential for the survival of significant archaeological remains is considered to be low.


No further archaeological investigation is likely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Negligible.


The 2002 aerial imagery shows the 1970s housing still extant to the northwest of Maple Road and to either side of Willow Road, with an area of rough grass to the southeast of Maple Road on the site of former buildings depicted in 1971. All the houses had been demolished by 2008, and the site was shown as rough grassland, with the street pattern still extant. There is no Lidar coverage for this site.



Photograph/Lidar references:

Google Earth: 2002, 2008 & 2009.



HSY4654 'Tree Estate (Northern Section), Thorne, Doncaster

Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY4395 Thorne Cables (Agglomerated section), Thorne, Doncaster

Drained Wetland Y

HSY4416 North Common, Thorne, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY4652 'Tree Estate' (southern section), Thorne Doncaster


HSY4667 1970s estates to the south of Moorends village, Doncaster


HSY4670 Frontier Works, Thorne, Doncaster Other Industry Y

HSY5647 Coulman Street. Thorne, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y



Allocation Reference: 712 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 12 Avenue Road, Wheatley

Area (Ha): 0.12 NGR (centre): SE 5839 0413 Settlement: Doncaster Urban Area





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 2 records Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 712 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 12 Avenue Road, Wheatley



There are no SMR records for the site itself. Two findspots are recorded within the buffer zone; however, both of these have limited location information and may not have been found within the buffer. They comprise a Roman coin hoard of at least 30 denarii, and the findspot of a single Roman coin.

There are no Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings within the site or the buffer zone.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site or the buffer zone.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and the south-eastern end of the buffer zone as residential, comprising detached and semi-detached villas with large gardens. The earliest housing development in this area was along Avenue Road, depicted on the 1894 OS map, with other villas in the character area mostly constructed by 1930. The site is within Doncaster Thorne Road conservation area. There is no legibility of the former character of strip fields consolidated over time from the furlongs of open fields. The remainder of the buffer zone is characterised as terraced housing, constructed in the late 19th and early 20th century in a tightly packed grid-iron plan.

The site is currently occupied by a large structure, H-shaped in plan, fronting onto Avenue Road. Recent Google Street View images from 2014 show a sign outside the structure advertising one-bedroom apartments.


On the 1851 map. the site was located within a strip field. By 1894 Avenue Road had been constructed and a structure was present within the site. Avenue Road was one of the first roads in the area, and somewhat isolated on the 1894 map. Property numbers were not shown on the map, but from the property boundaries the structures appeared to be a detached house. Other structures on the road comprised a mix of detached and semi-detached properties. The site remained unchanged on the 1992 map.

Within the buffer zone, the area mostly comprised strip fields in 1851. Thorne Road was extant to the south of the site, with Morley Road to the north, at this time named Captain Lane. By 1894, Avenue Road had been constructed, with houses present on its eastern side only, and the area immediately surrounding it remained undeveloped. Avenue Road was established largely with respect to the former strip field boundaries, as were the later roads within the area. To the southwest, St Mary’s Road had been constructed, with some properties present along it. Property boundaries had also been established on Beckett Road, to the north of the site, although no structures were present. By 1904, houses had been built on the western side of Avenue Road, and Auckland Street was established to the southwest of the site. Structures had been built along Beckett Road, and many new roads and houses had been established further to the northwest. The area to the north and east of the site largely remained fields at this time, but by 1930 had been heavily developed, and the entirety of the buffer zone contained housing, which was noticeably more dense to the northwest.

Survival:

A detached property had been built upon the site by 1893, with a large extension added to the rear sometime between 1992 and 2002. This construction activity is likely to have truncated any earlier below-ground remains on the site, and as such, the potential for the survival of unrecorded buried archaeological remains within the site is considered to be low. The street-front building is a house of late 19th-century date, and is considered to be of positive heritage value within the conservation area.


Further archaeological investigation is unlikely to be required if the site is brought forward for development; however, an assessment of the heritage value of the street-front property may be necessary.



Significance:

It is considered that the likely significance of any buried archaeological remains is Negligible, due to sub-surface disturbance; however, the street-front building is likely to be considered of Local heritage value.


Twenty-first century aerial photographs show an H-shaped building on the site, indicating that a rear extension had been added to the property sometime since 1992. A small grassed back garden exists to the rear of the house, and a wide driveway to the front. No Lidar data is available for the site. The street-front building is of late 19th-century date.


Google Earth images 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015. Google Street View images 2014.



01788/01 Roman coin hoard, Doncaster

Roman coin hoard - hoard of denarii found at unknown date "at Rutland House, Town Fields (north side)". 30 denarii in Doncaster Museum, but original size of hoard unknown. Latest coin is of Julia Domna.

Y

01824/01 Roman Coin found at Wheatley Hall Road, Doncaster

Roman coin - as of Marcus Aurelius from Wheatley Hall Road (recovered from tip).

Y



HSY5197 Thorne Road, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y Y

HSY5196 Highfield Road, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5199 St. Marys Church, Beckett Road, Doncaster Religious (Worship) Y

HSY5216 Old School House, Beckett Road, Doncaster School Y

HSY5230 St. Andrew's, Beckett Road, Doncaster Religious (Worship) Y



Allocation Reference: 714 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: The Manor House, High St, Askern

Area (Ha): 0.14 NGR (centre): SE 5613 1359 Settlement: Askern


Archaeological significance of site Local



Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 event Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest Yes Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 714 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: The Manor House, High St, Askern



The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. One event is recorded within the buffer: trial trench evaluations off Market Place to the immediate north of the site, where no remains of archaeological interest were found.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are recorded within the site or buffer.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any features within the site. In the western part of the buffer, the site of Askern Main Colliery and spoil heaps was recorded.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and much of the buffer as part of the urban commercial core of Askern, which defines the likely extent of the medieval settlement, though most of the current buildings date to the 20th-century redevelopment associated with the colliery. The settlement was briefly a spa town in the late 18th to early 19th century. Further character zones within the buffer include the site of Askern Main Colliery to the west, sunk in 1911 and demolished by 2003; an industrial area to the south, with the principal complex being a sawmill; Askern Lake public park to the southeast, probably a naturally waterlogged area perhaps landscaped during the spa town phase; St Peter's Church to the northeast; Norton Common at the northeast edge, and late 19th-century villas and townhouses at the eastern edge.

The site is a reverse T-shaped plot to the west of High Street and south of Swan Court, with a three-storey building on the High Street frontage and an enclosed yard behind, and scrub vegetation in the area to the west.


The 1854 map shows a building at the eastern side of the site, fronting onto High Street, and a linear range of buildings across the northern side, possibly outbuildings associated with the Swan Hotel. The remainder of the site was a yard or field at that date. A pump was shown within the yard area. In 1893, the house on the street frontage was labelled 'Manor House', and the area to the west was part of a garden or orchard, with a narrow yard area to the north, behind the outbuildings along the northern edge. By 1948, the outbuildings along the northern edge of the site were no longer shown, and by 1961 the current layout of the site was shown, with the addition of outbuildings to the rear of Manor House, one of which had been demolished by 1975, when the house was labelled 'surgery'.

Within the buffer, the 1854 map showed the Swan Hotel to the north of the site, and the White Hart Inn and Old Hotel to the south. The buildings were towards the northern end of the historic core of Askern, with the junction between four roads shown outside the Swan Hotel, possibly a market place. Askern Lake was shown to the southeast, and numerous spa baths around the lake. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel and several summer houses were shown to the west of the site. The 1892 map showed gardens associated with the Swan Hotel to the west of the site, and a seminary to the southwest. St Peter's Church had been built to the northeast, and the Wesleyan chapel was no longer shown. The seminary had become a 'spa hydropathic establishment' by 1906. By 1932, this was labelled 'miners' welfare institute', and further housing had been built within the eastern part of the buffer. Askern Main Colliery had been constructed to the west of the buffer, with extensive railway sidings running south from the colliery. No spa baths were depicted within the buffer by 1961, when a bank and bakery were shown to the immediate northeast of the site. A water tower had been built in the western part of the buffer by 1975.

Survival:

The house at the eastern side of the site is of probable mid-19th-century date, and appears to be a substantial former residence associated with the spa town period of Askern’s history. The house is likely to have truncated any earlier archaeological remains within its footprint. Outbuildings were formerly shown along the northern edge of the site, and remains of these, possibly stables associated with the Swan Hotel to the north, may be preserved within the wall along the site boundary. Within the western part of the site, the potential for the



survival of unrecorded buried archaeology is considered to be moderate. The site is likely to have been within the medieval core of the village and remains associated with this period could be located within the site, though no archaeological remains were found during evaluation to the immediate north and west.


Further archaeological investigations are likely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

The standing building within the site is not listed, but is of probable 19th-century date and is of Local heritage significance. The significance of any buried remains within the site is currently unknown.


The 2002 aerial photograph shows the western part of the site as a mixture of grass in the centre and shrubs and trees along the southern side, with a tall wall around the edges of the site. The eastern part of the site was occupied by the former 'Manor House, with a walled yard to the rear, , and an outbuilding along the southern side. The Swan Hotel was shown to the north, but by 2008, the hotel had been demolished and housing at Swan Court built over its site and that of its gardens, to the north and west of the site. By that date, the site was shown as rough grass and scrub, to the rear of the Manor House. The 2015 image is poor, but the site appears to be largely unchanged, possibly with fewer shrubs and trees. Street View shows the Manor House as a three storey building, three bays wide, with bay windows at the ground floor level. The windows above have segmented lintels in a 19th-century style. The site appears to slope downwards from west to east. The northern edge of the site is shown as a mixed brick and stone wall, part of which (possibly just outside the site) contains three blocked windows with arched heads, indicating that features associated with the former outbuildings may be preserved within the wall.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Street View 2015. SE5513/2 CCX 14249/6 16-Sep-1992.



ESY499 Archaeological Evaluation on land off Market Place

In January 2006 a programme of trial trenching was undertaken on land near Market Place. No archaeological remains were revealed.

Y



HSY354 Askern Town Centre Commercial Core-Urban Y Y

HSY330 Norton Common Drained Wetland Y

HSY331 Askern Main Colliery site Deep Shaft Coal Mine Y

HSY355 St Peter's Church and vicarage, Askern Religious (Worship) Y

HSY364 Askern Mather / Sawmill Other Industry Y

HSY365 Askern Lake Public Park Y

HSY368 Late 19th century villas and townhouses in Askern.




Allocation Reference: 717 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Moorends Library, The Circle






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 717 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Moorends Library, The Circle



The SMR records no monuments or events within the site or buffer zone.

There are no listed buildings or Scheduled Monuments within the site or buffer zone.

The Magnesian Limestone Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site or buffer zone.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the landscape character within the site and most of the buffer as Planned Estate (Social Housing). This is the mining village of Moorends, laid out in the 1920s to house workers from Thorne Colliery, and is a typical example of a geometrically planned coal village. Further character areas within the buffer comprise the commercial core of Moorends and a school, both also dating to the 1920s-30s.

The site is occupied by a disused late 20th-century library building of no architectural interest.


In 1853, the site was part of a narrow strip enclosure on Pighill Moors, with Moor Drain to the west on a north south alignment. By 1892, the field had been enlarged through the removal of some boundaries. Between 1906 and 1932, the planned mining village of Moorends was constructed, and the site was shown as a vacant plot facing onto The Circle, with housing to the north and west. The library was first shown on the 1980 map.

Within the buffer, the 1853 map showed narrow strip fields to the east of Moor Drain, with small square enclosures to the west. The fields had been aggregated into larger units by 1892. An unnamed farm was shown to the south of the site in 1853, with Grange Farm at the northern edge of the buffer. Between 1906 and 1932, the buffer was dominated by the planned mining village of Thorne Moorends, laid out in geometric patterns, largely unchanged by 1980.

Survival:

The northwest part of the site is likely to have been disturbed during the construction of the library. There is a greater potential for undisturbed ground in the southern and eastern parts of the site, though these areas may have been disturbed during the laying out of the roads, services and adjacent building plots for the Moorends village. In general, the potential for survival of buried archaeological remains is considered to be low.


No further archaeological investigation is likely to be required if this site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Negligible.


Aerial coverage shows the northwest part of the site as occupied by a library, with grassed areas to the south and a tarmac-surfaced car park on the east side. Recent Street View imagery shows the library as disused and the site boarded up. The library is a functional late 20th-century building of no architectural interest. There is no Lidar coverage for the site.


Google earth coverage 2002, 2008 and 2009.





HSY4656 Moorends Village, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY4659 Thorne Moorends School and St Wilfrith's Church, Doncaster

School Y

HSY4664 Moorends commercial core, Thorne Moorends, Doncaster

Commercial Core-Suburban Y



Allocation Reference: 718 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 2 Rose Avenue, Balby






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 record Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 718 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 2 Rose Avenue, Balby



The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. One monument is recorded in the northern part of the buffer, a shop used as the set for the ‘Open All Hours’ television programme.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any features within the site or buffer.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as suburban commercial core, developed along Balby Road in the late 19th-century, initially as larger terraced villa-type properties and now dominated by commercial businesses. Some of the terraced properties remain. Further character zones within the buffer include further commercial core areas, schools, an area of heavy metal trades industrialised since the later 19th century, a traveller community site, a public park, a mixture of terraced and semi-detached housing, allotment gardens and regenerated scrubland.

The site currently contains a detached house fronting onto Rose Avenue, with an extensive lawn area to the west.


The 1854 map showed the site as part of a field, with a footpath running through it on a northeast to southwest alignment. By 1892 it was a smaller field, probably a garden area behind new terraced housing to the north, at an angle to Carr Hill. A well was shown within the field by 1903. The house within the site was first shown on the 1937 map, with the land to the rear divided into two garden plots, with a greenhouse at the western side. This was shown as a single large garden plot by 1961, with a further building to the north of the site contained within this plot. No changes were shown on the 1992 map.

Within the buffer, the 1854 OS map showed Carr Hill to the north, with occasional buildings along it, probably mainly farms, and Cross Bank to the southeast. The edge of settlement at Barnby was located in the southwest part of the buffer, and fields and nurseries were shown within the remaining area. A sand and gravel pit was shown to the north of Carr Hill. Further terraced housing, larger semi-detached houses and a Methodist chapel were shown at Carr Hill and Balby Road to the north and northwest by 1892, and the gravel pit had been infilled. By 1903, St Catherine Street had been laid out along the eastern boundary of the site, and Rose Avenue to the east was shown as laid out, though only two buildings had been built along it. Further housing had been built to the east of the site by that date. Both sides of Rose Avenue had been developed with terraced housing and streets to the southeast and southwest by 1930, and by 1961 the site was almost entirely surrounded by houses.

Survival:

With the exception of the footprint of the house, the site is likely to have had relatively little sub-surface disturbance. The potential for the survival of unrecorded buried archaeology is considered to be moderate. The current house is of late 1930s date, in a fairly typical style, though of note in that it is in a different style to the other buildings within the street.


Further archaeological investigations may be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Unknown. The current standing building is of only minor heritage significance.




The 2002 aerial photograph showed a similar layout to the 1992 OS map, although the large plot shown in 1992 had been subdivided into two, the southern plot containing the site. The building to the north of the site had been demolished. The area around the house was shown as lawns, with garden beds along the southern side and a shed along the western boundary in the location of the greenhouse shown in 1937. By 2008, new houses had been built to the immediate north of the site, off Carr Hill Court. Street View shows the house as a 1930s-style detached house, with a curved bay at ground and first floor level, and arched doorway with an internal porch. It is in a very different style to the earlier 20th-century terraced houses along Rose Avenue. Lidar data shows slightly uneven ground within the garden, but no features of clear archaeological interest.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Google Street View 2015. Lidar data tile SE5601 DTM 1m.



04752 "Open All Hours" Shop, Lister Avenue, Balby, Doncaster

Open All Hours Shop, Lister Avenue, Balby, Doncaster. Modern television set.

Y



HSY5484 Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster Commercial Core-Suburban Y Y

HSY4232 Balby, Loversall and Potteric Carr, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY5277 Balby Carr Bank, Doncaster Metal Trades (Heavy) Y

HSY5428 Sandford Road, Balby, Doncaster Allotments Y

HSY5430 Lambeth Road, Balby Doncaster Romany or other Traveller Community site

Y

HSY5432 Sandford Road, Balby, Doncaster Regenerated Scrubland Y

HSY5460 Lambeth, Road, Balby, Doncaster Allotments Y

HSY5466 Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster School Y

HSY5467 Burton Avenue, Balby, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5468 Lister Avenue, Balby, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5473 Westfield Park, Balby, Doncaster Public Park Y

HSY5476 St John's Road, Balby, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5485 Westfield Road, Balby, Doncaster Semi-Detached Housing Y

HSY5811 Balby historic core, Balby, Doncaster Commercial Core-Suburban Y



Allocation Reference: 720 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Informal Land, St Andrews Rd, Conisbrough

Area (Ha): 0.80 NGR (centre): SK 5064 9843 Settlement: Conisbrough





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 record Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 720 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Informal Land, St Andrews Rd, Conisbrough



The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. One findspot is recorded within the buffer, a Roman/Byzantine coin hoard dating to the 6th century AD, found in a garden to the east of the site.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are located within the site or the buffer zone.


Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and the southern part of the buffer as a mid-20th-century planned social housing estate in a geometric layout, with no legibility of former strip enclosures from medieval open field. Further character zones within the northern part of the buffer are recorded as early to mid-20th-century terraced housing, 1930s and later planned social housing estate, a 1930s and later recreation ground, and a late 20th-century school.

The main part of the site is currently an area of green space between blocks of housing and gardens, accessed via St Andrews Road, with the western part being a tarmac-surfaced parking area for residents.


The 1854 OS map shows the site as part of two fields to the south of Old Road. The fairly regular boundaries of the fields is suggestive of surveyed enclosure, possibly from medieval open field. By 1892, they had been amalgamated into a single larger field. Development was occurring to the south and east of the site by 1930, but it remained vacant at that date. By 1956, the site was shown in its current layout, apart from the northeast tip and western sides, which were enclosed plots, possibly gardens. The 1962 map showed the same layout with more detail, showing footpaths crossing the site in a diamond pattern between blocks of housing. By 1969, the western part of the site was shown as a parking area with access from Old Road, with garages laid out along most edges of the plot. Two small buildings, probably greenhouses, were shown within the garden plot at the northeast tip in 1975.

Within the buffer, areas of more piecemeal enclosure called Hill Field (north of Old Road) and Holy Well Field (south of the site) are shown on the 1845 OS map. A track called Ellershaw Lane was shown running through the area of fields to the southwest of the site. Some small-scale housing development had occurred to the northeast by 1892, with further development in this area by 1906. By 1930, the construction of housing on a geometric street layout was underway to the east and south of the site, with Conan Road, Warren Road and Daylands Road under construction. St Andrews Road and Lewes Road had been laid out by 1938 to the north and west of the site, with development still underway in 1956 and mainly completed by 1969.

Survival:

There may have been some disturbance to the site in association with the construction of the nearby housing and gardens, as well as potentially the insertion of services. The levels of disturbance are likely to be low, and the potential for the survival of buried archaeological remains is considered to be moderate.



Significance:

Unknown. Only one findspot has been recorded in the buffer zone, but no archaeological fieldwork has been undertaken in the vicinity so the understanding of the archaeological resource is currently poor.




The 2002-2009 aerial photographs show the main (central and eastern) part of the site as an area of grassland bounded and defined by the ends of gardens of housing surrounding the site. The boundaries appear to be hedges and fences, with some trees. Informal footpaths cross the site. The northeast tip of the site was shown in 2002 as densely wooded. The western side of the site is a parking area leading off Old Road. This has a surface of tarmac or hardcore. The 2002 photo shows rectangular features around the edge which may be former sites of garages. Between 2003 and 2008, the trees in the northeast corner had been removed and this area was shown as part of the main grassed field. The 2015 image is very unclear, but appears to show development within the western part of the field, accessed from the area of parking. There is no Lidar coverage for this site.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Bing maps aerial views.



01084/01 Roman Coin Hoard Roman (Byzantine) coin hoard - 40 Nummia of Justinian I (527-565) found in the garden of 44 Daylands Avenue in March 1921.

Y



HSY5358 Mid-twentieth century social housing estates, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY5323 Conanby, Conisborough, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5356 Ivanhoe Road / Rowena Road / Athelstane Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y

HSY5357 Miners Welfare Recreation Ground, Conisbrough, Doncaster


HSY5362 Morley Place Junior School, Conisbrough, Doncaster

School Y

HSY5447 Warren Road / Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y



Allocation Reference: 723 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Freeman Builders Ltd, Marlborough Rd






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 723 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Freeman Builders Ltd, Marlborough Rd



There are no SMR records within the site or the buffer zone.



Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and some of the northern buffer zone as residential terraced housing, which is likely to have been the first housing provided for miners at Askern Colliery. There is invisible legibility of the earlier enclosure landscape. Further character types in the buffer zone include various housing types, agglomerated fields, drained wetland, a public park and a school.

The site is located within the core of Askern and is surrounded by modern development.


The site is located within three narrow rectangular fields on the 1854 map. The southern and western site boundaries are extant as field boundaries at this time. By 1932 the eastern site boundary had been established with the construction of Blossom Avenue (later renamed to Marlborough Road by 1961) to the immediate east of the site. By 1961 the eastern half of the site was labelled as a builder’s yard, which by 1975 occupied the entire site. There was no change to the site on the 1986 map.

In 1854 the majority of the area surrounding the site was mainly narrow rectangular fields, part of an area called Askern Common. Rushy Moor Lane was depicted to the east of the site, with Askern Common Road to the north and Mill Dike to the south. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was extant to the west of the site. By 1893 Highfield House had been constructed to the immediate north of the site, with further development to the northwest including a chapel, school and housing. By 1932 further housing had been built to the immediate west of the site along Highfield Road, and to the immediate east and south of the site, along Blossom Avenue. By this time substantial development had occurred in the northern end of the buffer zone, off the northern side of Moss Road (formally Askern Common Road), and to the southeast of the site, along Rushy Moor Avenue. Further housing had been developed at the eastern end of the buffer zone by 1975. By 1984 only the southern tip of the buffer zone remained undeveloped.

Survival:

The site was part of enclosed fields before substantial residential development occurred around the site from the early-mid 1900s. The site itself has remained undeveloped, and has been a builder’s yard from at least 1961. The extent of disturbance caused by nearby development is unclear, but in general, the potential for the survival of unrecorded buried archaeological remains is considered to be moderate.


Further archaeological investigation may be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Unknown.




Aerial photographs from 2002 show little change on the site from 1984, with the site comprising scrub wasteland partially covered with miscellaneous equipment, which may be abandoned. There was moderately heavy tree cover on the site, particularly on the southern end. By 2008 most of the trees had been cleared and some of the equipment removed. There is no available Lidar data for the site.


Google Earth images 2002, 2008, 2009. RAF/CPE/UK/1880 4073 06-Dec-1946.



HSY356 Terraced housing to the east of Askern village Terraced Housing Y Y

HSY365 Askern Lake Public Park Y

HSY368 Late 19th century villas and townhouses in Askern.


HSY370 1930s semi detached housing along Moss Road Askern, Doncaster

Semi-Detached Housing Y

HSY372 Askern Common planned estate Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY4364 Land to the west of Fenwick, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4370 Former Askern Common, Askern, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY5677 Sunnymede Crescent, Askern, Doncaster Semi-Detached Housing Y

HSY5678 Eastfield Drive, Askern, Doncaster Semi-Detached Housing Y

HSY5700 Askern Moss Road, Doncaster School Y



Allocation Reference: 724

Allocation Type: Housing

Site Name: Park Hotel, 232 Carr House Rd, Belle Vue

Area (Ha): 0.22

NGR (centre): SE 5879 0256

Settlement: Doncaster Urban Area





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone

Scheduled Monument - -

Listed Building - 1

SMR record/event - -

Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes

Cartographic features of interest Yes Yes

Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 724

Allocation Type: Housing

Site Name: Park Hotel, 232 Carr House Rd, Belle Vue

Area (Ha): 0.22

NGR (centre): SE 5879 0256

Settlement: Doncaster Urban Area

Site assessment

Known assets/character:

The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site or buffer zone, though the possible route of a

Roman road is depicted on historic mapping within the northern part of the buffer.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are located within the site. One grade II listed building is located to

the northeast of the site, Hamilton Lodge.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any

features within the site. The only feature recorded within the buffer was the edge of a mid-20th-century airfield

at the southern edge.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and the eastern and western

parts of the buffer as a planned social housing estate built to a geometric design, and first depicted in 1930.

There is no legibility of the former drained wetland landscape. Further character zones within the buffer include

regenerated scrubland on the site of a former tip at Potteric Carr at the southern edge, allotments, the Belle Vue

stables, a school, almshouses and further 20th-century planned social housing estates.

The site is currently occupied by a former hotel, with tarmac surfacing to the north and east.


The 1854 OS map shows the site as part of an area of landscape park associated with Carr House. The northern

boundary was formed by Carr House Lane. The Park Hotel public house had been built within the site by 1930,

with a narrow building along the eastern edge of the site, possibly stables or garages. The hotel was set within an

area of gardens. The current southern and western boundaries of the site had been established by 1976, and no

substantial changes within the site were shown by 1993.

Within the buffer, Carr House and its pleasure grounds were located to the south of the site, with Carr House

Cottage to the southeast and fields to the north. A footpath labelled as the route of a Roman Road ran through

the buffer to the north of the site, on a northwest to southeast alignment. Carrhouse Lodge was shown to the

east of the site in 1892, and Hamilton Lodge had been built to the northeast. Carr house was shown as a fever

hospital at that date. The hospital had been extended by 1930, when the area to the west of the site was

occupied by housing, mainly semi-detached houses in a geometric street layout. Carr House Road had been

widened, and Hamilton Lodge had become a maternity home by that date, with Belle Vue Stables to the

northeast and further housing at the eastern edge of the buffer. A sewage works was shown at the southeast

edge of the buffer. By 1938, Carr House had been demolished and housing building to the north, east and south

of the site. Housing was built in the former garden area to the south of the Park Hotel by 1976, and a garage was

shown to the immediate west. Hamilton Lodge had become a sports club by that date.

Survival:

The area within the footprint of the current building is likely to have been disturbed by its construction. As a

public house, the building is likely to have some cellarage and substantial foundations. The extent of disturbance

within the car park area to the east and the tarmac surfaced area to the north is unclear, but these are relatively

small areas. In general, the potential for the survival of significant buried archaeology within the site is

considered to be low. The standing building is of early 20th-century date.


Further archaeological investigations are unlikely to be required if the site is brought forward for development,

though assessment of the heritage value of the public house may be necessary.



Significance:

Given the extent of previous disturbance, the significance of any surviving buried remains is considered to be

Negligible. The public house may be considered to be of minor Local heritage interest.

Aerial Photographs & Lidar

Summary:

The 2002-2009 aerial photographs show a hotel building within the southwest part of the site, with tarmac

surfacing to the north and east. The 2015 aerial view is too poor to make out any details of the site. Street View

shows the hotel as a three storey building (including attics), with a porch featuring faux-column detailing and a

balcony above. It was occupied by an Italian restaurant in 2015.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Lidar data tile SE5802 DTM 1m.

RAF/58/1891 F21 0090 14-Oct-1955.

Statutory Designations

Reference

ID

Name Designation/

Grade

Site? Buffer?

1191871 Hamilton Lodge II Y

SMR Historic Environment Characterisation

Reference

ID


HSY5240 Potteric Carr Road, Doncaster Regenerated Scrubland Y

HSY5271 Sewage Works, Sandy Lane, Doncaster Utilities Y

HSY5272 Chequer Avenue, Doncaster Allotments Y

HSY5283 Lime Tree Avenue, Hyde Park, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY5289 Thoresby Avenue, Hyde Park, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5292 Belle Vue Stables, Bennetthorpe, Doncaster Racecourse Y

HSY5296 Carr House Centre, Danum Road, Doncaster School Y

HSY5297 Danum Road, Bennetthorpe, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5298 William Nuttall Cottage Homes, Bennetthorpe,

Doncaster

Nursing Home / Almshouse Y

HSY5300 Elmfield Park, Doncaster Public Park Y



Allocation Reference: 725 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Trafalgar House, Trafalgar Street, Carcroft

Area (Ha): 0.48 NGR (centre): SE 5425 1015 Settlement: Carcroft Skellow





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 725 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Trafalgar House, Trafalgar Street, Carcroft

Area (Ha): 0.48 NGR (centre): SE 5425 1015 Settlement: Carcroft Skellow


The SMR does not record any finsdspots, monuments or events within the site or the buffer zone.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded ridge and furrow remains within the site and buffer, and 20th-century air raid shelters within the buffer zone. The ridge and furrow remains were all in areas that have since been built on.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as Low Rise Flats. There is no legibility of the former character of Piecemeal Enclosure. Character zones within the buffer are defined as Terraced Housing, Allotments, School, Planned Estate (Social Housing), Retail Park, Agglomerated Fields and Vilas/Detached Housing.

The site is currently occupied by two-storey flats bounded to the north by Trafalgar Street and to the southwest by Crossdale Gardens.


The site was shown as fields on the 1851 OS map and had been sub-divided into allotments by 1932. The individual allotment plots were not shown on the 1948 OS map and the land formed part of a larger, open area by 1961. The current flats, known as Trafalgar House, had been built by 1977. No changes were shown within the site on OS maps produced up to 1984.

Various features were marked within the buffer zone on the 1851 OS map including fields, field boundaries, a National School, public houses, several houses along Carcroft High Street and Pickhill Lane, Corpse Lane and a number of orchards. A smithy was shown on the north side of High Street on the 1906 OS map, with allotments, housing and a school shown in 1932. Further housing, a sewage pumping station and St. Andrew’s Church had been built by 1948. A school playing field was marked on the 1961 OS map, with housing, Uldale Walk and Croasdale Gardens shown within the buffer on the 1977 map. No substantive changes were shown within the buffer on subsequent OS maps produced up to 1984.

Survival:

The construction of Trafalgar House will have impacted on any archaeological remains within its footprint. While the building is unlikely to possess cellars or basements, several areas may contain subsurface rooms, such as boiler or laundry rooms. While it is possible that archaeological remains may be present in those parts of the site that lay outside the footprint of the building, these areas may have been landscaped or impacted by the construction of services. Overall, the potential for the survival of buried archaeological remains is negligible.


Further archaeological investigation is unlikely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Negligible.


Twenty-first-century aerial photographs shows the site occupied by Trafalgar House. There is no Lidar data for this site.




Google Earth: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 and 2015. Bing Maps: 2015.

RAF/CPE/UK/1879 3105 06-Dec-1946; RAF/541/31 4403 18-May-1948.



HSY122 Trafalgar House , Carcroft Low Rise Flats Y Y

HSY94 Trafalgar Street and Park Avenue, Carcroft Terraced Housing Y

HSY95 Owston Rd, Askern Road and Queens Road, Carcroft

Terraced Housing Y

HSY99 Owston Road Allotments, Carcroft Allotments Y

HSY100 Former Allotments behind Trafalgar Street, Carcroft

Allotments Y

HSY102 Carcroft Primary School School Y

HSY108 Carcroft 'New Village' Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY111 1940's /50's terraced housing in Skellow Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY113 Skellow Estate Final Phase Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY115 Carcroft Town Centre Retail Park Y

HSY116 Carcroft Commercial Centre / Former Carcroft Common

Retail Park Y

HSY121 Trafalgar Estate - Crossdale Gardens, Martindale Walk.


HSY123 Trafalgar Estate: North - Carcroft Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY132 Fields to the West of West Farm Owston Agglomerated fields Y

HSY251 High street townhouses, Carcroft Villas/ Detached Housing Y



Allocation Reference: 728 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 29 Park Drive, Sprotbrough






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 6 records/1 event Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 728 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: 29 Park Drive, Sprotbrough



The SMR does not record any findspots, monuments or events within the site. Three findspots, three monuments and one event are recorded in the buffer zone. The findspots were of two Iron Age beehive querns and two Roman coins, whilst the monuments comprise a possible barrow, ridge and furrow remains and Sprotbrough Park. An evaluation in the eastern part of the buffer did not reveal any archaeological remains.

There are no Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings within the site or the buffer.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project did not record any features within the site. Levelled ridge and furrow was recorded in the buffer zone.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as Villas/Detached Housing. This was constructed following the break-up and sale of Sprotbrough Park in the 1920s. This phase of development took place in an area of park first landscaped at the direction of Godfrey Copley in the late 17th and early 18th century. 'Park Drive' fossilises the line of one of the routes through the former parkland, although much widened on development. A number of the mature trees which are scattered throughout this area are likely to date to the 'naturalistic' planting scheme of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and, together with the drive itself and the surviving 'North Lodge', form the only remaining visible aspects of the park landscape. Character zones within the buffer are defined as Agglomerated Fields, Plantation, Private Housing Estate, Ancient Woodland and Playing Fields/Recreation Ground.


The site formed part of Sprotbrough Park at the time of the 1854 OS map. A line of trees or shrubs ran along the majority of the western part of the site at that date, while a tree-lined path crossed the southern part of the plot. While no changes were shown within the site on the 1948 OS map, the land formed parts of the large domestic gardens to the rear of no.s 29, 33 and 35 Park Drive by 1956. An outbuilding with an attached greenhouse stood to the rear of no.29 at that date. This feature was not shown on the 1980 OS map. No further changes were shown within the site at that date.

Numerous features were shown within the buffer zone on the 1854 OS map, including Sprotbrough Park, fields, a shed and an old limestone quarry. Housing had been constructed within the buffer by 1956, with further housing shown on the 1966 and 1980 OS maps.

Survival:

The site formed part of Sprotbrough Park in 1854 and has been domestic gardens since at least 1966, with a house at the northern end. The building may have caused some disturbance to sub-surface deposits within its footprint, but the potential for unrecorded buried archaeology within the remainder of the site is considered to be moderate.



Significance:

Unknown.




Twenty-first-century aerial photographs show the site as domestic gardens. Lidar data shows a small amount of ground disturbance within the site, with a path running through the southern part of the plot. While this feature follows the approximate alignment of the 19th-century path through Sprotbrough Park, it is not clear to what extent this feature is a modern construction that may have damaged the earlier route.


Google Earth: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 and 2015. Bing Maps: 2015. Lidar data tile SE5402 DTM 1m.



01069/01 Two Iron Age Beehive Quern topstones found at Riverside Drive, Doncaster

2 beehive gritstone querns in the garden of 39 Riverside Drive 1968.

Y

01078/01 Roman Coin, Sprotbrough

Domitian coin from garden of 141 Melton Road. Y

02643/01 Roman Coin Find, Sprotbrough

Bronze coin probably of Domitian but very worn. Y

03728/01 Sprotbrough Park Surviving features consist of old hawthorn trees (possible remains of hedgerows) and a ring of field maples (mature) forming sheltered areas for stock (SE 54770206).

Y

03728/02 Medieval to Post-Medieval Ridge and Furrow, Sprotbrough

Pronounced ridge and furrow covering most of the area not yet developed North-west to south-east orientation.

Y

03728/03 Possible Barrow, Sprotbrough Park

Small, but pronounced mound within an area of ridge and furrow, possibly a barrow, cut by furrow on the eastern edge giving an ovoid appearance.

Y

ESY446 Archaeological Field Evaluation of Land off Park Drive

In April 2006 an archaeological field evaluation of land off Park Drive. No archaeological features were observed.

Y



HSY4270 Former 'Park Closes', Sprotborough, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4288 Land east of Sprotborough, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY5102 Park Drive, Sprotbrough, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y Y

HSY5106 Albert Plantation, Sprotbrough, Doncaster Plantation Y

HSY5110 Birch Close, Sprotborough, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y

HSY5112 Park Avenue / Lounde Close, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y

HSY5118 Woodlands to the south of Sprotborough, Doncaster

Ancient Woodland Y

HSY5119 Riverside Drive, Sprotbrough, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y

HSY5120 St Chad's Way, Sprotbrough, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y Y



HSY5121 Recreation area, east of Sprotbrough, Doncaster


HSY5131 Villas on and south of the site of Sprotbrough Hall, Sprotbrough, Doncaster




Allocation Reference: 729 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Adj. Sure Start Centre, Wellgate






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - 1 Listed Building - 5 SMR record/event 1 event 24 records/5 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 729 Allocation Type: Housing Site Name: Land Adj. Sure Start Centre, Wellgate



The SMR records one event within the site, which extends into the north-eastern area of the buffer zone. The event relates to archaeological trial trenching and excavation at Wellgate, which revealed archaeological remains dating from the Roman period onwards. The earliest activity comprised a substantial cut feature set with a number of wooden structures including a fence, stake alignment and track. The only dating evidence was from Roman pottery dating to the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. There was also medieval activity dating to the 11th and 12th centuries.

Eleven monuments and 14 findsposts are recorded within the buffer zone; however, all of the findspots are poorly located prehistoric flint and bone artefacts and Iron Age to Roman pottery and a brooch recorded as being found at Cadeby Cliff, which is well outside the buffer and north of the River Don. To the northeast of the site, a small assemblage of 10 flints of uncertain prehistoric date were recovered during excavations at Wellgate, which also found remains of probable 6th-century activity. A medieval well (grade II listed) is also recorded in this area. A number of records relate to the medieval church of St Peter (grade I listed), to the northeast of the site, which contains early medieval sculptures, chest tombs and a burial. To the south of the site is a timber-framed building possibly of medieval date but more likely to be post-medieval. As well as the Wellgate investigations, four further events are recorded at the eastern edge of the buffer, all associated with investigations at Conisbrough Castle.

One Scheduled Monument extends just into the northeast edge of the buffer zone, the medieval Conisbrough Castle. There are five listed buildings within the buffer zone, all within the eastern half. In addition to the grade I listed medieval church of St Peter and the grade II listed medieval well, mentioned above, the remaining buildings are all grade II listed and comprise the Old Hall Restaurant (early to mid-18th century), the Priory (early to mid-19th century), and the Old Priory (c.1800).

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site or buffer zone.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and much of the north-eastern area of the buffer as a planned estate (social housing), with fragmentary legibility of the medieval landscape of the town. The majority of the buffer contains areas characterised by a variety of housing types and associated playing fields and allotments, with very limited and fragmentary evidence of earlier landscape forms.

The site comprised a single plot of scrubland in 2009, with new buildings shown within it by 2015.


The site was shown as part of two fields on the 1854 OS map. By 1892, the field boundary within the site had been removed, and the site was located within a single field. By 1930 a roughly east-west aligned building had been constructed over some of the site, which had been demolished by 1956. By 1971 a single building had been constructed over the majority of the site, numbered 8 to 14 Well Gate. The site remained unchanged on the 1994 map.

The site is located at the western end of Conisbrough. By 1854, to the east of the site the core of Conisbrough was well established, with Church Lane and St Peter’s Church marked to the east of the site. To the west of the site, the surrounding area comprised mostly fields. By 1892, the street of Wellgate was marked on the map, although not to its present-day extent. The medieval well is marked to the northeast of it, and by 1902 a well/cistern as also present on Wellgate itself. By 1956, significant development had occurred to the north of the site, with the development of houses on The Oval. By 1962 further houses had been built on Elm Green Lane, to the northwest of the site, which had been developed further by 1971. Further buildings had also been built to the immediate north of the site, similar in size and shape to the building which occupied the site itself at this time. The current north-south alignment of Wellgate is not present on the 1987 map.



Survival:

The site has had at least two structures built upon it in the second half of the 20th century, the later building covering the vast majority of the plot. As such, the survival of any previously unrecorded heritage assets within the site is considered to be low. The site was covered by archaeological mitigation works at Wellgate in 2002, and it is assumed that any significant remains were recorded during these works. The site appears to have been redeveloped after 2009.


No further archaeological investigations are likely to be required if further development proposals are submitted.

Significance:

Negligible.


Twenty-first century aerial photographs show that the building first present on the 1971 OS map was still on the site in 2007. It had been removed by 2008. The 2015 aerial photographs are very poor quality, but appear to show a new building on the site. There is no available Lidar data for the site.


Google Earth Images 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2015.



Site? Buffer?

1010828 Conisbrough Castle SM Y

1151531 The Old Priory Nursing Home and attached outbuilding II Y

1192787 Church of St Peter I Y

1192845 The Priory (Offices of local authority department) II Y

1314840 The Old Hall Restaurant II Y

1314842 Well cover approximately 50 metres north west of junction with Church Street

II Y



00200/01 Medieval Town Well, Conisbrough

Small stone building covers well, date uncertain. (Medieval - D.V.S). Still a functioning spring.

Y

00201/01 Church of St Peter, Conisbrough

A medieval church at Conisbrough with Anglo-Saxon origins. Y

00202/01 Anglo-Saxon Period Cross Fragment, Conisbrough

Fragment of a Saxon cross in the south chapel. Ryder records that the fragment of pre-Conquest cross shaft dated to the late 10th century was then lying at the west end of the south aisle, and a fragment of what appeared to be a second cross shaft, with a roll moulding at each angle, was built into the external face of the east wall of the south aisle.

Y

00203/01 Norman 12th Century Coped Tomb Chest,

Elaborate Romanesque tomb-chest, now at the east end of the south aisle, dated 1140-1160. The coped lid bears a series of medallions enclosing mounted knights in combat, winged

Y



Conisbrough beasts and the signs of the zodiac.

01175/01 Medieval Timber Framed House, Church Street Conisbrough

Timber- Framed House (G.S. Coe & Son, Shoe Repairers), Church Street, Consibrough - Remains of one truss at north end of the building.

Y

01968/05 Mesolithic and Undated Finds, Cadeby Cliff

Bone material and flint tools of Mesolithic and unknown date. Including a flint microlith and awl, antler, fragments of a knife handle (made with a metal saw) found on the surface of a ploughed field within a scooped enclosure feature. The site from air photography shows a circle-ditch broken in two places and may be a 'Henge' feature.

Y

01969/01 Prehistoric Flint Tool Finds, Conisbrough

One scraper was found on the surface of a ploughed field 1977/78

Y

01970/01 Romano-British Bronze Pennanular Brooch, Mexborough

1 broken bronze penannular brooch found on the surface of ploughed field 1977/78

Y

01971/01 Prehistoric Flint Tool and Bone Finds, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

1 knife/saw, 2 pieces of sawn antler and 1 retouched flake found on surface of ploughed field

Y

01974/01 Flint Tool and Bone Finds, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

1 broken lance point, 1 microlith, 1 piece of knife handle, 1 scraper and 1 reworked flake were found on surface of ploughed field.

Y

01975/01 Leaf Shaped Arrowhead Find, Cadeby Cliff, Mexborough

1 leaf shaped arrowhead found on surface of ploughed field 1977/78

Y

01976/01 Flint Tool Finds, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

1 hollow based point/arrowhead, 1 scraper, 2 retouched flakes and 2 scrapers were found on surface of ploughed field.

Y

01977/01 Flint Tools and Bone Finds, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

1 awl, 1 slug tool, 1 microlith, 1 obliq/blunted point, 2 cores, 1 piece of kife handle, 2 reworked flakes, 2 scrapers, 8 retouched flakes and 1 knife, found on surface of ploughed field

Y

01978/01 Iron Age or Romano-British Pottery Scatter, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

Scatter of British pottery found on surface of ploughed field 1977/78; samian ware (now at Doncaster Museum), 1 sherd of Nene Vallery Ware Sector 8 and 1 sherd of possible Iron Age pottery sector 7 (both of which are with Mr. A. Peace of Mexborough).

Y


3 microliths, 1 knife/saw, 8 retouched flakes, 1 burnt scraper and 2 scrapers found on the surface of a ploughed field.

Y

01982/01 Flint Tools, Bone and a Jet Knife Handle Find, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

2 scrapers, 1 blade segment, 1 piece of bone knife handle, 1 piece of jet knife handle, 4 retouched flakes, 2 retouched flakes, 1 Microlith, and 1 scraper found on the surface of a ploughed field.

Y

01983/01 Flint Tool and Bone Finds, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

1 scraper, 1 antler tip, 3 scrapers and 3 retouched flakes found on surface of ploughed field.

Y

01985/01 Flint Axe with Polished Blade Find, Cadeby Cliff, Conisbrough

1 blade fragment from flint axe with polished blade was found on the surface of a ploughed field

Y




1 microlith found on surface of ploughed field Y

02008/01 Relief at Conisbrough Church

Sculpture depicting a figure (? a woman) wearing a long flowing robe, sitting upon a bench or sedile, within a niche. Built into the east wall of the porch of Conisborough Castle (internally).

Y

02068/01 Medieval Grave Cover, Castle Walk, Conisbrough

Upper part of a small 12th century slan into wall on west side of Castle Walk, south east of 'The Priory'.

Y

02269/01 Pre-Norman burial, Conisborough Church

Discussing Conisbrough Church, Miller (1804) says that 'When the Norman tomb was moved, digging down revealed a north-south burial and directly under this what was clearly an east-west cist burial with charcoal. Roman or dark-age followed by Saxon, or both Anglo-Saxon? The tomb is the 'tomb chest' and the location of these finds was the church yard at Conisbrough.' It is possible that the east-west burial is a late Anglo-Saxon charcoal burial. However, this may be a later medieval charcoal burial. The north-south burial could be any date prior to the 8th century.

Y

04844 Site of Roman and Post-Roman Activity, Wellgate, Conisbrough

A complex of probably later 6th century features containing (residual?) Roman pottery. Features included a possible pond containing preserved wooden structures including a fence, a line of stakes, a wooden box structure and a wattle track. An undated hearth may have been associated with this activity.

Y

05236 Possible Later Mesolithic Flint Find and Undated Flint Finds, Wellgate, Consibrough

Ten flints were recovered from the site, all from stratified contexts, the majority coming from organic deposits filling the Phase 1 pond complex.

Y

ESY398 Archaeological Trial Trenching and Exacavation at Wellgate

In September and October 2002 trial trenching was undertaken with excavation work being carried out in October and November 2002. The investigation revealed archaeological remains dating from the Roman period onwards. The earliest activity comprised a substantial cut feature set with a number of wooden structures including a fence, stake alignment and track. The only dating evidence was from Roman pottery dating to the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. There was also medieval activity dating to the 11th and 12th centuries.

Y Y

ESY1359 Test pitting at the Lodge, Conisbrough Castle

Three test pits adjacent to the castle all encountered late medieval layers overlain by 19th-century deposits. In one pit a later medieval wall was recorded.

Y

ESY1360 Strip and record exercise at The Lodge, Conisbrough

Mitigation work ahead of the creation of a visitor centre encountered remains associated with the outer bailey of the 12th-/13th-century castle. Remains associated with the timber castle predating the present stone structure were also recorded.

Y

ESY1396 Earthwork Survey at Conisbrough Castle, Conisbrough

Measured earthwork survey at Conisbrough Castle. Only slight and equivocal evidence for pre-conquest features was identified. Medieval and later features were recorded.

Y

ESY1397 Geophysical survey to the west and south of Conisbrough Castle

Geophysical survey identified features including a possible section of wall, a fishpond and a number of buildings of unknown date and function.

Y





HSY5343 Wellgate, Conisbrough, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY5326 North Cliff Hill (Conisbrough Crags), Conisbrough, Doncaster

Commons and greens Y

HSY5349 St Peter's Church Conisbrough, Doncaster Religious (Worship) Y

HSY5353 Northcliffe Road allotments, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Allotments Y

HSY5354 Elm Green Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y

HSY5355 Castle Hill villas, Conisbrough, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y

HSY5356 Ivanhoe Road / Rowena Road / Athelstane Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y

HSY5357 Miners Welfare Recreation Ground, Conisbrough, Doncaster


HSY5358 Mid-twentieth century social housing estates, Conisbrough, Doncaster


HSY5372 Park Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster Semi-Detached Housing Y

HSY5373 March Vale Rise, Conisbrough Private Housing Estate Y

HSY5425 The Oval, Conisbrough, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5427 Norwood Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster Semi-Detached Housing Y

HSY5429 North Cliff Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5444 Station Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster Villas/ Detached Housing Y

HSY5445 Terraces around 'The Laurels' Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y

HSY5446 Elm Grove Lane, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5447 Warren Road / Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y

HSY5448 March Street, West Street and Waverley Avenue, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y

HSY5449 Conisbrough Commercial Core, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Commercial Core-Urban Y

HSY5450 High Street / Waverly Avenue, Conisbrough, Doncaster


HSY5451 Church Street, Conisbrough, Doncaster Vernacular Cottages Y

HSY5457 Holywell Lane, Chapel Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster

Terraced Housing Y



Allocation Reference: 733 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Capitol Park, Omega Boulevard, Thorne






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 record/3 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Unknown n/a



Allocation Reference: 733 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Capitol Park, Omega Boulevard, Thorne



The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. One monument and three events are recorded in the buffer zone. The monument and one of the events relate to an augur survey identifying a good potential for buried alluvial deposits with environmental remains in the area around the River Don. Two evaluations associated with the expansion of the distribution centre within the buffer did not reveal significant archaeological remains.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded earthwork ridge and furrow within the site and the buffer zone from photographs taken in the 1960s. This part of the site has since been developed and earthworks are unlikely to survive.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as Distribution Centre of late 20th-century date, comprising large areas of hard standing for the storage of motor vehicles and distribution yards and large warehouse sheds for manufacturing or storage use. There is no legibility of historic valley floor meadows. Character zones within the buffer are defined as Drained Wetland; Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions; Distribution Centre; Artificial Lakes; Private Housing Estate; Other Industry; and Vernacular Cottages.

The site is currently part of an area of depots and distribution centres, and is mainly occupied by car parks.


The site was shown as fields on the 1854 OS map. A substantial curvilinear drain crossed the northern part of the site at that date, while a road and High Ealand were also marked. The drain had become disused by 1906. With the exception of the removal of the 19th-century field boundaries, little change had occurred within the site by 1984.

Various features were marked within the buffer zone on the 1855 OS map including fields, field boundaries, the South Yorkshire Railway, the old course of the River Don, several public houses, a chapel, a school and a smithy. Orchards were shown on the 1892 map, with allotments on the 1962 map. The M18 had been built by 1981.

Survival:

The construction of Capitol Park is likely to have impacted on sub-surface deposits within its footprint, though the extent of disturbance will depend on the methods used in site preparation and construction. The potential for the survival of any previously unrecorded buried archaeology is therefore unknown. An evaluation on land to the south of Omega Boulevard indicated a low archaeological potential within this area.



Significance:

Unknown.


Twenty-first-century aerial photographs show the Capitol Park within the site by 2002, with the majority of the site being car parks and a light industrial building. There is no Lidar coverage for this site.




Google Earth: 2002, 2008, 2009. Bing Maps: 2015.



04973 Holocene Sediment Sequences, Fishlake

An area of land with good potential for the recovery of environmental data in the form of sediment sequences lies to the south east of Fishlake. These sequences have the potential to identify buried soils and former lands surfaces that in turn, can indicate the likelihood of prehistoric settlement.

Y

ESY261 Archaeological Evaluation of Land off Omega Boulevard, Capitol Park

Archaeological evaluation in 2002 indicated that the site is of low archaeological potential. A low bank located at the eastern edge of the site is likely to have been a headland associated with ridge and furrow to the west. A boating dyke crossing the site from the east to west was created in the mid 17th century as a canal linking Thorne with the River Don.

Y

ESY538 Archaeological Evaluation and Mitigation on Land adjoining Cassons Road

Between January and February 2006 an archaeological evaluation was conducted on land adjacent to Cassons Road. The excavation of trial trenches revealed a tree trunk. Extant field boundaries were also recorded but no deposits of archaeological significance were observed.

Y

ESY762 Auger Survey and Feasibility Study for OSL dating of alluvial sediments.

An auger survey and scientific dating of a sediment sequence was conducted on 6th and 7th February 2009. The auger survey was used to characterise the sediments in the study area. 13 hand auger cores were taken and the results used to select two locations for mechanical coring. OSL dating was conducted on one of the cores and carbon dating on the other.

Y



HSY4609 Capitol Park, Thorne, Doncaster Distribution Centre Y Y

HSY4416 North Common, Thorne, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY4452 River Don between Fishlake and Stainforth Valley Floor Meadows Y

HSY4454 Huddle Grounds / Stainforth Ings, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY4604 M18 J6 (north end), Thorne, Doncaster Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions

Y

HSY4605 M18 J6 (Southern End), Thorne, Doncaster Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions

Y

HSY4607 Car distribution centre, J6 M18, Thorne Distribution Centre Y

HSY5624 The Delves Fishponds, Thorne, Doncaster Artificial Lake Y

HSY5625 20th century infill to the western end of 'Field Side', Thorne, Doncaster


HSY5642 Dorothy Avenue, Thorne, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y

HSY5646 North Eastern Road, Doncaster Other Industry Y

HSY5668 Thorne Waterside, Thorne, Doncaster Vernacular Cottages Y



Allocation Reference: 735 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land East of Silk Road, Wheatley






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 1 record Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 735 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land East of Silk Road, Wheatley



The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. One findspot is recorded within the buffer, a large quantity of Roman pottery recovered during construction of the International Harvester’s Factory a short distance to the southeast of the site.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are recorded within the site or buffer zone.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project records ridge and furrow cultivation within the site and southern part of the buffer. These were visible as earthworks in 1956, though the area within the buffer has since been developed and any earthwork features within the site itself have been levelled.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and much of the buffer to the east and northeast as a factory complex associated with the chemical industry, developed by the Bemberg company in 1928-20, in a Germanic-Modern style of infilled steel and reinforced concrete frames rendered in white cement. The company produced 'artificial silk' or Rayon, and was converted to Nylon production in 1953. By the time of the closure of the factory in 1996, it had been occupied by ICI and DuPont. There is no legibility of former strips fields enclosed from open fields. The current style of buildings surrounding the site suggests that the factory complex has been completely demolished and the area is now modern retail park units. Further character zones within the buffer include drained wetland at Bentley Ings to the northwest, further industrial premises to the southwest and planned social housing to the southeast.

The site is currently rough grassland north of retail units, with hedgerows preserving partial former field boundaries. It is bounded to the north by the River Don New Cut.


The 1854 OS map shows the site as part of three narrow fields, with sinuous boundaries characteristic of the enclosure of strips from open field. A drainage ditch ran along the eastern boundary of the central field, and the River Don formed the northern boundary. The area was called Red Cliff Closes. A small shed was shown in the western field, to the south of the site area. It was not shown in 1892, but in 1906 the western fields had been subdivided into four and a shed was shown in the central field, again south of the site. By 1939, these were again shown as part of three fields. In 1974, the southeast part of the site was shown as part of a larger field or area of vacant ground, possibly used as a car parking area for the factory. This pattern was unchanged by 1992.

Within the buffer, the 1854 map showed further fields, with Wheatley Lane shown to the south. Many of the fields had sheds, suggesting they may have been used as allotments or market gardens. Wheatley Park, ornamental parkland associated with Wheatley Hall, extended into the southeast edge of the buffer. The River Don and a substantial channel called the Flood Drain ran through the northwest part of the buffer, with the Great Northern Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway line running parallel to and northwest of the Flood Drain. The sheds were not shown on the 1894 OS map. In 1906, a building, possibly two semi-detached houses, was shown at the point where Wheatley Lane entered the park and become a footpath, and allotment gardens were shown in a field at the southwest edge of the buffer. By 1930, several more houses had been built along Wheatley Lane, but the buffer was still rural in character. It had changed dramatically by 1939, when Wheatley Hall Road had been widened and extended through the former park, and housing estates were shown to the south of the road. A large factory complex was shown to the east of the site, labelled 'Artificial Silk Factory'. It had a works railway that exited the factory along Churchill Road to the south of the site, joining the main line at Doncaster, and labelled the Wheatley Branch of the LNER in 1948. By 1956, further works buildings were under construction to the southwest of the site, extending up to the southwest site boundary by 1961, with a building shown as an oil refinery in 1974. The synthetic fibre factory had extended by 1974, with an associated electricity sub-station shown just to the east of the site.



Survival:

The site has been grassland during the 21st century, and may have been used for arable cultivation in the past. Some topsoil stripping occurred c.2008, though it is unclear how extensive this was. The potential for the survival of unrecorded buried archaeology within the site is moderate. A large quantity of Roman pottery found nearby suggests there is the potential for similar remains within the site. The proximity of the site to the River Don suggests there may be the potential for buried alluvial sequences that could contain palaeoenvironmental data.



Significance:

Unknown.

Note: Site 735 contains smaller Site 520.


The 2002 aerial photograph shows the site as two fields covered in rough grass, with the central hedgerow boundary dividing the two fields still surviving and trees along the eastern edge. The southeast part of the site was shown as a large tarmac-surfaced area. The synthetic fibre factory to the east had been demolished at that date. A works building stood to the southwest, possibly the oil refinery, though altered since 1992. By 2008, the area to the south of the site was shown as three retail units, probably car showrooms, surrounded by car parking areas, and the site itself had been at least partially stripped of tarmac, vegetation and possibly topsoil, though the central hedge survived. New retail park buildings were shown on the former factory site. By 2015, grass had regenerated within the site.

The Lidar data shows the northeast, southwest and central field boundaries as hollows, indicating they may have been drainage ditches. A large mound, probably a recent soil or hardcore dump, was shown at the eastern corner of the site, south of the sub-station. No traces of ridge and furrow earthworks are shown on the Lidar image.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Lidar data file SE5804 DTM 1m. OS/56T21 0043 13-Sep-1956.



01825/01 Roman Pottery Assemblage, Wheatley,

Roman pottery -large quantity of Romano-British pottery recovered during constructions of International Harvester's Factory, Wheatley.

Y



HSY5179 Former British Bemberg / Du Pont Wheatley Hall Road, Wheatley, Doncaster

Chemical Y Y

HSY4425 Bentley Ings, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY5186 Radiance Road, Wheatley, Doncaster Other Industry Y

HSY5195 Harrowden Road, Wheatley, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y



Allocation Reference: 736 Allocation Type: Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land on the north side of Lands End Rd






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event 1 event 1 event Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 736 Allocation Type: Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land on the north side of Lands End Rd



The SMR records one event in the site and the buffer zone. This was a coring survey undertaken to investigate the potential for buried deposits associated with raised areas that may have attracted former settlement activity. The survey recorded inorganic sand, silt and clay, with no evidence for the continuation of the Thorne Moors peat and gravel spurs into the survey area.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded levelled ridge and furrow within the buffer zone.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as Drained Wetland, depicted as newly laid out allotments on the 1825 enclosure plan. The present boundaries are largely defined by the 19th-century drainage layout, with no legibility of former commons. Character zones within the buffer are defined as Modern Drained Wetland; Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions; and Distribution Centre.


The site was shown as fields on the 1854 OS map. Part of the Thorne and Dikesmarsh Road ran through the western part of the site, while two field drains were also shown. Little change had occurred within the site by 1932, although three small detached buildings had been constructed in the south-west corner by 1956.

Various features were marked within the buffer zone on the 1854 OS map including fields, Lands End Road, North Common Drain and Shepherd House Close Drain. The Hull to Doncaster railway had been built by 1892. A small number of detached houses had been built between the site and Lands End Road by 1984.

Survival:

No deep ground disturbance has been recorded on the site, suggesting that the potential for the survival of any unrecorded buried archaeology is moderate; however, a deposit survey covering the northern edge of the site did not identify any archaeological deposits and this may be the case across the site.



Significance:

Unknown.


Twenty-first-century aerial photographs show the site as rough grassland. Hedges and a rough track were shown in the site in 2002, but had been removed by 2009. Between 2002 and 2008 a large light industrial building was shown to the immediate north of the site, with an area of hardstanding for parking shown within the north end of the site. There is no Lidar coverage for this site.


Google Earth: 2002, 2008 & 2009.





ESY539 Land at Common Road, Bloom Hill, Thorne Moor: The Results of Phase 1 Archaeological Evaluation

In November 2002 a programme of coring was conducted on land at Common Road in Bloom Hill. The deposit survey was carried out on land at Common Road to identify any raised areas likely to have attracted early settlement or subsistence activity. The deposits encountered were mainly inorganic sand, silt and clay. Of particular interest was that no evidence for a continuation of the nearby Thorne Moors peat and gravel spur deposits was encountered by this survey.

Y Y



HSY4416 North Common, Thorne, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y Y

HSY4604 M18 J6 (north end), Thorne, Doncaster Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions

Y

HSY4607 Car distribution centre, J6 M18, Thorne Distribution Centre Y



Allocation Reference: 737 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land Opposite Wright Business Park, Balby






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event 1 event 1 record/7 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 737 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land Opposite Wright Business Park, Balby



One SMR event is recorded within the site and into the southern end of the buffer zone, an archaeological evaluation which recorded evidence of a 19th- to 20th-century farmhouse. Six further events are recorded within the buffer zone, all to the south of the site and those which identified archaeological remains recorded evidence of Iron Age to Romano-British activity. One SMR monument within the buffer zone relates to an Iron Age to Romano-British brickwork field system and associated features found in one of the evaluations.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site. Within the buffer zone, traces of an Iron Age to Romano-British field system are recorded to the south of the site.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as part of a larger area of agglomerated fields, within an area of former wetland. The original pattern of enclosures was probably created by the massive drainage programme of Vermuyden in the 17th century. Prior to this the land was probably wet and marshy meadows. Removal of field boundaries, mostly in the latter part of the 20th century, has created an area of agglomerated fields much in keeping with the surrounding fields. Legibility of the former landscape is partial as the field drains still exist amongst the fields. Further character areas within the buffer zone include former wetland, industrial and train depot/sidings.

The site currently comprises an area of scrubland. Modern industrial buildings immediately surround the site.


In 1851 the site was located with a field, part of a group of fields labelled Potteric Carr. Balby Carr Bank was extant immediately to the north of the site, running along the northern site boundary, with the Mother Drain located just within the site boundary, following the course of the road. A strip of trees, named The New Plantation, was present to the west of the site, which by 1892 had been renamed Duck Plantation. The western site boundary was marked by a drain. By 1892 Balby Carr Farm had been built over the majority of the site, although the plantation still remained. By 1930 the majority of the plantation had been removed, although a small area was still present at the north-western end of the site.

Within the buffer zone, the area surrounding the site was fields in 1851, labelled Potteric Carr to the south and Doncaster Carr to the north. The railway line was extant to the north of the site, with a circular area of trees named Decoy Wood located to the immediate north of the site. A large Wagon Depot had been constructed immediately to the north-west of the site by 1892, which was connected to the railway line to the north. By 1903 these works had been extended to the west and were immediately to the north of the site. By 1984 the A6182 had been built to the east of the site. The area to the south of the site remained largely undeveloped by 1992, although contained many drains.

Survival:

The site is shown on the 1851 map as part of a field, although by 1892 Balby Carr Farm had been constructed over the majority of the site. This was still present on the 1992 map, although had been removed by 2002. The presence of the farm over the majority of the site suggests that the potential for earlier unrecorded buried archaeological remains within the site is likely to be poor.


Archaeological evaluation has already occurred on the site (ESY1060); further archaeological investigation is unlikely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.



Significance:

Negligible.


Twenty-first century aerial photographs show that Balby Carr Farm was demolished sometime between 1992 and 2002. The site appeared to be a construction zone in 2002 during the extension of Balby Carr Bank to the immediate east of the site. By 2008 the works were complete and the current site boundaries had been established, with the construction of a large industrial unit to the south of the site. The site is currently scrub wasteland. No earthworks of archaeological significance have been identified within the available Lidar data for the site.


Google Earth images 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015. Lidar data tile SE5800 DTM 1m.

RAF/CPE/UK/2563 4494 28-Mar-1948, ULM (RC8FK217) 13-JUN-1983.



05039 Balby Carr Brickwork Field System and Settlement

A number of ditches from a 'brickwork' plan field system were excavated to the west of White Rose Way in 2002. Environmental evidence suggests that locally this site is likely to have been pasture. There is evidence that the fields may have been surrounded by hedges. Radiocarbon dating of waterlogged wood from these features dates to between 50 BC to 130 AD. There were at least two phases of ditch construction and occupation, with roundhouses excavated in the west of the area in 2008.

Y

ESY1060 First Point, Balby Carr Evaluation Areas A1 A2 A3

The evaluation uncovered features associated with a 19th /20th century farmhouse.

Y Y

ESY1063 Balby Carr, Doncaster Area C1

Trial trenches to the north of Balby Carr Bank that showed the area to be heavily disturbed by modern activity. No archaeological remains were observed.

Y

ESY1064 Balby Carr Bank, Doncaster

1.2 acres were stripped revealing discrete features found to be caused by tree disturbance. Two phases of drainage were found. The initial phase, aligned north-east to south-west, appear to date to the late 18th/early 19th century. A later phase comprised of ceramic land drains probably dating to the late 19th/ early 20th century. Part of a modern landscaped pond was identified along with shallow curving features probably associated with heavy agricultural machinery tracking across the area.

Y

ESY1067 Balby Carr, Harley Davidson Site

Trial Trenches that revealed ditches associated with a larger prehistoric field system

Y

ESY1068 Balby Carr Harley Davidson Site Excavation

Excavation following an evaluation phase. Prehistoric settlement and trackways were identified.

Y

ESY1072 Balby Carr Geophysical Survey

Survey prior to excavation. Despite extensive cropmarks in the area the geophysics did not provide clear readings of archaeological features.

Y



ESY1073 Catesby Business Park, Balby Carr Evaluation

Trial trenching across 6.3 ha site. This revealed field boundary and enclosure ditches dating to the Iron Age to Romano-British period.

Y



HSY4231 Potteric and Loversal Carr, Loversall, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y Y


HSY5261 Railway Sidings, Doncaster Train Depot/ Sidings Y




Allocation Reference: 738 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land At Water Vole Way, Balby






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event 2 events 2 records/16 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Low n/a



Allocation Reference: 738 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land At Water Vole Way, Balby



Two SMR events are recorded within the site. At the northern end of the site, and extending into the north and west parts of the buffer zone, an archaeological evaluation recorded evidence of a 19th- to 20th-century farmhouse, although these remains were found within the buffer and no features of archaeological significance were recorded within the site itself. The event boundary for geophysical survey and trial trenching associated with an IKEA site extends into the southern end of the site, but none of the site was actually covered by the fieldwork. Features recorded to the south included a large ditch that may have been a medieval deer park boundary, and an undated ditch, gully and pit that could be of Iron Age origin. Fourteen further events are recorded within the buffer zone, and those which identified archaeological remains mostly recorded evidence of Iron Age to Romano-British activity, with some possible evidence of earlier prehistoric activity. Two SMR monuments within the buffer zone comprise the Iron Age to Romano-British brickwork field system and associated features and deer park boundary found during evaluations to the south of the site.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site. Within the buffer zone, traces of an Iron Age to Romano-British field system are recorded to the east of the site.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the eastern half of the site as part of a larger area of agglomerated fields, within an area of former wetland. The original pattern of enclosures was probably created by the massive drainage programme of Vermuyden in the 17th century. Prior to this the land was probably wet and marshy meadows. Removal of field boundaries, mostly in the later 20th century, has created an area of agglomerated fields, with partial legibility of the former landscape due to surviving field drains. The western half of the site is characterised as enclosed drained wetlands. The field boundaries as depicted on the 1st edition OS map remain almost intact and are probably the result of the massive wetlands drainage programme in the 17th century. Prior to this the land was probably wet and marshy meadows. Legibility of the former landscape is invisible. Further character areas within the buffer zone are industrial.

The site currently comprises an area of scrubland, surrounded by modern industrial buildings.


In 1851 the site was located within fields named Potteric Carr. A strip of trees, named New Plantation, was present on a northeast to southwest alignment approximately through the centre of the site, with drains down each edge. By 1892 New Plantation had been renamed Duck Plantation. The 1902 map indicated that the trees had been removed and the area was shown as heathland, with the drains were still present along the former plantation boundaries. No change was evident on the 1992 map.

Within the buffer zone, the area surrounding the site was fields in 1851, labelled Potteric Carr. Many of the field boundaries were defined by drains. Balby Carr Bank and the Mother Drain were present to the north of the site, with the railway line a little further to the north. A circular area of trees named Decoy Wood was located by the railway. A large Wagon Depot had been constructed immediately to the northwest of the site by 1892, which was connected to the railway line to the north. Balby Carr Farm had been constructed to the northeast of the site by this time. By 1903 the wagon depot had been extended to cover the area immediately to the north of the site. The A6182 had been built to the east of the site by 1984. The area to the south of the site remained largely undeveloped by 1992, containing many drains.

Survival:

A previous archaeological evaluation within the site did not record any features of archaeological interest, hence the survival of any previously unrecorded buried archaeological remains on the site is considered to be low.




Archaeological evaluation on the site (ESY1060) revealed no archaeological features. Further archaeological investigation is unlikely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Negligible.


The 2002 aerial photography showed much of the topsoil stripped from the site, probably associated with the construction of Woodfield Way to the east. The current site boundaries had been established by 2008 with the completion of Woodfield Way, Watervole Way to the west and a large industrial unit to the north. No earthworks of archaeological origin have been identified within the Lidar data.


Google Earth images 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015. Lidar data tile SE5800 DTM 1m.

RAF/CPE/UK/2563 4494 28-Mar-1948, ULM (RC8FK217) 13-JUN-1983.



05038 Possible Medieval Deer Park Boundary, Balby Carr

Ditch identified by geophysical survey and excavation. Possible boundary feature for a medieval deer park associated with Draw Dykes, a fortified manor built after 1220. The manor is said to have been associated with a park of a thousand acres. Modern and historic field boundaries may have fossilised this boundary feature.

Y


A number of ditches from a 'brickwork' plan field system were excavated to the west of White Rose Way in 2002. Environmental evidence suggests that locally this site is likely to have been pasture. There is evidence that the fields may have been surrounded by hedges. Radiocarbon determinations from waterlogged wood from these features suggests a date of between 50 BC to 130 AD. There were at least two phases of ditch construction and occupation, with roundhouses excavated in the west of the area in 2008.

Y

ESY1060 First Point, Balby Carr Evaluation Areas A1 A2 A3

The evaluation uncovered features associated with a 19th- to 20th-century farmhouse.

Y Y

ESY1061 First Point, Balby Carr, Doncaster Areas B1, B2, B3, E

Trial trenching that uncovered a ring ditch and V shaped ditch. The ring ditch was fully excavated.

Y

ESY1063 Balby Carr, Doncaster Area C1

Trial trenches to the north of Balby Carr Bank that showed the area to be heavily disturbed by modern activity. No archaeological remains were observed.

Y

ESY1064 Balby Carr Bank, Doncaster

1.2 acres were stripped revealing discrete features caused by tree disturbance. Two phases of drainage were found, the earliest apparently of late 18th/early 19th century date. Part of a modern landscaped pond was identified along with features probably associated with heavy agricultural machinery tracking across the area.

Y

ESY1065 First Point, Balby Archaeological excavation revealing Iron Age settlement Y



Carr, Doncaster Area D1

radiocarbon dated to c.400-200 BC.

ESY1066 Catesby Business Park, Doncaster

Evaluation at Balby Carr consisting of three trenches. Shallow ditches possibly associated with the adjacent late prehistoric and Romano-British field systems were identified. An undated row of wooden stakes was found.

Y

ESY1067 Balby Carr, Harley Davidson Site

Trial trenches revealed ditches associated with a larger prehistoric field system.

Y

ESY1068 Balby Carr Harley Davidson Site Excavation

Excavation following an evaluation phase. Prehistoric settlement and trackways were identified.

Y

ESY1069 Balby Carr Zone D2, Phase 1

Excavation that revealed part of a large enclosure, a rectilinear field system and a series of drainage gullies. Features are of pre-Roman date.

Y

ESY1070 Balby Carr Balancing Pond

Strip and record excavation that uncovered four archaeological features.

Y

ESY1071 Ikea Site, Balby Carr, Doncaster

Geophysical survey and trial trenching carried out on proposed site of an Ikea.

Y Y



Y



Y

ESY1074 Catesby Business Park, Balby Carr Excavation

Excavation revealing late Iron Age to Romano British fields and enclosures

Y

ESY1383 Watching brief at Carr Lodge Farm, Doncaster

A watching brief conducted ahead of construction of a spine road recorded archaeological features including field system ditches and at least one roundhouse. Romano-British pottery was recovered, along with an Iron Age metalworking crucible.

Y

ESY286 Archaeological Field Evaluation at Carr Lodge Farm

Aerial photographic and geophysical surveys identified two enclosures and a number of other linear and pit type features. Evaluation revealed that the two main enclosures almost certainly had hedged banks and were used for stock control. The evidence suggests that the site saw seasonal agricultural activity dependent upon the height of the water table.

Y




HSY4232 Balby, Loversall and Potteric Carr, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y Y




Allocation Reference: 741 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Doncaster Loco Works, Off Ten Pound Walk



Archaeological significance of site Local



Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest Yes No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 741 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Doncaster Loco Works, Off Ten Pound Walk






Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site as railway sidings and depots. Before the train track was established, the area consisted of agricultural land. The original pattern of enclosures was created by a programme of drainage on Doncaster Carr. This resulted in a series of straight and regular fields aligned on the drainage ditches. Legibility of the former landscape is invisible. Addition character areas within the buffer zone are numerous but the vast majority represent 19th and 20th century development.

Two areas of historic landfill are recorded in the northern part of the buffer, named ‘former allotment gardens, Ten Pound Walk’, used for the disposal of inert industrial waste; and ‘Ten Pound Walk’ used for inert, industrial waste and liquid sludge.

The site currently comprises a railway track and extensive sidings at the southern end of the site, with a small strip of trees and industrial buildings to the north.


By 1854 the mainline Great Northern Railway was already extant running roughly northwest to southeast through the site. The area immediately surrounding the railway comprised fields, many with drainage boundaries. By 1892 numerous sidings had been constructed on the southern side of the mainline, at the southern end of the site, and a large engine shed had been built to the north of the site, along with several smaller unlabelled buildings dotted along the railway line. By 1903 a gasometer was present approximately at the centre of the site and Red Bank Viaduct had been established next to it. A travelling crane was present at the southern end of the site. By 1930 the sidings in the eastern half of the site were named Decoy Sidings, and those at the western end were labelled Mineral Sidings. The gasometer buildings had been removed by 1972. By 1980 some of the sidings had been removed from the site. By 1992 the Engine Shed was labelled as a Depot , and had been reduced in size, but with a small extension to the west.

The area surrounding the site was fields in 1854, named Doncaster Carr to the north and Potteric Carr to the south. The only development was the railway which runs directly through the site. A circular area of trees named Decoy Wood was present to the east of the site. By 1892 a large Wagon Depot had been built to the immediate south of the site, which by 1903 had been extended to the west. Several works were present to the west of the site by 1930, including a wire works and steam joinery. By 1992 much of the southern end of the buffer zone was developed with works, although the northern end remained relatively undeveloped, with numerous drainage boundaries.

Survival:

Much of the site has previously contained railway sidings, the construction of which would have had some below-ground impact. Several structures have been present on the site, most notably a large engine shed which was built sometime between 1854 and 1892, and a gasometer built by 1903. Part of the engine shed still exists today. The gasometer structures have been demolished, although sub-surface remains of these and the other small buildings positioned along the sidings may survive as sub-surface remains, though are of limited significance. The potential for the survival of previously unrecorded below-ground archaeological remains pre-dating the 19th century is considered to be low.




Further investigations may be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Unknown.


Twenty-first century aerial photographs indicate that many of the sidings had been removed by 2002 and a small area of woodland had been established at the centre of the site. Little has changed on the site since. Substantial industrial development had occurred in the north-western area of the buffer zone between 1992 and 2002.

No previously unrecorded archaeological remains have been identified within the available Lidar data for the site.


Google Earth images 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015. Lidar data tiles SE5701, SE5702 & SE5703 DTM 1m.



HSY5261 Railway Sidings, Doncaster Train Depot/ Sidings Y Y


HSY5239 Doncaster Carr, Doncaster Business Park Y

HSY5257 Middle Bank, Doncaster Business Park Y


HSY5278 Carr Hill, Doncaster Sports Ground Y

HSY5280 Hyde Park Cemetery, Doncaster Cemetery Y

HSY5282 Kelham Street, Doncaster Business Park Y

HSY5306 Balby Road Bridge, Doncaster Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions

Y

HSY5468 Lister Avenue, Balby, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5469 Queen Street, Balby, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y

HSY5470 Havelock Road, Balby, Doncaster School Y

HSY5471 Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster Business Park Y

HSY5472 Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster Business Park Y

HSY5484 Balby Road, Balby, Doncaster Commercial Core-Suburban Y

HSY5486 Orchard Street, Balby, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5487 Roberts Road, Balby, Doncaster School Y

HSY5488 Littlemore Lane, Balby, Doncaster Terraced Housing Y

HSY5490 Railport, Doncaster Train Depot/ Sidings Y

HSY5887 St James Street Estate, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y



Allocation Reference: 743 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Broomhouse Lane Industrial Estate

Area (Ha): 0.74 NGR (centre): SK 5432 9887 Settlement: Edlington





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 743 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Broomhouse Lane Industrial Estate

Area (Ha): 0.74 NGR (centre): SK 5432 9887 Settlement: Edlington





Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and some of the eastern buffer zone as an industrial estate. Prior to this, the area was agricultural and probably enclosed in a piecemeal fashion. Legibility of the former landscape is invisible. Further character types within the buffer zone include various housing types, a municipal depot, ancient woodland and a farm complex.

The site comprises two separate plots of land, both of which are located within an industrial estate. The northernmost plot is the largest and is an irregular shape, located in between existing buildings and roads at the northern end of the estate. The southern plot is a small, rectangular area at the southern end of the estate, currently located within a grassy area in between existing buildings.


The site was shown as fields on the 1854 map. Broom House Lane, which runs along the southern boundary of the southern plot, was already extant at this time. By 1930 all of the field boundaries associated with the site had been removed, probably in response to the construction of Yorkshire Main Colliery which was present to the immediate north of the site at this time, and the associated housing, located to the immediate west of the site. By 1962 numerous houses had been built within the general location of the southern plot, although it appears that the southern plot itself was located within adjoining gardens, rather than within the footprint of the houses. The northern plot remained largely undeveloped, although by 1966 numerous divisions appear to be present, but no structures. By 1980 the houses at the southern end of the site had been cleared. The northern area of the site was also empty at this time, and the site was labelled as part of an industrial estate. The site remained much the same in 1994.

Within the buffer zone, the area surrounding the site was fields in 1854. Broom House Lane was extant to the south of the site, with an old limestone quarry and old lime kiln marked to the south of the road. By 1930 significant change had occurred within the buffer zone, with Yorkshire Main Colliery established to the immediate north of the site, and a housing estate to the immediate west of the site. An electrical substation had been established to the immediate north of the northern plot by 1973. By 1980 houses had been built to the south of the site, along the southern side of Broom House Lane, and a collection of buildings labelled ‘works’ had been built to the immediate east of the site. The site was labelled as part of an industrial estate at this time, although only one building was present, immediately to the south of the northern plot. By 1994 the colliery had been removed, leaving a large area within the northern buffer zone empty.

Survival:

The site was part fields by 1854. By 1962 a small housing development was present within the area of the southern plot, although the plot itself appears to be located within the gardens, rather than within the footprints of the buildings themselves. Groundworks associated with the construction of the houses may have caused some below-ground impact, and as such, the potential for the survival of unrecorded buried archaeological remains within the southern plot of the site is considered to be low to moderate. The northern plot has remained undeveloped, and as such, the potential for the survival of unrecorded buried archaeological remains within the northern plot of the site is considered to be moderate.





Significance:

Unknown.


Aerial photographs show that many new buildings had been constructed within the industrial estate by 2002, between the northern and southern plots of the site, although both of the plots remain undeveloped. The northern plot is currently an area of scrubland with intercutting paths, located between an electrical substation to the north, housing to the west and the industrial estate to the south and east. The southern plot is currently a grassed area between existing buildings of the industrial estate.

There is no available Lidar data for the site.


Google Earth images 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015



HSY5655 Broomhouse Lane Industrial Estate, Edlington, Doncaster

Business Park Y Y

HSY4198 Edlington Wood, Doncaster Ancient Woodland Y

HSY5616 Edlington Lane, Edlington, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5656 'Cricket Estate', Edlington, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y

HSY5657 Edlington Lane, Edlington, Doncaster Municipal Depot Y

HSY5659 Broom House Farm, Edlington, Doncaster Farm Complex Y



Allocation Reference: 746 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Former Tyco Factory, Wheatley Hall Rd






Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - - Cropmark/Lidar evidence No No Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a



Allocation Reference: 746 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Former Tyco Factory, Wheatley Hall Rd



The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site or buffer.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are located within the site or buffer.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site or buffer.

Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the eastern part of the site as an area of mixed industrial use, including the main plant of a tractor works to the north of Wheatley Hall Road (now demolished), as well as smaller works and yards. Most of this area was developed in the mid-20th century and there is no legibility of the former character of regular fields enclosed by Parliamentary Award in 1771. The western side of the site is also industrial works, on the site of the former Wheatley Park, briefly used as golf course in the early 20th century. These character zones extend into the northern part of the buffer. Further character zones within the buffer include industrial works on the site of Wheatley Hall to the northwest, a retail park to the east, a school to the south and social housing to the southeast and southwest.

The site is currently an area of vacant ground to the south of Wheatley Hall Road.


The 1854 OS map shows the eastern half of the site as part of two fields to the south of Wheatley Farm. The western half was part of Wheatley Park, associated with the Jacobean Wheatley Hall to the northeast. The two halves of the site were separated by a lane called Park Walk, that led southeast from the farm along the eastern edge of the landscape park. The lane had been renamed Lady's Walk by 1892, and had a tree-lined border. No changes were shown within the site by 1937, but by 1938, Wheatley Hall Road was under construction along the northern edge of the site, cutting across the former lane. By 1955, the site was occupied by part of a factory building, that extended into the buffer to the northeast. It was labelled 'Electrical Engineering Factory'. No changes were shown within the site by 1993.

Within the buffer, the 1854 map showed fields to the northeast, east and southeast, Wheatley Park to the west and southwest, and Wheatley Hall and Farm to the northwest. These were still shown in 1937. By 1938, housing was under development in the southeast part of the buffer, south of Wheatley Hall Road, and Wheatley Hall itself had been demolished, though the farm was still shown. In 1955, the area to the south had been laid out in geometrically-planned streets with housing and a school, and works buildings, possibly part of the same factory, were shown to the immediate southeast. A smaller clothing factory was shown to the northeast, and an extensive automobile factory to the north of Wheatley Hall Road. By 1961, a sports ground and tennis courts were shown to the northeast of the factory. A further factory had been built in the formerly vacant plot to the immediate south by 1977.

Survival:

The site held part of a large factory building from the mid-20th century until at least 2009, after which it was demolished. The construction and demolition of the building are likely to have disturbed sub-surface deposits, although the depth of disturbance is unknown. The potential for the survival of sub-surface archaeological remains is likely to be low to negligible.


Further archaeological investigations are not likely to be required if the site is brought forward for development.

Significance:

Negligible.




The 2002 aerial photograph showed the factory building within the site, apparently largely unchanged in its layout from the mid-20th century. Factories were also show to the south and southwest, though the former sports ground to the northeast had been replaced by a retail park and car parking area. There were no changes in 2009, but by 2015 the factory had been demolished and the site was shown as a vacant plot. The factory to the south was still shown, but the area to the southwest had been redeveloped with a retail building. Lidar data appears to have been taken when the factory was still standing and does not show any earthwork features of archaeological significance within the site.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 & 2015. Lidar data file SE5905 DTM 1m.



HSY5174 Wheatley Hall Road, Wheatley Doncaster Other Industry Y Y

HSY5176 Wheatley Hall Road, Wheatley, Doncaster Other Industry Y Y

HSY5127 Norwich Road, Wheatley, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5128 Kingfisher Primary school, Wheatley, Doncaster

School Y

HSY5129 Truro Avenue, Wheatley, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY5165 Wheatley Hall Retail Centre, Wheatley, Doncaster

Retail Park Y

HSY5180 Wheatley Hall Road, Wheatley, Doncaster Other Industry Y



Allocation Reference: 747 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land West of West End Lane, Rossington

Area (Ha): 403.88 NGR (centre): SK5947 9837 Settlement: Rossington


Archaeological significance of site Regional/Negligible


Suitability of site for allocation Major/No archaeological constraint

Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - 1 SMR record/event 7 records/8 events 9 records/14 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest Yes Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a



Allocation Reference: 747 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Land West of West End Lane, Rossington

Area (Ha): 403.88 NGR (centre): SK5947 9837 Settlement: Rossington


The SMR records seven monuments and eight events within the site, most concentrated in the northern half. The monuments are mainly associated with Iron Age to Roman field boundaries and associated dispersed settlement, with four sites recorded as cropmarks, including a settlement enclosure with probable hut sites in the northern tip of the site and extensive field boundaries to the south of the M18. Two sites have been recorded through excavation, which demonstrated the survival of remains of an agricultural landscape which began to be laid out in the Iron Age period and had at least two phases, with occupation continuing into the Roman period. One of these excavations, in the western part of the site, is outside the area of cropmarks recorded by the Magnesian Limestone Aerial Mapping Project, indicating that remains continue through areas where cropmarks are not recorded. The final monument is a moated site to the north of Rossington, that may have been the location of a medieval manor house. This feature was cut through by the Great Northern Railway in the mid-19th century.

The eight events within the site all relate to evaluations and excavations of Iron Age to Roman features and are all located towards the northern end. The Rossington Inland Port investigations at the western side of the site included a borehole survey and deposit modelling, as well as geophysical survey, evaluation and excavation of stock enclosures and field boundaries, one of the sites already mentioned. To the immediate south of the M18, fieldwalking and two geophysical surveys identified Iron Age to Roman field boundaries and settlement features and recovered two flints. The Carr Lodge Farm excavations to the northwest of the site revealed stock enclosures and field boundaries, used seasonally depending on the height of the water table; only a tiny sliver of the site extends into the area covered by this event. Within the northwest tip of the site, a watching brief at White Rose Way did not identify any archaeological features.

Within the buffer, the SMR records a further four monuments, one findspot and ten events. Again, these are mainly associated with Iron Age to Roman field systems and enclosures, recorded as cropmarks in the southwest part of the buffer, as cropmarks and through excavation at Rossington Grange in the southeast of the buffer and Balby Carr to the north, and through geophysical survey and trial trenching at Bessacarr. At Potteric Carr in the northeast of the buffer, palaeochannels containing significant prehistoric environmental remains were excavated.

No Scheduled Monuments or listed buildings are recorded within the site. One grade II listed building is recorded within the eastern part of the buffer, a garage shop at the Rossington Motor Company.

The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded extensive cropmark features associated with Iron Age to Roman settlement enclosures and field boundaries within the northern side of the site, some of which have been excavated or evaluated. One particularly clear double-ditched enclosure sub-divided by an internal ditch and containing at least two possible roundhouses, has had no recorded investigations as yet, in the northern tip of the site. Within the southern part of the site, there are more fragmentary remains of enclosures and field boundaries, probably forming part of the same Iron Age to Roman agricultural landscape. Similar remains extend into the buffer. Isolated fields of earthwork ridge and furrow were recorded within parts of the site and buffer in the 1940s.

Historic Environment Characterisation records most of the site as agglomerated fields, where the progressive removal of field boundaries in the late 20th century has led to a loss of legibility of enclosure patterns. Within the southwest area, the former character was Parliamentary Enclosure boundaries dated to 1767, with piecemeal enclosure to the southeast. The central-southern and northeast areas and the northeast tip of the site were formerly wetland, which was probably drained and enclosed in the 17th century, and the northwest area was probably valley floor meadows. A large area of plantation covers part of the northwest tip of the site, shown in 1854, and junction 3 of the M18 is located to the south of this plantation. The eastern access route/railway line runs through Park Wood ancient woodland, and social and private housing estates. A further small access route runs through the Bankwood Industrial estate.

Further character zones within the buffer include the former site of Rossington Main colliery and associated spoil



heaps drained wetland, wet woodland, schools, a sports ground, allotments and further social housing estates.

Historic landfill data records infilled ground at Bankwood Lane Allotments towards the eastern edge of the site. Within the buffer the Carr Lane tip, the Rossington Dumpit Site and Bankwood Lane tip are all recorded.

The site is currently mainly fields, in a mixture of arable and pasture cultivation, with some areas of plantation at the northern tip of the site. The M18 runs through the northern edge of the site, and the northern half of the site to the south of the motorway is currently under development, shown as stripped of topsoil in 2015. The eastern edge of the site is a railway line. The eastern boundary of the majority of the site is formed by the River Torne, which also forms the southern boundary of the northeast part of the site.


The 1854 OS map shows the majority of the site as fields. Egg Lane was within the southern portion of the site, where regular fields were depicted in an area called Wadworth Carr. Carr House was shown at the junction of Carr Lane, Carr Bank and Egg Lane. To the north were regular fields shown as part of Potteric Carr. A building called Parson's Carr was shown to the north of Daw Lane in this area. St Catherine's Well Stream runs through the central part of the site on an east-west alignment, with an area shown as Little Moor to the north, and further regular fields including an area along the eastern side named Low Flanders. Low Plantation, Rakes Plantation and Whin Covert were within this area, and buildings at Potteric Grange were shown to the north of Rakes Lane, which ran through the site on a southwest to northeast alignment. The Huxter Well Drain also crossed the site, to the north of Low Plantation. At the northwest edge of the site, Beeston Plantation and regular fields forming part of Loversall Carr were shown. The northeast part of the site included part of an area called Toad Holes, and the Great Northern Railway ran southwest to northeast along the eastern tip of the site, through Park Wood towards the historic core of Rossington village. A further part of the site ran along Bank Wood Lane. The eastern boundary of the site was the River Torne. The M18 was under construction within the northern part of the site by 1980, with White Rose Way also under construction along the northwest boundary of the site.

By 1893, Whin Covert was shown as rough pasture and scrub, and Low Plantation had been renamed Blackwood Plantation. Potteric Grange was now Potteric Carr Farm. By 1930, the South Yorkshire Joint Railway had been constructed through the western side of the site on a northeast to southwest alignment. A triangle of excavated ground was shown to the west of the railway line south of Carr Lane. Blackwood Plantation was shown as rough pasture and scrub. Some field boundaries within the site had been removed by 1956, creating larger fields defined by drainage ditches.

Within the buffer, the 1854 map showed settlement within the historic core of Rossington at the eastern side, and Carr Lodge farm to the northwest. The remaining area comprised fields, mainly regular surveyed enclosure with mor irregular piecemeal enclosures to the west at New Ings, Bar Leys and Lockwell Ings. In 1930, Rossington Main Colliery was shown to the east of the site, with extensive mineral railway sidings and a line running to the south of the River Torne. A loop of railway junction between the new railway and the LMSR Dearne Valley Railway formed part of the northern boundary of the site. At the eastern side of the buffer, the colliery village of New Rossington was shown, between the colliery and the historic core of Rossington. An industrial estate had been built to either side of Bank Wood Lane by 1992, in the eastern part of the buffer.

Survival:

Archaeological evaluation and excavation has been undertaken within the Rossington Inland Port area at the northern side of the site, south of the M18, and it is assumed that mitigation is complete in this area. Within the remaining part of the site, intensive arable cultivation is likely to have caused some truncation to sub-surface deposits, though the potential for the survival of buried archaeological remains below the plough zone is considered to be high. Iron Age to Roman enclosures, trackways and field boundaries have been recorded across the site, with preservation of remains demonstrated by the Inland Port excavations. A particularly clear double-ditched enclosure with probable hut circles is recorded within the northern tip of the site.


There is the potential for extensive archaeological remains associated with the regionally-significant Iron Age to Roman agricultural landscape of dispersed settlement and field systems. Whilst some development has already been permitted within the site, further development would likely lead to the loss of a substantial quantity of archaeological remains. Further consideration should be made of the capacity of this site for development.



Significance:

The Iron Age to Roman settlement and agricultural remains are part of a landscape considered to be of Regional archaeological significance.


The 2002 aerial photograph shows the majority of the site as fields. Those in the southern part are a mixture of regular and more irregular fields, with the area around Egg Lane shown as slightly sinuous boundaries, though many of the internal boundaries have been removed. To the north, the fields are predominantly regular in shape, mainly defined by drainage ditches. Cropmarks are visible in some of the fields, mostly those depicted on the Magnesian Limestone Aerial Mapping Project plot, though some additional enclosures were shown in the area subsequently excavated for Rossington Inland Port. A racing track was shown to the immediate south of the Huxter Well Drain. Within the northern tip of the site, Beeston Plantation is shown to at the western side with arable fields to the east, within which the cropmarks of the double-ditched enclosure and associated features were clearly visible as cropmarks. The former railway junction in this area was disused by that date. Within the eastern arm of the site, a pond was shown at the eastern end of Rake's Lane, between the M18 and the River Torne. To the east of this, the land comprises arable fields up to the GNR railway, which runs into the centre of Rossington. There were no significant changes within the site up to 2012, though wetland creation was shown to the north of the site at Potteric Carr, and the colliery at Rossington Main was demolished by 2009. The poor quality 2015 imagery shows development underway within the northern half of the site, to the south of the M18 and the new FARRS road, the development presumably associated with Rossington Inland Port.


Google Earth coverage 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 & 2015. Lidar data tiles SK5897, SK5898, SK5899, SK 6099, SK6198, SK6199, SE5800 & SE5900 DTM 1m.



Site? Buffer?

1151522 Garage shop at premises of Rossington Motor Co II Y



00067/01 Possible Iron Age or Romano-British Enclosures

Two enclosures, intersected by probable field boundaries. Y Y

00068/01 Iron Age to Romano-British Irregular Enclosure with Annex, Wadworth Carr

Irregular shaped enclosure with "annexe". Rectangular enclosure a short distance away.

Y

00231/01 Draw Dykes Moated Site, Rossington,

Possible site of the early Rossington Manor House, now bisected by railway.

Y Y

01793/01 Possible Iron Age or Romano-British Enclosures and Field System at Rossington.

Enclosures and field boundaries, dating from the late Iron Age to the 4th century AD.

Y



02134/01 Possible Iron Age or Romano-British Enclosures and Field Boundary, Loversall

Cropmark enclosures and field boundaries of possible Romano-British date. The nature of fills of the ditches suggests they built up in standing water. Radiocarbon dating of wood within one of the enclosure ditches indicates a date of 380-190 BC (middle to late Iron Age).

Y Y

02135/01 Iron Age or Romano-British Enclosures, Hut Circles and Field Boundaries, Loversall

Romano-British cropmark showing a double ditched enclosure, two hut circles and field boundaries

Y Y

02455/01 Unclassified Soilmark of Unknown Date, Loversall

Unclassified soilmark shown on aerial photographs from the Derrick Riley Air Photograph Collection.

Y

02662/01 Iron Age or Romano-British Unclassified Cropmark, Loversall

Iron Age or Romano-British unclassified cropmark shown on aerial photographs.

Y

04302/01 Quern Find, Wadworth Carr

Quern found in Wadworth. Y

04922 Palaeochannel, Potteric Carr, Doncaster (non archaeological site)

Two palaeochannels of the former lake Humber (which began to in-fill in the Late Glacial i.e. prior to 9050BC) were recorded during archaeological work at Potteric Carr. Study of palaeoenvironmental remains recovered from the features suggests that the area around Potteric Carr was likely to have been a mixture of wetland and fen-carr in the prehistoric period.

Y


A number of ditches from a 'brickwork' plan field system were excavated to the west of White Rose Way in 2002. Environmental evidence suggests that locally this site is likely to have been pasture. There is evidence that the fields may have been surrounded by hedges. Radiocarbon dating of waterlogged wood from these features dates to between 50 BC to 130 AD. There were at least two phases of ditch construction and occupation, with roundhouses excavated in the west of the area in 2008.

Y

05615 Romano-British rectilinear enclosure and associated field system, Loversall, Doncaster

Evaluation identified an enclosure of probable Iron Age to Romano-British date, with a double-ditched rectilinear enclosure and associated field system excavated in 2014. Although not firmly dated, it seems likely that the features had an origin in the Late Iron Age and that they were in use well into the Romano-British period. The enclosure may have had an association with livestock management. A cremation burial was excavated within the enclosure ditch.

Y

ESY286 Archaeological Field Evaluation at Carr Lodge Farm

A desk-based assessment, aerial photographic survey and a geophysical survey were completed prior to field evaluation and identified two enclosures and a number of other linear and pit type features. Evaluation revealed that the two main enclosures appear to have had hedged banks and were almost certainly used for stock control. The evidence suggests that in the past the site was used for agricultural purposes, with seasonal activity dependent upon the height of the water table.

Y Y

ESY521 Geophysical Survey of land at Loversall

In March 1997 a geophysical survey was conducted on land at Loversall. The survey detected a number of archaeological features relating to Iron Age and Romano-British settlement. The survey consisted of a rapid scan of approx. 6.5ha and

Y



detailed survey of four blocks totalling 2ha.

ESY633 Archaeological test pitting, trial trenching, field walking and watching brief, Potteric Carr, Doncaster

The watching brief revealed two linear features associated with a former tree plantation, thought to be 19th century in date. Field walking recovered modern material associated with the construction of the M18 plus a piece of glass and a piece of pottery of post medieval date. Plant macro-remains recovered from palaeochannels indicated a mixture of wetland and fen carr (evidenced from the assemblage of yew and alder typical of fen/bog tree assemblages) existed on the site. Dendrochronological dating of oak wood ('bog oak') from the palaeochannel demonstrated the tree from which the wood came died in the winter of 2858/9BC.

Y

ESY988 White Rose Way, Doncaster

Machine stripped under supervision, area planned, no archaeological remains, no finds recovered

Y

ESY1054 Potteric Carr Watching Brief

Watching brief cell 2B and site of the lagoon (north west area of the site) - no archaeological finds, but significant archaeobotanical remains inc wood, pollen, plant macro remains

Y



Y



Y

ESY1074 Catesby Business Park, Balby Carr Excavation

Excavation revealing late Iron Age to Romano British fields and enclosures

Y

ESY1377 Borehole survey at Rossington Inland Port

24 boreholes excavated across the site of Rossington Inland Port, Loversall. No archaeological deposits were recorded within the samples. Palaeoenvironmental data were recovered.

Y

ESY1378 Geoarchaeological investigations, Rossington Inland Port phase 1, Doncaster

Three transects were excavated, using boreholes and test pits. The data were then used to develop a geo-archaeological deposit model for the area.

Y

ESY1379 Evaluations, Rossington Inland Port phase 1, Doncaster

Geophysical survey conducted on land near Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. A number of late prehistoric or Romano-British field systems were identified, along with a number of other possible archaeological features. Trial trenching recorded the remains of a field system, along with a Romano-British double-ditched rectilinear settlement enclosure.

Y Y

ESY1381 Excavations at Rossington Inland Port, Doncaster

Excavation of enclosures and adjacent field system. The features are of probable late Iron Age origin, with expansion during the Romano-British period. A double-ditched sub-rectangular enclosure was recorded, possibly associated with livestock management. Also excavated were elements of the surrounding field system to the south.

Y

ESY1384 Geophysical survey at Manor Farm, Bessacarr, Doncaster

Gradiometry survey undertaken on land at Manor Farm, Bessacarr. Linear and area anomalies were identified across the site, indicating that Iron Age to Romano-British field systems extend into this area.

Y

ESY1385 Trial trenching at Manor Farm, Bessacarr

80 trenches evaluating a large site at Manor Farm, Bessacarr. Linear features associated with Romano-British, Medieval and Post-medieval field systems were recorded. A highly significant

Y



Romano-British iron working area was identified.

ESY1390 Evaluations at Rossington Grange Farm, Rossington

Fieldwalking, geophysical survey and trial trenching at a site near Rossington Grange Farm, Rossington. A very modest collection of finds, consisting of Roman pottery and prehistoric flints was retrieved during the fieldwalking. A field system in use between the late Iron Age to 4th century was identified via geophysical survey and subsequent trenching. Two circular, undated features were also investigated.

Y

ESY1430 Auguring Survey, Manor Farm, Bessacarr

Auguring survey carried out on land at Manor Farm, Bessacarr. Peat levels were investigated, and it is believed that these have built up over a long period and is unlikely to seal late prehistoric and later features. Rapidly filled palaeochannels may have higher potential for containing archaeo-environmental material.

Y

ESY1464 Geophysical survey and fieldwalking, FARRRS, Doncaster

Fieldwalking and geophysical survey were conducted along the route of a new road near Finningley and Rossington. Field boundaries and enclosures of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date were identified by the geophysical survey. The fieldwalking exercise recovered only two flints.

Y Y

ESY1466 Watching brief during carriageway widening, White Rose Way, Doncaster

A watching brief was conducted on works to widen the carriageway at White Rose Way, Doncaster. No archaeological finds or features were observed.

Y Y



HSY4213 Carr Lane, Wadworth, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y Y

HSY4216 Egg Lane, Wadworth, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y Y

HSY4219 Wadworth and Stancil Carr, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y Y

HSY4222 Loversall and Potteric Carr, Loversall, Doncaster

Agglomerated fields Y Y

HSY4223 Junction 3, M18, Loversall, Doncaster Motorway and Trunk Road Junctions

Y Y

HSY4227 Potteric Carr ex-plantation, Loversall, Doncaster

Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4228 Beeston Plantation, Loversall, Doncaster Plantation Y Y


HSY4338 Rakes Lane, Loversall, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y Y

HSY4443 Ings Field, Rossington, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y Y

HSY4446 Park Wood, Rossington, Doncaster Ancient Woodland Y Y

HSY4713 Central Drive, New Rossington, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y Y

HSY4749 Station Road, Rossington, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y Y

HSY4776 Bankwood Industrial estate, New Rossington, Doncaster

Other Industry Y Y

HSY4224 Rossington Colliery Spoil Heap, Rossington, Doncaster

Spoil Heap Y

HSY4230 Rossington Main Colliery spoil 2, Rossington, Doncaster

Spoil Heap Y




HSY4234 Wellingley Lane 2, Wadworth, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY4640 Potteric Carr, Doncaster Wet Wood Y

HSY4641 Bessacarr Lane, Doncaster Drained Wetland Y

HSY4720 Clay Flat Lane, New Rossington, Doncaster Planned Estate (Social Housing) Y

HSY4725 Grange Road, New Rossington, Doncaster School Y

HSY4730 Gattison Lane, New Rossington, Doncaster School Y

HSY4732 Welfare facilities, New Rossington, Doncaster Sports Ground Y

HSY4739 York Street, New Rossington, Doncaster Allotments Y


Other Industry Y

HSY4744 Rossington Main Colliery, New Rossington, Doncaster

Deep Shaft Coal Mine Y

HSY4768 Bank Wood Lane, New Rossington, Doncaster Allotments Y


Utilities Y

HSY5332 Loversall Carr, Loversall, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y

HSY5972 Extent of historic 'Old' Rossington, Doncaster Private Housing Estate Y



Allocation Reference: 748 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Doncaster Sheffield Airport, First Avenue

Area (Ha): 14.86 NGR (centre): SK 6530 9873 Settlement: Finningley





Summary

Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 4 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Unknown n/a



Allocation Reference: 748 Allocation Type: Employment Site Name: Doncaster Sheffield Airport, First Avenue

Area (Ha): 14.857 NGR (centre): SK 6530 9873 Settlement: Finningley


The SMR does not record any monuments or events within the site. Four events are recorded within the buffer zone. To the east of the site, trial trenching indicated sparse evidence for activity on the site during the medieval and post-medieval periods, although most features were heavily truncated by later activity when the site was an active RAF base. To the west of the site, a geophysical survey and subsequent evaluation of an access route recorded a ditch of unknown date and some possible remnant ridge and furrow. To the northwest, a geophysical survey at Hurst Lane identified possible pits and a curvilinear ditch.


The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project does not record any features within the site. At the very south-western edge of the buffer zone, the remains of a 20th century sand and gravel extraction site are recorded.

The Historic Environment Characterisation records the present character of the site and the eastern part of the buffer zone as part of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which was opened in 2004. It was constructed on land that had been part of RAF Finningley. The RAF base was opened in 1936 and expanded during World War 2, with a further upgrade to the runway in the mid 1950s to accommodate Vulcan bombers. Nuclear weapons storage facilities were also added. It closed as a military base in 1996. Legibility of the former character is fragmentary as a very few of the military buildings remain. The south of the buffer zone is characterised as ancient woodland, with the western area of the buffer being assarted land with a small area of plantation.

The site currently comprises an area of land separated into four roughly equally-sized plots, separated by access road and roundabouts leading to the main airport terminal. The land use appears to be scrub grassland, with possible access lane associated with a building just outside the west side of the boundary.


On the 1854 map, the site was shown two fields, with a wooded area of Finningley Park extending into the site at the southern end. By 1955 Finningley Airfield was depicted on the map, the main part of which was situated to the east of the site, although elements such as service roads did extend into the site. By 1983 a number of small buildings were present within the site, with small connecting roads/tracks. A drain was present along the southern site boundary and some small buildings and roads were also present at the northern end of the site.

Within the buffer zone, the area mostly comprised fields to the north, east and west in 1854. To the immediate northwest of the site was a small area of woodland, named Marr Flats Plantation, to the west another small area of woodland named Hurst Wood, and to the south extended a large wooded area of Finningley Park. By 1955 Finningley Airfield was marked on the map. Documentary sources suggest that this RAF base was opened in 1936, although it is not depicted on mapping until 1955, probably for security reasons. By 1961 a number of drains had been created in the fields in the western half of the buffer zone, and by 1962 significant development had occurred to the north of the site with housing, recreational buildings and a school. By 1983, the western half of the buffer was still mostly fields.

Survival:

There has been sustained activity on the site since the mid-20th century, with the airfield of RAF Finningley and the subsequent Robin Hood Airport. Most of the activity on the site relates to roads and tracks which are likely to have a shallow level of impact, with the exception of a small cluster of buildings at the southern end of the site. Archaeological excavation within the buffer zone recorded significant heavy truncation related to the RAF activity on the site, which may also be the case for the site. The potential for the survival of buried archaeological remains pre-dating the airfield is therefore unknown on the basis of current evidence.





Significance:

Unknown.


The 2002 Google Earth imagery shows airport features within the site, including the end of a runway, a taxiing loop for aircraft and at least one plane stand, as well as a network of smaller lanes at the southern end, with a cluster of small buildings in a triangular enclosure and earthwork structures, possibly reinforced bunkers. These may relate to weapons storage for the military airfield. The buildings had been demolished by 2005, and most of the trackways taken up, with a spoil heap, or possibly quarrying activity, occurring at the southeast corner of the site. Further earth moving activity had occurred by 2007, for the layout of the current road network. The building to the east of the northeast part of the site was also being constructed at that date. The site subsequently became covered with scrub grassland, and only a few remains of former airfield features survive above ground.

Lidar shows several earthworks features; most are likely to be associated with the earth moving activity in 2005-8, but there is the possibility that some relate to earlier airfield structures, bunkers or defences.


Google Earth images 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 & 2015. Lidar data file SK6598 DTM 1m.

Magnesian Limestone mapping project: RAF/541/35 3040 19-May-1948.



ESY285 Geophysical Survey for the Robin Hood Airport Access Route

In April 2006 a geophysical was undertaken for the access route for Robin Hood airport. The results indicated the presence of anomalies likely to reflect ridge and furrow cultivation.

Y

ESY289 Archaeological Trial Trenching at Doncaster Finningley Airport

Evaluation indicated sparse evidence for activity on the site during the medieval and post-medieval periods. Most features were heavily truncated by later activity when the site was an active RAF base. A further evaluation trench and a watching brief were carried out in 2004 in the eastern part of the airport site. Two undated drainage ditches were identified in the evaluation trench.

Y

ESY632 Archaeological Evaluation Robin Hood Airport Business Park, Rail Station and Access Route

A programme of archaeological field evaluation was undertaken at two sites, off Hurst Lane (Access Route) and Hayfield Lane (Rail and Business park site) in the vicinity of Robin Hood Airport near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. A ditch of unknown date was recorded within the Hayfield Lane Site and some possible remnant furrows were recorded at the Hurst Lane Site.

Y

ESY1376 Geophysical survey, Hurst Lane, Hayfield Green

Geophysical survey was undertaken on a plot of land at Hurst Lane. Possible archaeological features were concentrated at the eastern part of the site, and consisted of possible pits and a curvilinear ditch.

Y





HSY4644 Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Finningley, Doncaster

Airport Y Y

HSY4489 Finningley Big Wood, Finningley, Doncaster Ancient Woodland Y

HSY4570 Hurst Lane, Auckley, Doncaster Assarts Y

HSY4610 Marr Flatts Plantation, Auckley, Doncaster Plantation Y

HSY4612 Hayfield Lane, Auckley, Doncaster Surveyed Enclosure (Parliamentary/ Private)

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Allocation Reference: 702 Area (Ha): 0.21 Allocation Type ...... · NGR (centre): SE 6709 0033 Blaxton Site assessment Known assets/character: The SMR records one monument and one