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Project No 15
Gnosall Report 2005
by
Jan HollandJanuary 2008
 
WAG Gnosall Report 20052
Table of contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3Methodology........................................................................................................................................3Area 1...............................................................................................................................................3Area 2...............................................................................................................................................9Discussion..........................................................................................................................................13Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................15References..........................................................................................................................................17Appendix............................................................................................................................................18GNO 05 A1/T4 PLAN 18................19GNO 04/A1/A1/EXT2 Deep Area Sondage PLAN 19.................20GNO 05 A1/T4/ PLAN 20.................21GNO 05 A2/ SITE PLAN 2.........22GNO 05 A1/EXTENSION 2/ East Facing Wall SECTION 24...........23GNO05 /AREA 2/TRENCH 1 / SONDAGE 1/ East Facing Wall SECTION 25...........24GNO05 / AREA 2/ TRENCH 1 /SONDAGE 1 /North Facing Wall SECTION 26..........25GNO05 / AREA 2/TRENCH 1 /SONDAGE 1 /West Facing Wall SECTION 27..........26GNO05 / AREA 2/TRENCH 1 /SONDAGE 1 /South Facing Wall SECTION 28..........27GNO 04 A1/T4//SOUTH FACING SECTION 29..........28Finds...............................................................................................................................................29Acknowledgements...........................................................................................................................31
List of figures
Figure1 Geophysics (resistivity) of the field area.............................................................................3Figure 2 Plan 19..................................................................................................................................4Figure 3 Section 24.............................................................................................................................4Figure 4 Trench 4 looking north........................................................................................................5Figure 5 Plan 18 and photograph of Trench 4...................................................................................5Figure 6 Plan 20..................................................................................................................................6Figure 7 Section 29, South facing section of Trench 4.....................................................................6Figure 8 Aerial photograph of Selman Street. Courtesy of Google Earth......................................7Figure 9 Aerial photograph with tithe and geophysics superimposed.............................................8Figure 10 Site Plan of Area 2.............................................................................................................9Figure 11 Area2 Trench 1 in relation to church..............................................................................10Figure 12 Area 2 Trench 1 Sections of sondage.............................................................................11Figure 13 Area 2 Trench 1 and Trench 2.........................................................................................12Figure 14 Plan of Trenches 2 & 3....................................................................................................12Figure 15 Map of Gnosall Township showing the apportionments [8]........................................14Figure 16 1902 OS Map of Gnosall [1]...........................................................................................14
 
WAG Gnosall Report 20053
Introduction
Our previous two seasons at Parkside, a former vicarage built in 1854 to the east of SelmanStreet in the Staffordshire village of Gnosall, were centred on the search for a 16
th
centuryvicars’ mansion of four small chambers built by Leonard Harcourt prior to 1549. We alsochecked two anomalies showing on geophysics in the upper garden area as a dark circularfeature and a linear feature further south towards the ha-ha. Neither of these features proved tobe significant in our search for the vicarage. The circular feature was probably due to a semi-circle of trees removing moisture from the ground and the second feature may be geological as asandstone ridge was found across the trench. Our final season focussed on trying to pinpoint theposition of a dwelling, evidence for which was found in our excavation last year (2004) and alsoto look at an area in the lower garden/field section where the geophysics shows a low resistancearea (figure 1), possibly a holloway leading towards the church. Large stones were also visiblein the area near the presumed holloway and these were examined by putting a trench across thearea. The pipeline evident in the geophysics of the area (fig 1) is of unknown origin as thecurrent owners were unaware of its existence. Unfortunately six weeks into the dig I broke myelbow and forearm leaving me unable to continue as site director. Emma Hughes kindly took over the overall site direction while Andy Pearsall directed Area 2.
Figure1 Geophysics (resistivity) of the field area
Methodology
Area 1
Area1/Area1/Extension 2We removed the backfill and cleaned up the area to bring us back to the situation we had at theend of our 2004 season. We then dug through the hard, sandy surface 127 to reveal a rubblelayer 131, 0.49m deep which overlaid the natural sandstone 132 . This layer contained brick,tile, plaster and mortar fragments. Plan 19 shows the interface of 127 and 131 while section 24shows rubble layer 131 between the sandy layers 127 and natural sandstone 132.. All plans andsections, together with their keys are shown in the Appendix.? hollowayPipe line
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