Land to the south and east of Mill House, Brayford Wharf North Lincoln - Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

The trench was excavated initially to 5m x 2m in plan to a depth of 1.20m, scanned and recorded then doubled in size, a further probe with the machine was undertaken in the eastern half of the trench. No dated archaeological deposits were recorded and the water table was reached in the trench at a depth of c1.30m

The sequence of deposition within the trench was modern in date consisting of crushed limestone and brick rubble overlying concrete, in turn overlying a further deposit of brick rubble and modern debris within a black silty clay recorded to a depth of 1.20m. A Victorian culvert drain was recorded in the south-eastern corner of the trench at approximately 0.40m below the ground surface. This substantial structure was left in situ. This sequence of deposition within the trench indicated that the potential survival of archaeological deposits is low, although there is the possibility that further archaeological deposits may be encountered below the current water table.