Excavations in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent recovered a sample of late I5th-early I6th century pottery... more Excavations in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent recovered a sample of late I5th-early I6th century pottery from three pits. The pottery is dumped waste from the production process and includes saggars and pieces of baked-clay kiln structure. The material is overwhelmingly Midlands purple, in a restricted number of forms, mainly jars. A smaller amount of Cistercian ware, mainly flared cups, was also recovered. This represents some of the earliest evidence for pottery production in Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions , 2022
Excavations in the back yard of Ford Green Hall, a Grade II* listed timber-framed farm house, bui... more Excavations in the back yard of Ford Green Hall, a Grade II* listed timber-framed farm house, built by yeoman hugh ford in 1624, provided insights into the lives of the house's inhabitants. these included yeomen and gentry, and following conversion to multiple occupancy in the 19th century, retired potters and maltsters, and labourers and colliers, until the house's conversion to a museum in 1947. The archaeology of Quakers is discussed and a substantial post-medieval pottery assemblage analysed.
Excavation results from two post-medieval farms on Berryhill, on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent, are ... more Excavation results from two post-medieval farms on Berryhill, on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent, are discussed showing the relation between agricultural and urban developments.
A watching brief on development behind the Royal Oak in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, found an inn-c... more A watching brief on development behind the Royal Oak in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, found an inn-clearnace group of ceramics and clay tobacco pipes, demonstrated the material in use at a coaching inn of c.1800.
‘Keeping up the Middle Ages’ Excavations at Lawn Farm Moated Site, Staffordshire, 1997–2003, 2006
Lawn Farm Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. As part o... more Lawn Farm Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. As part of a local community regeneration project it was excavated over several seasons by Hereford and Worcestershire Archaeology Service in 1997 and by Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology Service 1998 to 2003. The archaeological and documentary evidence suggests the site was the manor house of Fenton Vivian, established by the Standon family, locally prominent knights, in the late 13th century, and abandoned at the beginning of the 15th century after the manor had passed out of their hands. This is the first secular, domestic, medieval site to be excavated and reported on a reasonable scale in north Staffordshire. Excavation revealed substantial stone-built structures including a probable manor house, dovecote, and ovens. The manor house is of the ‘end-hall’ type and probably represents a move away from aisled halls. Environmental sampling, reported by Elizabeth Pearson, indicates a wood-pasture economy. Patterning in the pottery assemblage, described by Stephanie Ra´tkai, helps to define activity areas on the site. There is evidence for ironworking, possibly related to the iron production and marketing roles of the adjacent borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The position of the site in relation to late colonisation of woodland or ‘waste’ in north Staffordshire and of the distribution of moated sites in the county is considered.
‘A SMALL LIBERTY † OF SCATTERED FARM-HOUSES AND COLLIERIES’ Excavations at Cotehouse Farm and Lawn Farm, Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 2003–2007, 2009
Excavation took place on two farmhouse sites, Cotehouse and Lawn, at Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, S... more Excavation took place on two farmhouse sites, Cotehouse and Lawn, at Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire between 2003 and 2007, with a largely volunteer workforce. Both originated in the early-mid 18th century during a re-organization of landholding and farming on Berryhill and both survived until the later 20th century, taking advantage of the opportunities to supply the growing markets of the industrializing pottery towns of Stoke-on-Trent. Excavation revealed Cotehouse as a linear farmhouse combining livestock accommodation with domestic accommodation in the same building, with frequent extensions and rebuilds. Lawn was a larger farm with a more substantial farmhouse of hall/parlour/kitchen type and farm buildings in a separate yard. Responses to market changes were in evidence with abandonment of a malting kiln at Cotehouse and a smithy at Lawn. A large finds assemblage illustrated daily life on the farms, and, in an air-raid shelter used as a waste dump at Lawn, the transition from a wartime economy to peace. Excavation results were combined with documentary and oral history sources to provide an account of 200 years of farming in the hinterland of Stoke-on-Trent.
Excavations in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent recovered a sample of late I5th-early I6th century pottery... more Excavations in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent recovered a sample of late I5th-early I6th century pottery from three pits. The pottery is dumped waste from the production process and includes saggars and pieces of baked-clay kiln structure. The material is overwhelmingly Midlands purple, in a restricted number of forms, mainly jars. A smaller amount of Cistercian ware, mainly flared cups, was also recovered. This represents some of the earliest evidence for pottery production in Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions , 2022
Excavations in the back yard of Ford Green Hall, a Grade II* listed timber-framed farm house, bui... more Excavations in the back yard of Ford Green Hall, a Grade II* listed timber-framed farm house, built by yeoman hugh ford in 1624, provided insights into the lives of the house's inhabitants. these included yeomen and gentry, and following conversion to multiple occupancy in the 19th century, retired potters and maltsters, and labourers and colliers, until the house's conversion to a museum in 1947. The archaeology of Quakers is discussed and a substantial post-medieval pottery assemblage analysed.
Excavation results from two post-medieval farms on Berryhill, on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent, are ... more Excavation results from two post-medieval farms on Berryhill, on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent, are discussed showing the relation between agricultural and urban developments.
A watching brief on development behind the Royal Oak in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, found an inn-c... more A watching brief on development behind the Royal Oak in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, found an inn-clearnace group of ceramics and clay tobacco pipes, demonstrated the material in use at a coaching inn of c.1800.
‘Keeping up the Middle Ages’ Excavations at Lawn Farm Moated Site, Staffordshire, 1997–2003, 2006
Lawn Farm Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. As part o... more Lawn Farm Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. As part of a local community regeneration project it was excavated over several seasons by Hereford and Worcestershire Archaeology Service in 1997 and by Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology Service 1998 to 2003. The archaeological and documentary evidence suggests the site was the manor house of Fenton Vivian, established by the Standon family, locally prominent knights, in the late 13th century, and abandoned at the beginning of the 15th century after the manor had passed out of their hands. This is the first secular, domestic, medieval site to be excavated and reported on a reasonable scale in north Staffordshire. Excavation revealed substantial stone-built structures including a probable manor house, dovecote, and ovens. The manor house is of the ‘end-hall’ type and probably represents a move away from aisled halls. Environmental sampling, reported by Elizabeth Pearson, indicates a wood-pasture economy. Patterning in the pottery assemblage, described by Stephanie Ra´tkai, helps to define activity areas on the site. There is evidence for ironworking, possibly related to the iron production and marketing roles of the adjacent borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The position of the site in relation to late colonisation of woodland or ‘waste’ in north Staffordshire and of the distribution of moated sites in the county is considered.
‘A SMALL LIBERTY † OF SCATTERED FARM-HOUSES AND COLLIERIES’ Excavations at Cotehouse Farm and Lawn Farm, Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 2003–2007, 2009
Excavation took place on two farmhouse sites, Cotehouse and Lawn, at Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, S... more Excavation took place on two farmhouse sites, Cotehouse and Lawn, at Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire between 2003 and 2007, with a largely volunteer workforce. Both originated in the early-mid 18th century during a re-organization of landholding and farming on Berryhill and both survived until the later 20th century, taking advantage of the opportunities to supply the growing markets of the industrializing pottery towns of Stoke-on-Trent. Excavation revealed Cotehouse as a linear farmhouse combining livestock accommodation with domestic accommodation in the same building, with frequent extensions and rebuilds. Lawn was a larger farm with a more substantial farmhouse of hall/parlour/kitchen type and farm buildings in a separate yard. Responses to market changes were in evidence with abandonment of a malting kiln at Cotehouse and a smithy at Lawn. A large finds assemblage illustrated daily life on the farms, and, in an air-raid shelter used as a waste dump at Lawn, the transition from a wartime economy to peace. Excavation results were combined with documentary and oral history sources to provide an account of 200 years of farming in the hinterland of Stoke-on-Trent.
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