WP 029B Historic Environment Works - Curborugh to Armitage, Second Addendum to Report: Trial Trenching

Archaeological trial trenching was carried out by Connect Archaeology between Curborough and Armitage in Staffordshire in 2019. The focus of the trial trenching was an area located between Fradley Business Park in the south (HS2 Chainage 186250) and Hayes Meadow Primary School in the north (HS2 Chainage 192400). The initial trial trenching was undertaken from 29th April to 30th October 2019, although at this time access to some parcels of land were restricted and trenches here remained unexcavated. Subsequent trenching was carried out during August 2020 in an area known as Johns Gorse having been granted access to this area, with the results reported in an addendum report. The excavation of the remaining trenches, Trenches 8-37, and Trenches 125-132, 137-142 and 397-402 was carried out in November of 2020 and April of 2021 and the results of the excavation of these trenches forms this second addendum report Limited evidence of post-medieval ditches. No significant heritage assets were recorded.