Excavations at Clayhanger Street, Burslem

 

Excavation at Clayhanger Street, Burslem, started on 14th October. The recently discovered remains of an old pottery kiln in a wall at the rear of a pub in the centre of town led to the hope and expectation of considerable interesting archaeology. Pottery finds thus far indicate a mid-late nineteenth century date. Ovens tended to collapse and were often rebuilt on the same site - therefore the hope is that earlier ovens will be discovered as excavation progresses. The oven seen in the photographs below may or may not be related to the remains visible in the wall.

 

 

Behind the scenes, Alex and Winston have been busy sorting out the drawings from Pointhorne in preparation for an interim report. I've now got eye strain after some marathon drafting sessions, so if this web update seems a bit scatter-brained, that's why! Work on a full report on the Cox Bank burnt mound is also under way, and will be published here shortly.

 

Final versions of the drawings will be issued in the report, but here's a sneak preview:

 

 

Download Pointhorne Drawings (PDF):

 

Area A (669 KB)

Area C (176 KB)

 

A few last photographs of the well, pre- and post-mortem:

 

 

19th October 2007

 

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