SDO12391 - Proposed extension to 1 Church Lane, Lower Blandford St Mary: Desk Based Assessment

AC Archaeology was commissioned to carry out an assessment on the site of the proposed extension to 1 Church Lane in Blandford St Mary. The assessment consisted of the excavation of two test pits measuring 1m by 1m. The total area of the proposed extension is approximately 33m². The assessment gave a sample of about 6% of the total development area. Excavations were carried out by hand. The majority of the finds were post-eighteenth century, and only two pieces of meideval pottery were recovered. One prehistoric flint scraper was also found as a residual find. A chalk floor and wall foundation trench was discovered in context 14. No dateable artefacts were recovered, but a sherd of medieval pottery was found within the foundation trench.