SDO18103 - Poole Pottery, Old Orchard, Poole, Dorset, Archaeological Watching Brief

No archaeological remains were identified during monitoring of groundworks associated with the redevelopment of the Poole Pottery site. A large assemblage of oyster shells and modern demolition debris was recovered in one part of the site (Area 1) but no features or deposits of archaeological interest were observed and no artefactual material predating the modern period was recovered. Material including eight unmarked fragments of clay tobacco pipe were recovered from one deposit. They were broadly dated to the late 16th to late 19th century.