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Report No. 06002: Historic Building Appraisal; 74
Edmund Road, Sheffield. June 2006
Report Author: Guy Hopkinson.
Web version.
Ordnance Survey based figures omitted from web version for copyright reasons.
Hard copy available at South Yorkshire SMR.
1.1 In advance of proposed redevelopment, a detailed assessment of the archaeological importance and an appraisal of the special architectural or historic interest of this site & building are required; the results will be used to inform the design process and act as supporting information to the Local Planning Authority. This combined assessment/building appraisal is required as the site may contain standing and buried features of importance that need to be considered during both planning and development.
2.1 An understanding of the significance of the standing buildings on the site is required; the buildings will be put in historic context by a study of documentary sources. An assessment of the likely nature of the buried deposits on this site is also required; the assessment will go on to consider the need for further investigation (evaluation), to fully inform on the nature of the buried archaeology present.
3.1 An archival study of the site/buildings to be affected is to be undertaken. This will include consideration of the following sources (constraints on source availability should be noted):
3.2 The results of this study will be used to discuss the development of the site over time and the sequence of construction and use of the buildings. The results will be used to put the site and standing buildings in context and establish their archaeological, architectural and historical significance.
4.1 The building appraisal is necessary to enable a detailed understanding to be gained of the form, function and phasing of the standing buildings. The buildings (including curtilage structures) and their street or landscape setting should be carefully examined. This work will identify all features, fixtures and fittings relevant to the original and subsequent historical uses of the site and establish the buildings' contribution to the area's historic character. It is anticipated that the appraisal will take the form of a photographic record supplemented by a drawn record.
5.1 A general and detailed photographic record is to be made of the building complex.
5.2 General photographs of the interior & exterior of the building(s), the site and its setting are required. These can be taken with a 35mm camera. Detailed photographs of identified features of interest are also required and are to be taken with a Medium or Large Format camera. All photographs are to be black and white. All detailed photographs must contain a graduated photographic scale. Where appropriate, perspective control is to be used.
5.3 This basic photographic record is to be supplemented by 35mm colour slide photography, especially where colour is an aspect that needs to be recorded, e.g. decoration.
5.4 A photographic register detailing (as a minimum) location and direction of each shot must be completed.
5.5 The location and direction of each photograph must also to be noted on floor plans of each building.
6.1 It is anticipated that the drawn record will equate to floor plans, showing features of archaeological/historical significance - to put those features fully in context. Existing plans - for example those submitted with a planning application - may be suitable for adaptation and use. However, a contingency must be allowed for undertaking this element of work, in case such plans are not of a suitable standard. RCHME drawing conventions will be followed. The scale to be used for drawings will be discussed and agreed with the Local Authority monitor.
6.2 A contingency should be allowed for at least two drawn sections through the building(s) to be produced.
6.3 Sketch illustrations that will assist in interpreting the buildings are also required, e.g. phase plans giving, where possible, the use of the rooms and spaces within the building; isometric views, etc.
6.4 Evidence for construction techniques and sequences should be noted and appropriately illustrated. Typical features of interest may include tool marks left over from the preparation of structural timbers, carpenters' marks, etc.
7.1 A contingency allowance should be made for detailed analyses, should the appraisal reveal aspects of the building that warrant such an approach. The need for analysis of paint, mortar, stucco, etc. and dendrochronological dating of timbers should be considered.
8.1 The archaeological contractor on site will naturally operate with due regard to health and safety regulations.
9.1 The designated Local Authority's Conservation Officer and/or South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (SYAS) will be responsible for monitoring the contractor's work. The contractor must give a minimum of one week's notice of the commencement of fieldwork in order that arrangements for monitoring can be made.
9.2 The need for contingency work to be undertaken must be discussed with and agreed by the monitor whilst the assessment/appraisal work is ongoing. Any alterations to the agreed programme, found to be necessary during the work, are also to be discussed and agreed with the monitor.
9.3 In particular, the contractor should advise the monitor if archive material, i.e. paper records or artefacts relating to the use of the building being appraised, are found to be present; a contingency is to be allowed for specialist assessment of any such material identified. The monitor will then discuss the removal of this material off site, to an appropriate archive store, with the site owners. Any such evidence will be used by the contractor to supplement the results of their previous research.
9.4 The work shall be carried out by appropriately qualified and experienced staff. Details of staff and their relevant experience should be discussed and agreed with the monitor prior to the work being carried out.
10.1 Record photographs are to be printed at a minimum of 5" x 4".
10.2 A fully indexed field archive is to be compiled consisting of all primary written documents, plans, sections, photographic negatives and a complete set of labelled photographic prints. Labelling should be in indelible ink on the back of the print and should include: film and frame number; date recorded and photographers name; name and address of feature/building; national grid reference. Photographic prints should be mounted in appropriate archival stable sleeves.
10.3 A written report is to be produced. A non-technical summary outlining the results is to be included at the start of the report. The report will go on to detail who undertook the assessment/appraisal, when the work was done, where the site/building is located, what research was undertaken and why the work was required.
10.4 A discussion of the construction sequence and use of the building(s) is to be included. The report will include a synthesis of the information gathered during the archival study. The report will include an analysis of the results that will allow an understanding of the building's historical and architectural significance to be established. The building's contribution to the area's historic character will also be discussed.
10.5 The report will also consider the results of the archival study, to assess the likely buried archaeological potential of the site. The report should assess:
10.6 The report illustrations should include, as a minimum: a location map at not less than 1:2500 and a site plan at not less than 1:500; copies of all historic map extracts consulted (where possible), with the buildings/site clearly visible and outlined; copies of any borehole logs consulted; copies of photographs and slides, used to illustrate key points made; the photographic record plans; reproductions of any record and sketch drawings made. A complete set of all photographs (excluding duplications) and selected slides are to be included in the digital report, referenced as necessary.
10.7 A copy of this brief should be bound into the back of the report.
11.1 Two copies of the printed report are to be submitted to the developer or their agent (or as many as have been agreed); one is for submission to the Local Planning Authority.
11.2 One copy of the printed report must be submitted direct to SYAS for incorporation into the South Yorkshire SMR.
11.3 For buildings that are Listed, one copy of the printed report must be submitted to the appropriate Local Authority Conservation Officer.
11.4 For buildings that are Grade 1 or 2* Listed, a copy of the printed report must also be sent to the relevant Inspector at English Heritage, 37 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6WP.
11.5 A CD Rom containing the text of the report and illustrations (including all photos and slides taken during the appraisal), scanned at 300 dpi, is to be provided with each copy of the printed report.
12.1 The archive, including a copy of the report, will be compiled, indexed and then offered for deposition with the appropriate Local Authority archive.
12.2 The contractor will either arrange for copyright on the deposited material to be assigned to Archives, or will licence Archives to use the material, in perpetuity; this licence would allow Archives to reproduce material, including for use by third parties, with the copyright owner suitably acknowledged.
13.1 A summary report of an appropriate length, accompanied by illustrations, must be prepared and submitted in digital format, for publication in the appropriate volume of Archaeology in South Yorkshire.
13.2 Acceptable digital formats are:
13.3 Provision must be made for publicising the results of the work locally, e.g. by presenting a paper at South Yorkshire Archaeology Day and talking to local societies.
13.4 The archaeological contractor must complete the online OASIS form at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/oasis/.
14.1 The contractor should be aware that this work is being undertaken at an early stage in the development process. As such, the assessment/appraisal may lead on to further fieldwork, in due course, both in the form of archaeological investigation and detailed building recording.
South Yorkshire Archaeology Service. Prepared: April 2005.
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