Adlington WwTW to Bonis Hall Lane Rising Main, Cheshire- Rapid Walkover Survey, Watching Brief and Evaluation

Following a proposal by United Utilities to construct a new water pipeline from Adlington Wastewater Treatment Works (SJ 911 807) to Bonis Hall Lane Rising Main (SJ 906 783), Cheshire County Council Historic Environment Services (CCCHES) requested a programme of archaeological work, initially comprising a desk-based assessment, to inform the planning process. OA North was commissioned to undertake the work, and the desk-based assessment was completed in February 2003 (OA North 2003). As a result of the recommendations of the desk-based assessment, a programme of further work was agreed in consultation with the Planning Archaeologist at CCCHES. This comprised a walkover survey, excavation of a series of evaluation trenches at the site of Adlington Mill (Site 10) and a permanent presence watching brief during the topsoil strip groundworks. This report sets out the results of the walkover survey, the watching brief and the evaluation, detailing the results of each phase of work.