Gradel Quad, Gas Main and Meter Enclosure, New College, Oxford

Oxford Archaeology was commissioned by Ridge and Partners LLP on behalf of
Longwall II Ltd, to undertake a watching brief during groundworks to install a
new gas main and meter enclosure adjacent to the Clore Music Room at Savile
House, Mansfield Road, Oxford, as part of the Gradel Quadrangle Project for
New College.
The watching brief revealed part of the geological sequence on the periphery
of the second gravel terrace, and a probable buried soil which overlay it. The
remainder of the deposits encountered were either associated with the
construction of Mansfield Road from the late 19th century onwards or works
associated with the construction of the Clore Music Rooms between 2014 and
2019.