Buildings 6 and 9, Whittington Barracks, Whittington, Staffordshire

Oxford Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief at
Whittington Barracks, Whittington, Staffordshire, in January 2020. The work
was commissioned by Amey Defence Services Ltd and involved the monitoring
of the groundworks associated with the demolition of Buildings 6 and 9 on
site.
The buildings were demolished prior to the arrival of the monitoring
archaeologist; the demolition area of Building 9 had also been removed of any
structural remains and flattened. The watching brief monitored the clearance
of the rubble from the demolition of Building 6, the removal of any remaining
wall footings and the levelling of the area.
The monitoring of the groundworks within the area of Building 6 revealed a
makeup layer of a mid reddish brown sandy deposit with rubble from the
demolished building, c 0.35-0.40m thick; the natural deposits were not
encountered.
No archaeological remains were identified during the monitoring works.