The Green Man Public House, Arlesey Road, Ickleford, Hertfordshire. Field evaluation (OASIS ID: heritage1-246596)

In response to a planning condition on the redevelopment of land at the former Green Man Public House, Ickleford, Hertfordshire, the Heritage Network was commissioned by the developers to undertake a programme of archaeological investigation. A desk-based assessment of the site revealed that the earliest known reference to the Green Man was in 1788. A smithy was attached to the pub by the mid 19th century. The original building was demolished and rebuilt slightly closer to the road in 1970-71. Cartographic evidence has demonstrated that the car park remained undeveloped from at least the mid 18th century until the later 20th century. Two trial trenches, each measuring 15m long by 1.8m wide, were excavated across the footprints of the proposed new dwellings in the area of the former pub car park. Their sections demonstrated a substantial amount of modern made-ground sitting directly over the natural. It appears that the topsoil was completely removed and the entire site infilled with a modern levelling deposit, as a bedding layer for the car park. A modern land drain was exposed in Trench 1, but no significant archaeological features, deposits or finds were encountered during the course of the investigation.

为响应赫特福德郡伊克尔福德前绿人酒馆（Green Man Public House）地块再开发的规划审批要求，开发商委托遗产网络（Heritage Network）开展系统性考古调查工作。通过对该地块的案头考古调查，研究团队发现现存最早提及绿人酒馆的文献记载可追溯至1788年；至19世纪中期，该酒馆旁增设了一间铁匠铺。1970至1971年间，原建筑被拆除并在略靠近道路的位置重建。地图史料显示，该停车场区域至少自18世纪中期至20世纪后期均未进行开发建设。考古人员在前酒馆停车场区域内，针对拟建新住宅的用地范围开挖了两条探沟，单条探沟尺寸为长15米、宽1.8米。探沟剖面显示，原生土层之上直接堆积有大量现代人工填土；由此推测，现场表土已被完全清除，整个地块被现代整平堆积层回填，作为停车场的基础垫层。1号探沟内暴露出现代地表排水渠，但本次调查全程未发现任何具有考古价值的遗迹、堆积或出土遗物。