Kipling, R. (2010). A Medieval Undercroft, Tenements and Associated Buildings at 9 St Nicholas Place, and Related Sites, Leicester. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 84. Vol 84, Leicester: Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society. pp. 117-149. https://doi.org/10.5284/1108052. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	A Medieval Undercroft, Tenements and Associated Buildings at 9 St Nicholas Place, and Related Sites, Leicester
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 84
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	84
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	117 - 149
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Examination of the results of recent archaeological excavations at 9 St Nicholas Place in Leicester, along with data from unpublished sites in the same locality, has yielded important information regarding the origins and development of burghal properties from the early medieval period onwards. It appears likely that these land divisions, with their probable late Anglo-Saxon origins, were initially laid out in an arrangement of substantial, regularly-sized plots prior to early sub-division during the medieval period, stemming from increasing pressure on urban space and driven by speculative commercial exploitation of street frontages along the principal commercial streets. The crowded nature of these plots is evident from the cramped character of the buildings found, with repeated rebuilds of structures, despite frequent evidence of subsidence into earlier features. This underlines the economic attractiveness of a site in close proximity to the urban core. The influence − albeit indirect − of earlier buildings on the pattern of medieval land division is clear, with certain walls of the Roman Forum influencing the position and arrangement of the burgage plots, and hence the subsequent setting out of lines of parish boundaries. The presence of a substantial masonry undercroft structure on a street frontage and a possible second example close by serves to underline the commercial and social pre-eminence of this central area of medieval Leicester.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Roger Kipling
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2010
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