| Title: |
Blackfriars. Archaeological Investigation Of The Former Garden Of No. 11 Ladybellegate Street. (Site 42/95) |
| Number of Pages: |
6 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An excavation was carried out within the precinct of a friary, in order to investigate the position and survival of a medieval church and to establish the pattern of 19th century formal gardens. It was found that the north wall of the church had been completely robbed of masonry, although one nave pier base survived intact. The western end of the nave was characterised by closely packed inhumations, which were not excavated. No evidence of a covering floor surface was seen, suggesting that this may also have been removed. Large quantities of worked and polished marble and occasional layers of chipped limestone were recorded above the earliest layers of garden soil, confirming documentary evidence that the west range had been occupied by a stone mason from 1755. A stone trough was found which had been used as a water bath for washing down worked stone and tools, and was thought to have originated as part of the fabric of the church. The trough had been partially destroyed by a brick-lined cess-pit. A number of features relating to gardening activity were observed, but did not prove useful in demonstrating the original garden format. The pattern of land drainage was seen to closely follow the formal layout as illustrated on the Board of Health map of 1851. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Philip Greatorex
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| Publisher: |
Gloucester Archaeological Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1995
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 1851 Aip (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1995
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 11 LADYBELLEGATE STREET, GLOUCESTER
Study area: 0.0275ha
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Gloucester
Monument: STONEMASONS YARD. CESS PIT Post-medieval (1540-1901), GATE. WALL Medieval (1066-1540), GARDEN. GARDEN FEATURE Post-medieval (1540-1901), CHURCH. BURIAL Medieval (1066-1540), GARDEN. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [stonemason's workshop]. CESS PIT Post-medieva
Ngr: SO82951845
Parish:
Postcode: GL1 2HN
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
