Curran, E. (2010). Archaeological watching brief at th multistorey car park, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1021383. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological watching brief at th multistorey car park, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken on behalf of Vinci Construction Ltd, who intend to construct a multi storey car park on the site of an existing car park at Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, for which a planning application has been submitted. A sample of four boreholes (Boreholes 1-4) and ten areas of trenching (Trenches 5-14) were monitored across the site. In addition 96m2 of the site strip was also observed toward the eastern side. The site was found to have been disturbed down to the natural matrix. Layers of topsoil and subsoil were observed to contain variable post-medieval and modern artefacts, indicating that the site had been disturbed from the post-medieval onwards. It is conjectured that the artefacts have been deposited as refuse either from the asylum or the terraced housing which occupied the road frontage along the south side of the site from the late 19th century. These horizons are associated with cultivation, as part of the nursery on the site denoted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The residual medieval sherd recovered may be indicative of manuring of agricultural fields in the medieval period, which would be expected given the proximity of the site to the city. No substantial brick rubble or debris was observed on the site relating to the demolition of the terraced houses which were removed in the second half of the 20th century. No significant archaeological features, structures or horizons were observed, nor finds recovered. It is therefore considered that intensive Roman activity and siege earthworks associated with the Civil War activities in 1643 did not extend into this area.
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Author:		 E Curran
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Gloucester City Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: Multistorey Carpark site, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road
Parish: GLOUCESTER
District: Gloucester
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester
Location - Auto Detected: Gloucester Royal Hospital Great Western Road Gloucester
Grid Reference: 384100, 218500 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus)
Modern (Auto Detected Temporal)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
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20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Late 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-97172
OBIB: WHEAS Report no. 1790
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016