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An excavation and watching brief on land to the rear of 15 Sandford Street Lichfield Staffordshire |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The earliest feature was a substantial ditch crossing the site roughly east-west. The ditch was subsequently recut. Neither phase could be dated but both almost certainly predate the formation of the medieval new town c. 1130. Limited occupation of the site began sometime in the 12th or early 13th centuries but the formal creation of burgage plots did not occur until after c. 1250. From c. 1250 to the end of the 14th century, the backlands became the focus of pit digging activity. Most were cesspits but there were also underground hearths. The layout of the pits supports the information shown on historic maps that the southern most part of the garden area was the backlands of properties fronting onto Bird Street. The central property in the northern part of the excavated area had a stone-lined well, a stone-lined garderobe and a stone hearth set nearly 2 metres below ground. This may have been used for both primary production and secondary working of iron and the property would seem to have been of higher status than its neighbours. The pit digging activity declined in the later 14th century and 15th centuries but did not cease. A range of walls and pits from later periods indicate that the site has been in continuous occupation from c. 1250 to the present day. |
Author: |
Nick Tavener
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Staffordshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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15 Sandford Street |
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Staffordshire |
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Lichfield |
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LICHFIELD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 411570, 309360 (Easting, Northing)
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cotswold2-311129 |
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187 |
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Created Date: |
13 Sep 2018 |