Prosser, L. and Collins, T. (2015). Kitchener's Meads, 59 Fishpool Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire.. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1104618. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Kitchener's Meads, 59 Fishpool Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire.
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In June and August 2015 Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) conducted a programme of archaeological monitoring and recording at Kitchener's Meads, No. 59 Fishpool Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire. This was carried out to fulfil a condition of listed building consent and followed on and enhanced an appraisal of the building conducted in January 2015. Technical assessment of No. 59 Fishpool Street reveals an historic building with a hitherto unexpected and complex evolution. Small clues internally, as well as substantial evidence surviving in the roof, indicate the presence of two phases of medieval building overlooking the street, one consistent with a 15th century date and the second an open hall demonstrated by smoke-blackening. The open hall was floored, probably in the later 16th or early 17th century. An early 18th century phase of work is evident, but the most comprehensive modernisation occurred in the period between c. 1790 and 1820. With re-fronting in brick and more significantly a parallel rear range that provided an elegant symmetrical bow-shaped façade the house became a building of some pretence. The current phase of remodelling sees the removal of much mid-20th work as well as the reinstatement of the historic layout in some areas. The archaeological monitoring and recording associated with the lowering of the external terrace found historic brickwork and fabric linked to the retention of the terrace away from the basement walls and is the subject of a separate report by AS.
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Author:		 Lee Prosser
Tansy Collins
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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District: St Albans
Country: England
County: Hertfordshire
Parish: St Albans, unparished area
Grid Reference: 514139, 207164 (Easting, Northing)
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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-273994
OBIB: Archaeological Solutions Report No. 5011
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Created Date:		 11 Mar 2023