Cook, J. (2021). Avon Fire Authority HQ Site, Temple Back, Bristol: Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1110507. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Avon Fire Authority HQ Site, Temple Back, Bristol: Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1110507
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Two areas within the site were subject to archaeological mitigation: • Excavation Area (210m2); • Watching Brief Area. The areas were located to investigate features recorded by the previous trial trench evaluation. Between July and September 2019, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological excavation of land at Avon Fire Authority HQ Site, Temple Back, Bristol. An area of 210m2 was excavated within the site. A further area was subject to an archaeological watching brief. The earliest feature to be excavated was a 12th to 13th century ditch cutting into the natural alluvium. A wooden paddle recovered from the upper fill of the ditch was most probably used for paddling a small watercraft. The local environment during the medieval period appears to be one of rough grassland/waste land with damp areas alongside and within the ditch and occasional flooding, resulting in the formation of several alluvial layers sealing the ditch. Subsequent activity, including a number of small pits and a medieval wall, indicate that the area had stabilised enough to be utilised, most likely as gardens to the rear of tenement plots fronting onto Temple Street. Numerous post-medieval and modern structural remains indicate that the whole site underwent continual redevelopment throughout the 16th to 20th centuries, as settlement and industrial activity in this area of Redcliffe expanded rapidly.
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Author:		 J Cook
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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Parish: Bristol, City of, unparished area
County: Bristol
Country: England
District: Bristol, City of
Grid Reference: 359280, 172840 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
WALL (Monument Type England)
STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
20TH CENTURY STRUCTURE (Tag)
MEDIEVAL PADDLE (Tag)
PADDLE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
MEDIEVAL WALL (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL STRUCTURE (Tag)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-359245
Report id: CR0508_1
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Created Date:		 14 Jul 2023