Griffin, S., Jackson, R., Atkin, S., Dinn, J., Griffin, L., Hughes, P., Hurst, D., Pearson, E. and Vince, A. G. (2004). Excavation at City Arcade, High Street, Worcester. Trans Worcestershire Archaeol Soc 19 ((Third series)). Vol 19, pp. 45-109.
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Excavation at City Arcade, High Street, Worcester | |||||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Trans Worcestershire Archaeol Soc 19 ((Third series)) | |||||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society | |||||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
19 | |||||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
45 - 109 | |||||||||||
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Journal | |||||||||||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Archaeological work carried out in advance of redevelopment revealed a sequence of occupation dating from the Romano-British period onwards. The most significant discovery was of a substantial ditch believed to represent the eastern side of the late-ninth-century burh defences. The ditch was pre-dated by Roman activity while lying to either side of infilling and overlying the ditch was a long sequence of medieval and post-medieval deposits associated with activity in the backplots of properties fronting both the High Street and the Shambles. Of particular interest were seventeenth- and eighteenth-century deposits relating to an inn, The King's Head, which is known to have included Worcester's first theatre. Cesspits associated with the building provided rich evidence of consumption of food (oysters and fish), wine (drinking vessels and bottles) and tobacco (clay pipes). Documentary evidence shows that entertainment included plays and concerts, exhibitions of art, exotic animal shows and cockfighting. Following demolition of The King's Head in 1804, a Market Hall was constructed running from the High Street through to The Shambles. A more ornate Market Hall was built in 1851, itself demolished in the mid-twentieth century in advance of the construction of the first City Arcade, now replaced by the current redevelopment. Specialist reports include | |||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2004 | |||||||||||
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27 May 2005 |
