Norton, A. (2007). Excavations at 67--69 St Thomas' Street, Oxford. Oxoniensia 71. Vol 71, pp. 347-392.
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Excavations at 67--69 St Thomas' Street, Oxford | ||||||||||||
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Oxoniensia 71 | ||||||||||||
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Oxoniensia | ||||||||||||
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71 | ||||||||||||
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347 - 392 | ||||||||||||
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Report on an excavation carried out in 2003 on land between 67--69 St Thomas' Street and 40--41 Park End Street, Oxford, in advance of redevelopment. The excavations, on land that was originally reclaimed in the thirteenth century, revealed a possible ford and associated ditches. A thirteenth-century sequence of medieval levelling deposits was revealed on the east of the site, upon which a dwelling was constructed, possibly occupied by a tanner, with a carefully constructed stone sluice gate that may have been needed for this craft with its heavy demand on water. The west of the site was similarly reclaimed in the fifteenth century and two domestic dwellings constructed, though it is argued that there was no coordinated planning of the St Thomas' Street frontage. It may be that the site experienced a brief spell of inactivity towards the end of the fifteenth century and then underwent a process of redevelopment. It is suggested that this strip of property was conditioned by the construction of a mill at the castle. The water courses would therefore be essential overflow channels, which must have been crossed by the original St Thomas' Street. The Western Backstream, an historic watercourse demarcating medieval reclamation to the east from boggy land to the west, was located running through the centre of the site along with associated revetment walls. The stream was infilled in the nineteenth century and a stone culvert constructed whose line can be matched to a contemporary survey. Most of the surviving structures on the site were subsequently demolished and the area utilised as yard spaces for the Lion Brewery and other businesses. Separately authored contributions include | ||||||||||||
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2007 | ||||||||||||
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[OS SP 5080 0618] | ||||||||||||
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15 Nov 2007 |
