| Title: |
Archaeological Watching Brief During Extensions and Alterations to the Nuns Boarding House, Stamford High School, Stamford, Lincolnshire (Report No. 123/00) |
| Number of Pages: |
59 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief during groundworks for an extension to the boarding house was undertaken because the development lay within the 13th century Benedictine priory of St. Michael, founded in 1155. The priory was dissolved in 1536. The continuation of features identified immediately east of the development area were not encountered in this investigation. However, it was established that the truncation caused by the construction of the railway, recorded to the east, did not extend westwards into the area of investigation. The investigations revealed that the cemetery identified in a previous archaeological evaluation, 65m to the south, appeared to extend northward at least as far as the Nuns boarding house, indicating the existence of a sizeable burial ground associated with St. Michael's priory. The southwest corner of a limestone building and a limestone drain probably represented the remains of monastic buildings located to the northeast of the central cloistral and church complex. It was believed that the constriction of these structures disturbed burials, possibly indicating that part of the graveyard was re-developed, very likely during the medieval period. A cobble surface was also revealed, this was dated to the later post-medieval and possibly represented post-dissolution re-use of priory land and materials. A small quantity of medieval pottery and one fragment of medieval roof tile was recovered from the fill of one of the graves and from a possible surface. Other material was post-medieval and recovered from disturbed subsoil. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
J Hambly
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| Publisher: |
Archaeological Project Services
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
St Michael |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
St Michaels |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Nuns Boarding House Stamford High School Stamford Lincolnshire |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1536 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: NUNS BOARDING HOUSE, STAMFORD HIGH SCHOOL, STAMFORD
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: South Kesteven
Monument: FEATURE. Modern (1901-present), STRUCTURE. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. Medieval (1066-1540), INHUMATION. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Modern (1901-present)
Ngr: TF02760657
Parish: Stamford
Postcode: PE9 2ZF
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
