Wilkinson, D. (1998). Watching Brief at the Bear Inn, Greengate Street, Stafford. Stafford Borough Council.

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Title:		 Watching Brief at the Bear Inn, Greengate Street, Stafford
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Number of Pages:		 9
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 A watching brief was carried out during the excavation of four foundation trenches, associated with refurbishment works to the Bear Inn. The inn was a Listed Building described as being of 17th century date with a c. 1870 facade and rear wing. It lay within the core of the medieval settlement at Stafford, and almost certainly within the Saxon Burh. Its north and south property boundaries appeared to have followed the lines of the original burgage plot, dating from 1206 AD or earlier. During the watching brief, it was observed that medieval deposits had survived well, although they had been destroyed in the areas of cellaring. The shallowness of the medieval deposits was considered surprising, and it was noted that the level of the modern street could have altered very little since it had first been laid out in the Roman or Saxon period. A sandstone wall was observed beneath the modern boundary wall, and sandstone rubble which post-dated medieval activity was noted within three of the excavated trenches. A deposit containing medieval pottery was interpreted as the probable fill of a negative feature of 14th century date. Post-medieval pottery and 17th century clay pipe fragments were also recovered. [AIP]
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Author:		 D Wilkinson
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Publisher:		 Stafford Borough Council
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Year of Publication:		 1998
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Location - Auto Detected: Bear Inn Greengate Street Stafford
Location - Auto Detected: Stafford
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1870 (Auto Detected Temporal)
1206 Ad (Auto Detected Temporal)
Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1998 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: THE BEAR INN, GREENGATE STREET, STAFFORD
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Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Stafford
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), ?FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [inn/public house]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SJ92302330
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Postcode: ST162NJ
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009