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Archaeological Desk Based Assessment at Alvin Street, Gloucester |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
desk-based assessment for the historic environment was undertaken at Alvin Street, Gloucester (NGR 83605 18840). It was undertaken on behalf of Rooftop Housing Group Ltd, who intends to redevelop the site with 27 units, a mix of houses and flats over two floors for which a planning application will be submitted. This report describes and assesses the significance of the heritage assets (and potential heritage assets) that are potentially affected by the application. The setting of heritage assets is considered. The potential impact of the application, and the need for further on-site investigation, is assessed. The area of investigation lies in a landscape that has boasted some 2,000 years of almost continual occupation, located in the lee of the original Roman settlement at Kingsholm Fort to the north and the later Roman colony of Glevum Colonia whose walls were c 120m to the west. Situated to the immediate north of London Road that traces one of the major Roman roads into the town, it was an area that contained extra-mural suburbs and cemeteries that spanned three centuries of growth and construction before a decline in the 4th century. Occupation did not end there however, and the medieval settlement eventually outgrew the original Roman defensive walls. Alvin Street itself traces the route of the 12th century city limits and is named after Alvin gate that was located at the street's northern extent at its junction with Skinner Street. The usage of the site during through the medieval period is unknown, but by 1799 it is clear that the area had been under pasture for several generations. Although this had changed by the first detailed maps of 1851 which indicate that the area was in use as a combination of public park and gardens for properties fronting both London Road and Alvin Street. |
Author: |
J Webster
Tom Vaughan
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Publisher: |
Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Gloucester City Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Alvin Street, Gloucester |
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Gloucestershire |
District: |
Gloucester |
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GLOUCESTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 383605, 218840 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-233442 |
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2139 |
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18 Aug 2017 |