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Railway Street/Mill Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire: Assessment and recording of the architectural stonework |
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Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Analysis and detailed recording of an assemblage of architectural stonework retrieved during investigations at Railway Street / Mill Road, Hertford between 2010 and 2016 was undertaken. The site lies with the known extent of the monastic precinct associated with the Benedictine house of St Mary's Priory, dissolved in 1539 and was retrieved from levelling layers/made ground laid down during the industrial development of the site in the later 19th century. The majority of the assemblage originates from two or three windows, which bear common characteristics but also differences. A selection unified by moulding profiles of the same family demonstrate an impressive window with upper traceried lights marked by the use of embattled supertransoms and supermullions, as well as evidence for subarcuation to the sides. Interesting details include the use of a pellet in the spandrels, or a foliate design for which parallels remain to be found. The form is largely Perpendicular, a style developed from the late 14th century through to the early 16th century, here tentatively ascribed an earlier 15th century date though based on the limited sample. It was assumed that the stonework must originate from the demolished priory church or associated buildings. However, the stonework lay in a spread of redeposited demolition rubble, and displayed evidence of burning, of cementitious mortar in the glazing grooves and atmospheric sulphation. A number of other churches in Hertford were considered as the source buildings, although a review of the evidence is consistent with the assemblage having been reused in the buildings of Priory House and/or Priory Farm which were demolished in the late 19th century. The opportunity to record and analyse this assemblage in detail proves the value in such investigations and raises awareness of the importance of detailed recording of such stonework found in 19th and 20th century deposits. |
Author: |
Tansy Collins
Lee Prosser
Lauren Wilson
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Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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RAILWAY STREET/MILL ROAD |
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Herefordshire |
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East Hertfordshire |
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HERTFORD |
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England |
Grid Reference: 532920, 212915 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol7-330973 |
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5600 |
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13 Jan 2020 |