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Globe House, Eugene Street, Bristol, Archaeological Evaluation |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The fieldwork comprised the excavation of three trenches. Trenches 1 and 2 measured 10m in length and 2m in
width and Trench 3 measured 15m in length and 2m in width. Trench 3 was moved
slightly from its original position, as set out in the WSI, due to the presence of
asbestos. An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in May 2018 at
Globe House, Eugene Street Bristol. A total of three trenches was excavated.
A number of limestone walls and surfaces, identified in the south-western part of the site,
appear to relate to a building fronting Eugene Street, first depicted on Roqcue’s map of
1742. The exact function of this building remains unclear; however evidence from later
historic mapping suggests that it is most likely to represent a terrace of small domestic
properties.
Two sub-rectangular graves, both of which contained articulated human bone and are
located within the confines of a former burial ground depicted by 19th-century cartographic
sources, were identified in the north-western and central-northern parts of the site. A further,
similarly-shaped, feature was also identified in the north-western part of the site but was
found to be devoid of human remains. The presence of these graves indicates that the burial
ground was not fully cleared following its closure; however a possible charnel pit, also
identified in the north-western part of the site suggest that at least some clearance of burials
took place.
A number of limestone walls and surfaces, identified in the central-northern part of the site,
appear to relate to a group of buildings first depicted on Ashmead’s map of 1828. The
function of these buildings remains unclear; however later historic mapping indicates that
these buildings were amalgamated into, or subsumed within, a single larger industrial
building occupying this part of the site.
A limestone and red brick wall and a red brick, ash and slab surface, identified in the northwestern
part of the site, appear to relate to a former industrial building, possibly associated
with the Eastabrook & Sons Globe Steam Joinery Works, first depicted on the First Edition
1884 OS map. |
Author: |
P Guarino
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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Locations: |
Parish: |
Bristol, City of, unparished area |
County: |
Bristol |
Country: |
England |
District: |
Bristol, City of |
Grid Reference: 359909, 173606 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ROAD
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL ROAD
(Tag)
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WALL
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL WALL
(Tag)
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CEMETERY
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL CEMETERY
(Tag)
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HARD STANDING
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL HARD STANDING
(Tag)
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EVALUATION
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-306721 |
Report id: |
18280 |
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Created Date: |
03 Feb 2023 |