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Salisbury Bus Station, Endless Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The excavation was divided into four areas
which comprised a total of c. 685m2. Areas 1–3
targeted features identified during the evaluation
and Area 4 was conducted as a watching brief during
demolition of the former bus station buildings. The
latter revealed no additional archaeological remains. An archaeological excavation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in between March
and September 2016 at Salisbury Bus Station, Salisbury, Wiltshire. To facilitate ongoing
demolition works, the site was excavated in a number of phases. The site was divided into
four areas for the purpose of the excavation. Three of the four areas (1-3) were targeted on
features identified during a previous trial trench evaluation and across the footprint of the
development area. The fourth area (Area 4) was conducted as a watching brief during the
demolition of the bus station. The survival of archaeological remains was partial at best
across the site, with post-medieval and modern truncation having heavily affected earlier
deposits. The excavation confirmed the results of previous excavations within the Three
Swans Chequer and of the evaluation by identifying the partial remains of 13th and 14th
century buildings, which front onto Endless Street to the west, and post-medieval buildings
along both Rolleston and Endless Street frontages. As observed elsewhere in the city, parts
of the site seems to have been raised in the medieval period by importing clays and gravels
in order to alleviate the risk of flooding. The central part of the chequer appears to have been
used as backlands and was occupied, as found in many parts of Salisbury, by open yard
areas and ancillary structures. A possible post-medieval iron smithing workshop was
uncovered close to the frontage of Rollestone Street which pre-dated the construction of
18th century buildings along this street frontage. |
Author: |
R Kennedy
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Locations: |
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Wiltshire |
District: |
Wiltshire |
Parish: |
Salisbury |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 414538, 130131 (Easting, Northing)
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cotswold2-509514 |
Report id: |
17491 |
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Created Date: |
03 Jul 2023 |