Day, C. and Bateman, C. (2023). 23-25 and 27-29 Commercial Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire: Archaeological Watching Brief. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1113351. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 23-25 and 27-29 Commercial Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire: Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The watching brief comprised the observation by a competent archaeologist of all intrusive groundworks associated with the proposed development (Trenches 1 to 8 inclusive). These works comprised the machine excavation of foundation and service trenches and the reduction of ground levels across the site, including within the extant sub-basements beneath the retained properties along the Commercial Road frontage. All machining was undertaken by mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket conducted under archaeological supervision. Between March and November 2021, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with development at 23-25 and 27-29 Commercial Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The watching brief identified a number of archaeological features, primarily comprising multiple phases of substantial ditches, immediately outwith the line of the Roman and medieval city walls of Gloucester. Two of the identified ditches correlate closely with the alignment of the Roman defences along the south-western circuit of the town and it is possible that they represent an associated defensive ditch. Despite the preponderance of Roman artefacts recovered from a number of the other ditches identified during the watching brief, for the most part this material appears to represent residual material within later medieval features. Evidence from the current works, along with a preceding archaeological evaluation and a geotechnical borehole suggests that one of these ditches may represent part of a substantial defensive ditch associated with a medieval motte and bailey castle previously identified to the north of the current site. No evidence of 17th-century civil war defences, thought to run through the site, were identified during the current works.
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Author:		 C Day
C Bateman
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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County: Gloucestershire
District: Gloucester
Country: England
Parish: Gloucester, unparished area
Grid Reference: 382897, 218387 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
BUILDING (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL BUILDING (Tag)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL FLOOR (Tag)
MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
FLOOR (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-519683
Report id: CR0111_1
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Created Date:		 19 Oct 2023