british and irish archaeological bibliography
27 Northload Street, Glastonbury, Somerset. An Archaeological Watching Brief [Site name: 27 NORTHLOAD STREET, GLASTONBURY
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Mendip
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BURGAGE PLOT. Medieval (1066-1540), FLOOR. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CULVERT. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: ST4976039005
Parish: Glastonbury
Postcode: ]
Pages:
38; figs
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Published:
2005
Abstract:
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during groundwork for development. Development excavations to the rear of the site revealed a sequence of garden soils ranging in date from the medieval to the modern period. The earliest of these overlaid natural clay and produced a small assemblage of pottery sherds that predominantly dated to the 13th-15th centuries. This sediment also included several cow bones with evidence of butchery marks, and a number of phalanges from a dog that showed indications of slight trauma to the foot. Combined, the evidence suggested that this deposit represented the earliest substantive phase of settlement activity on the site and fitted well with the results of recent archaeological investigations nearby which also demonstrated a similar deposit sequence and artefactual chronology. The size and layout of the modern plot boundaries also confirmed to the size of recorded burgage plots in this part of the town, particularly those laid out as part of a new street pattern in the early 13th century and it was likely that the modern site boundaries were a fossilization of this phase of town planning. Although development excavations also provided a welcome opportunity to observe the deposit sequence at locations within the current building on the site fronting Northload Street, these did not reveal any associated structural remains or deposits that might have indicated the presence of an early property. Instead, excavations exposed the partial remains of a flagstone floor beneath the current concrete surface that was likely to have dated from around the early 19th century when the existing building was probably constructed. A stone-lined culvert was also revealed at two locations towards the rear of the site and it was conjectured that this ran from the main building and served as a soakaway. Artefacts amongst the sediment inside the drain suggested that it was in use from the 19th century until very recently. [Au(adp)]
Source description:
38pp, figs
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Coverage:
2005