| Name: | Medieval city wall, ditch and bank remains, King Street |
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| HER no.: | MCT13864 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
A trench was excavated on the north side of the medieval city wall on King Street in March 1961. It revealed a trench cut during the construction of the wall and the city ditch and bank.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3328 7947 |
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| Former Parish: | Holy Trinity |
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Monument Type(s):
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOWN DEFENCES (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOWN DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOWN WALL (Later Medieval to Jacobean - 1351 AD to 1622 AD)
Protected Status: None recorded
Full description
1> King Street, Coventry SP332,795 March 1961. (Section cut by CW) to N of wall and c. 20 yards E of previous section KSII [see MCT5741] thus giving a complete profile.
N.B. Exact location of the excavated trench on King Street is uncertain.
2> A second section, some 50 yards NE [of MCT5741], showed a wall of dressed masonary with a foundation, 1 inch deep, of very thin split sandstone, below a similar depth of mortar on which the large dressed sandstone blocks were laid. This foundation was laid on the natural sandy clay. A gulley, 1 ft deep by 2 ft wide, lay parallel to and some 3.5 ft inside this wall. It had been filled in almost immediately, and may represent a marking out of the line of the wall. The core of the wall in this section was massive stone rubble and clay, and produced a 14th century decorated floor tile. The width of the wall here is not known, since its outer face lay under the road…
<1> Coventry Museum Archaeology Unit, 1961, King Street Wall Excavations 1961: Site summary notes (TEXT). SCT1969.
<2> Medieval Archaeology, 1961, Medieval Archaeology Volume 5: Medieval Britain in 1960, p.325 (--ARTICLE). SCT1973.
<3> Historical Association, Coventry Branch, 1971, Coventry's Town Wall (-PUBLICATION). SCT1581.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT1969 TEXT: Coventry Museum Archaeology Unit. 1961. King Street Wall Excavations 1961: Site summary notes. |
| <2> | SCT1973 --ARTICLE: Medieval Archaeology. 1961. Medieval Archaeology Volume 5: Medieval Britain in 1960. Wilson, D.M. and Hurst, D.G.. 4. p.325. |
| <3> | SCT1581 -PUBLICATION: Historical Association, Coventry Branch. 1971. Coventry's Town Wall. Gooder, E.. A4 simplex. 24. |
Associated Finds
- FCT443 - FLOOR TILE (Earlier Medieval to Later Medieval - 1301 AD to 1400 AD)
Associated Events
- ECT205 - King Street 1961 excavation of the city wall (Ref: COVE137)
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
Related records
| MCT2599 | Part of: Medieval City Wall (Monument) |
Images
 King Street, Coventry: Site summary notes for section excavated across the city wall, March 1961 © Coventry City Council |
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