| HER Number (PRN): | 62413 |
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| Name: | Plot series, north east side of Mardol |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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Monument Type(s):
- TENEMENT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 800 AD? to 1540 AD)
Summary
This site represents: a tenement of probable late Saxon to medieval date. Described as the most distinctive and well-preserved historic plot-series in Shrewsbury.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4903 1271 |
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Related records
| 62417 | Related to: Mardol, Shrewsbury (Monument) |
| 62401 | Related to: Shrewsbury Town Wall (Stretch parallel to Mardol) (Monument) |
| 62412 | Related to: Tenement Block on NE Side of Mardol, Shrewsbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA3684 - 1987 WB on cellar works under the Kings Head by BUFAU
Description
Plot series on the north side of Mardol, now bounded on the north west by Smithfield Road, and on the south east by Phoenix Place; bounded at the rear by Roushill. The most distinctive and well-preserved historic plot-series in Shrewsbury. All the constituent properties exhibit a strong westward curve, most apparent at the rear of the King's Head, no.48. Extensive parallels in other towns suggest that this was to give river-front access to the largest number of properties, probably for early medieval crafts needing river access or supplies of running water. The present, probably medieval, strip-plots have been suggested to have been contrived by the sub-division of an earlier field pattern serving a similar function in terms of access to alluvial grazing and to the river. The series appears to have been repeatedly interrupted: by the construction of the town wall [PRN 62401] in the early 13th century, by the construction of the Roushill Wall [PRN 62402] in 1645-51, and finally by Smithfield Road in 1848 [<1>] <2>
It is implied by a later (2000) evaluation report, apparently on the basis of 1987 cellar work, that possible Saxon deposits may exist at 48 Mardol <3>
<01> Baker Nigel J et al, 1993, Further Work on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury (Article in serial). SSA4148.
<02> Baker Nigel J, UAD Analysis, 23/01/1997 (SMR comment). SSA20432.
<03> Stone Richard, 2000, 58-59 Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: a Report on an evaluation excavation and building assessment (Archaeological fieldwork report). SSA20384.
<04> Butt J, 1984, Red Lights in Roushill (Article in monograph). SSA23637.
Sources
| [01] | SSA4148 - Article in serial: Baker Nigel J et al. 1993. Further Work on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. Vol 68. p1-64. |
| [02] | SSA20432 - SMR comment: Baker Nigel J. UAD Analysis. 23/01/1997. |
| [03] | SSA20384 - Archaeological fieldwork report: Stone Richard. 2000. 58-59 Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: a Report on an evaluation excavation and building assessment. Marches Archaeology Series. 127. |
| [04] | SSA23637 - Article in monograph: Butt J. 1984. Red Lights in Roushill. Victorian Shrewsbury. Trinder B. p66-77. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2015 11:19AM |
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