| HER Number (PRN): | 60200 |
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| Name: | Possible postholes exposed during alterations to the Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Shrewsbury |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
During alterations to the Unitarian Church, probably in the 1880s, in removing the ground in the old courtyard two rows of holes running parallel to each other, and to the street, were exposed .
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 49202 12449 |
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Related records
| 60201 | Related to: Find of an Axe hammer in 1886 in High Street, Shrewsbury (Find Spot) |
| 62610 | Related to: Gumbestolesmore, Gombestalmere, The Shirehall Bog (Monument) |
| 60121 | Related to: Really an event (not sorted yet) The Shirehall (1881 extension) (Monument) |
| 60119 | Related to: Waterlogged deposit recorded during building of the The Shirehall, The Square, Shrewsbury (Monument) |
| 60120 | Related to: Waterlogged deposit, The Shirehall rebuilding, The Square, Shrewsbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA3703 - 1885 observation
Description
During alterations to the church (the facade was added in 1885) in removing the ground in the old courtyard two rows of holes running parallel to each other, and to the street, were exposed . They were about 12 inches below contemporary street level, the first row about the same distance from the causeway [=street?], 12-15 inches apart, 6-8 inches diameter, and 5 to 6 feet deep. They extended right across the yard up to the foundation walls of the building on the south side . The ground was said to be very soft <1>
Sources
| [01] | SSA10388 - Article in serial: E M. 1885-May-13. Underground Shrewsbury. Salopian Shreds Patches. Vol 7. p54 or p57. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 9:18AM |
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