| HER Number (PRN): | 62548 |
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| Name: | Post medieval passageway through Shrewsbury Town Wall |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
This site represents: an alley of post medieval date, a pedestrian tunnel of post medieval date.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4940 1251 |
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Related records
| 62581 | Part of: Shrewsbury Town Wall (Section: Dogpole) (Monument) |
| 62547 | Part of: Shrewsbury Town Wall (Section: St Mary's Place) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA5780 - 2000 WB to rear of Territorial House, St Mary's Court
Description
A shallow ramped passage leads down through the retaining walls 62458 and 62581 on the line of the town wall, as shown by the Speed and Burghley maps. The side walls of the passage are constructed of early hand-made bricks of possible 17th-century date. This is most likely to represent a garden feature, allowing easy access across the retaining wall to the terraced gardens below <1>
In its present form the ramped passageway (as opposed to its west wall, which is earlier) is specifically associated with the construction of the two Territorial House plots at or after the end of the 18th century. <2>
<01> Baker Nigel J, UAD Analysis (SMR comment). SSA20432.
<02> Baker Nigel J, 2000, An archaeological watching brief at Territorial House, Shrewsbury (Watching brief report). SSA21976.
Sources
| [01] | SSA20432 - SMR comment: Baker Nigel J. UAD Analysis. |
| [02] | SSA21976 - Watching brief report: Baker Nigel J. 2000. An archaeological watching brief at Territorial House, Shrewsbury. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 16 2015 1:58PM |
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