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| Name: | City Wall, south of St Martin's Gate |
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| HER Reference: | WCM96111 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 852 549 |
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| Map Sheet: | SO85SE |
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| Parish: | Worcester (Non Civil Parish), Worcester City, Worcestershire |
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Monument Types
- TOWN WALL (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (between))
Associated Events
- City Wall, 10 Cornmarket (Ref: WCM100926)
- City wall, rear of 4-5 Cornmarket (Ref: WCM101121)
- Rear of 4-5 Cornmarket - watching brief (Ref: WCM101122)
- City wall, 19 New Street (Ref: WCM101357)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Scheduled Monument
Full description
Section of the medieval city wall, partly surviving above ground.
From the bastion (WCM 96110) the city wall masonry continues northwards for c.19 metres. The plinth courses remain visible for c.12 metres north of the bastion before they are truncated. The superstructure masonry (7 visible sandstone courses) continues until cut by the rear wall of nos.6-9 Cornmarket (furniture store).
Inspection of the cellars of 10 Cornmarket by James Dinn (WCM 100926) suggests that sandstone masonry continues within, but close inspection was not possible and the status (primary or otherwise) of the masonry remains uncertain.
Cross-reference to: 96111, St Martin’s Gate
Cross-reference to: 96109, city wall section
Cross-reference to: 96136, city ditch section
Cross-reference to: 96148, Civil War bastion
Sources and further reading
| <2*> | Unpublished document: Napthan, Mike. 2003. Recording of the City Wall, and watching brief at 4-5 Cornmarket, Worcester.. Mike Napthan Archaeology, Worcester. |
Related records
| WCM96100 | Part of: The medieval city defences (Monument) |
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