| Name: | Medieval city wall, Cox Street |
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| HER no.: | MCT10314 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Evidence for the medieval town ditch and wall were excavated at this location in 1978.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3391 7903 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
Protected Status: None recorded
Full description
1> The construction of this section of the town wall comes at the end of the medieval period…Strata 28 changes from the damp, sticky clay silts to a mortary soil with sandstone blocks and sandstone lumps and mortar thus marking the starting point of wall demolition that was to continue intermittently into the present century. Pottery and other finds show that this wall demolition phase probably began in 1662, although there are important horizons around 1750. It appears that the town wall was partially demolished and a boundary garden wall was built…
<1> Coventry Museums, 1986, Coventry: Excavations on the Town Wall, 1976 - 78, p.57-58 (--MONOGRAPH). SCT1377.
<2> Historical Association, Coventry Branch, 1971, Coventry's Town Wall (-PUBLICATION). SCT1581.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT1377 --MONOGRAPH: Coventry Museums. 1986. Coventry: Excavations on the Town Wall, 1976 - 78. Bateman, J. and Redknap, M.. A4 duplex. 167. p.57-58. |
| <2> | SCT1581 -PUBLICATION: Historical Association, Coventry Branch. 1971. Coventry's Town Wall. Gooder, E.. A4 simplex. 24. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECT128 - Cox Street, Coventry (Ref: COVE57)
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
Related records
| MCT2599 | Part of: Medieval City Wall (Monument) |
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