| Name: | Remains of the Medieval Town Wall Excavated in Gulson Road |
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| HER no.: | MCT2271 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Two trial trenches opened up on the former site of Gulson Road Hospital revealed remains of the medieval town wall.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3408 7863 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
- TOWN WALL (Later Medieval to Jacobean - 1356 AD to 1622 AD)
Protected Status: None recorded
Full description
1> The remains of the medieval town wall foundations were identified running E-W in Trenches 1 and 2. In Trench 1, the wall foundations survived in a good state of preservation, visible to a width and height of c. 1.3m, revealing the stepped construction technique and the use of clay as a bonding material. In trench 2, the wall foundations had originally been stepped, but had suffered from truncation, with the outer faces possibly removed.
<1> Phoenix Consulting and Benchmark Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological Evaluation Trial Trenching: Former Gulson Road Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands (--EVALUATION REPORT). SCT1395.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT1395 --EVALUATION REPORT: Phoenix Consulting and Benchmark Archaeology. 2005. Archaeological Evaluation Trial Trenching: Former Gulson Road Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands. Cherrington, R. and Coates, G.. 34. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECT278 - Trial Trenching at Former Gulson Road Hospital, Gulson Road (Ref: COVE213)
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
Related records
| MCT2599 | Parent of: Medieval City Wall (Monument) |
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