| HER Number (PRN): | 05718 |
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| Name: | Observed section of town wall and town ditch, Church Street car park, Oswestry |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Oswestry |
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Monument Type(s):
- TOWN DEFENCES (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
- WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1901 AD)
Summary
Excavation by D Hill in 1985 located ditch of town wall in car park at junction of Church Street and English Walls, near site of New Gate (PRN 00494).
| Parish: | Oswestry, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ22NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 2898 2946 |
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Related records
| 00494 | Related to: Site of New Gate, Oswestry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA5937 - 1985 excavation in Church Street/ English Walls car park by D Hill
Description
Excavation by D Hill in 1985 located ditch of town wall in car park at junction of Church Street and English Walls, near site of New Gate (cf SA494). Excavation located wide ditch with medieval pottery. Stones recorded along lip of ditch, part of base of town wall and New Gate. Also located C19 brick-lined well and wellhouse <1>
CMHTS Comment:- Trench not accurately located and little information on results <2>
Large house and outbuildings labelled 'Dr Cartwright' on 1833 plan <3>
CMHTS Report <4>
Sources
| [01] | SSA2114 - Newspaper article: Hill D. 1985. Why I Dug Up that Car Park. |
| [02] | SSA19971 - Record form: Dalwood Hal. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Oswestry. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 8. Oswestry 5718. |
| [03] | SSA11614 - Map: Wood J. 1833. Plan of Oswestry from Actual Survey. |
| [04] | SSA12079 - Historic landscape survey report: Dalwood Hal et al. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Oswestry, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 333. |
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2020 3:54PM |
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