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HER Number (PRN):62366
Name:Basement to rear of 26 Pride Hill
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Conservation Area: Shrewsbury

Monument Type(s):

  • CELLAR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1901 AD?)

Summary

This site represents: a cellar of probable post medieval date.

Parish:Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ41SE
Grid Reference:SJ 4923 1266

Related records

04505Related to: Cellar under front of 22-23 Pride Hill (S4), Shrewsbury (Monument)
60078Related to: Town wall remains, 24-26 Pride Hill, Shrewsbury (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

Watching-brief (site 60076) on the construction of the Charles Darwin Centre in 1987 found a large sub-divided lower basement terraced into the gradient at the rear of 26 Pride Hill. Its side walls were constructed of Keele Beds sandstone rubble, though the lowest courses were of modern brick: it was uncertain whether the structure had been underpinned (more likely), or whether it was of entirely modern construction (less likely). The structure may have been amongst the sandstone-built features reported early in the 20th century (see site 60078) but this cannot be determined from the surviving descriptions [<1>] <2>


<01> Baker Nigel J et al, 1993, Further Work on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, p41-43 (Article in serial). SSA4148.


<02> Baker Nigel J, UAD Analysis, 16/01/1997 (SMR comment). SSA20432.

Sources

[01]SSA4148 - Article in serial: Baker Nigel J et al. 1993. Further Work on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. Vol 68. p1-64. p41-43.
[02]SSA20432 - SMR comment: Baker Nigel J. UAD Analysis. 16/01/1997.
Date Last Edited:Jan 16 1997 12:00AM