NHER 44458 (Monument record) - Medieval/post medieval features, 21-23 St Benedict's Street

April 2006. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. Contexts 1-267.
A small unstratified Neolithic flint and Late Saxon pottery were recovered in residual contexts.
Medieval pits were recorded, predominantly dating to the 13th and 14th centuries, the largest of which might be a cellar.
Fairly level ground appears to have been achieved by the 15th century, probably in preparation for the construction of several frontage buildings, represented by chalk and/or flint rubble foundations, some with associated floors and surfaces. The walls are likely to be 15th or 16th century, with a number of probably contemporary pits and garden soils to the rear. A possible 15th or 16th century undercroft was identified in the southeast corner of the site.
Stratified remains close to the frontage were revealed at a fairly shallow depth.
Finds include pottery, brick and tile, shell, slag, animal bone and fish bone.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
J. Allen (NLA), 1 March 2007.