Monument record MDO20138 - 13 Gundry Lane, Bridport: post-medieval and modern activity

A watching brief undertaken by Exeter Archaeology in 2006-7 during groundworks on a site adjacent to 13 Gundry Lane, Bridport revealed traces of 19th and 20th century activity only, including six rubbish pits and a stone-filled drain. The remains of a stone boundary wall were exposed along the street frontage. Two drains were also found running along the line of Gundry Lane, one a brick culvert and the other a collapsed stone drain. The character of the archaeology suggests that this plot was probably a yard that serviced nearby buildings.

A watching brief undertaken by Exeter Archaeology in 2006-7 during groundworks on a site adjacent to 13 Gundry Lane, Bridport revealed traces of 19th and 20th century activity only. Six pits filled with dark-mid brown silty clays containing varying quantities of rubble, brick, slate, mortar, glass and 19th-20th century pottery were exposed in all but the NW part of the site. A stone-filled drain was also noted. Along the edge of the street frontage to the north was found the base of a stone wall, presumably the boundary or garden wall to the site. Two drains were also found running along the line of Gundry Lane, one a brick culvert and the other a collapsed stone drain.

The character of the archaeology suggests that this plot was probably a yard that serviced nearby buildings.

Goodwin, N, 2007, Archaeological Watching Brief at 13 Gundry Lane, Bridport (Unpublished document). SDO10553.

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