Monument record MWX3426 - Rax Lane, to the rear of 41-43 East Street, Bridport: post-medieval boundary wall

A stone boundary wall was revealed running along the southern side of the medieval town ditch during a watching brief to the rear of 41East Street, Bridport, undertaken by Terrain Archaeology in 1999. The drystone wall footings were cut through the upper fill of the town ditch and may be 18th century in date. It was probably marking the boundary at the rear of the burgage plot behind 41 East Street, Bridport.

A stone boundary wall was revealed running along the southern side of the medieval town ditch during a watching brief to the rear of 41 East Street, Bridport, undertaken by Terrain Archaeology in 1999. This wall was constructed in a foundation trench dug into the upper fill of the town ditch, along its southern side. It survived as a drystone rubble foundation 0.5m wide and up to two rough courses high. This wall was probably a boundary wall marking the rear of the burgage plot of 41 East Street. No trace of a similar wall was found in the adjacent plot to the east behind 43 East Street. No conclusive dating evidence was recovered, but the foundations cut through the upper layer in the town ditch which contained 18th century pottery. (1) (2) (3)

<1> Bellamy, P S, 2005, 'Bridport's 13th-century defences: Archaeological Observations to the rear of 41 and 43 East Street, Bridport' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 59-66 (Article in serial). SDO10488.

<2> Bellamy, P, 1999, Rax Lane, Bridport, Dorset: Archaeological Observations (Unpublished document). SWX8594.

<3> Terrain Archaeology, 2000, Rax Lane, Bridport, Dorset: Archaeological Observations (Unpublished document). SWX8610.

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