Site Event/Activity record ELI10812 - Land at the Junction of Bridge Street and Silver Street, Gainsborough

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 8141 8976 (18m by 18m)
Civil Parish GAINSBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Watching Brief

Organisation

Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd

Date

From 27 May 2010 to 27 Jul 2010 (between)

Map

Description

A rescue excavation and subsequent scheme of monitoring and recording was undertaken during refurbishment of paving and associated landscaping in the town centre of Gainsborough. Seventeen inhumation burials, three disarticulated individuals and a series of walls were revealed, indicating the presence of an extensive medieval cemetery in this area. {1}{2}

External Links (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2011. Land at the Junction of Bridge Street and Silver Street, Gainsborough. PCAS site code: BSGH10.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2011. Land at the Junction of Bridge Street and Silver Street, Gainsborough. LCNCC 2011.50.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Early Medieval Cemetery Site, Silver Street/Bridge Street, Gainsborough (Monument)
  • Pre-Industrial Core of Gainsborough (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 1 2014 1:18PM

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