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Salisbury 
20 Bedwin Street (SU 1450 3025); Medieval, ?Post- 
medieval, Undated 
An excavation was carried out by Cotswold 
Archaeology prior to the redevelopment of the site 
for housing. The excavation demonstrated that the 
majority of the site was covered by a series of 
accumulated medieval soil deposits, the earliest of 
which is dated to the 13th century or later. A single 
undated pit or posthole cutting one of the earliest of 
these layers was found. Wall foundations were 
identified along two sides of the site, with a series of 
floor surfaces butting against one of them. 
Although the original date of construction is 
uncertain, the latest of the surfaces dates to the 15th 
to 16th centuries. 
Salisbury 
Bishop Wordsworth’s School (SU 1427 2929); Post- 
medieval and Modern 
An archaeological watching brief was maintained 
by AC archaeology during the construction of a new 
classroom block at Bishop Wordsworth’s School, 
Salisbury. The site was previously the subject of an 
evaluation (WANHM 96, 235). No additional 
archaeological information was obtained. 
Salisbury 
Castle Street (SU 14375 30364) 
Wessex Archaeology carried out an archaeological 
watching brief during the installation of a cable 
duct along Castle Street and Mill Stream Approach. 
No archaeological deposits or features were 
recorded within the trench. The single archaeo- 
logical find of note was a Purbeck limestone block 
(at least 0.22m(+) wide and 0.55m long) found in 
the very base of the trench, which did not appear to 
be in situ. It was roughly dressed at both ‘ends’ and 
unmortared. It was not removed after being 
recorded. The block was found immediately 
adjacent to No.3 Castle Street (part of the Hussey’s 
Almshouses complex) to where the medieval Castle 
Gate coat of arms was removed in 1908. It may be a 
remnant of the medieval Castle Gate, probably 
constructed in the 15th century, partially 
demolished in 1788 and totally demolished in 1906. 
However, it could also be derived from other 
medieval or post-medieval structures in the 
vicinity. 
Salisbury 
Grasmere Hotel SU139 290; Post-medieval and 
Modern 
A watching brief was undertaken during the 
demolition of an _ existing extension and 
construction of a new four-storey extension to the 
hotel, along with the formation of additional 
parking areas and associated drainage. Much of the 
area in the vicinity of the hotel exhibited modern 
disturbance. Elsewhere garden soils and clayey 
subsoils were exposed. No pre-modern features or 
finds were recovered. 
Salisbury 
Salisbury District Hospital (SU 15200 27500) 
Seven evaluation trenches were excavated within a 
single plot of land of 1.25ha at Salisbury District 
Hospital in advance of development of car parking 
area. No significant archaeological features or 
deposits were discovered. The work was 
undertaken by Wessex Archaeology. 
South Marston 
Land adjacent to the A420 (SU 1915 8675); Medieval, 
Post-medieval and Undated 
An evaluation was carried out by Cotswold 
Archaeology to accompany an application for 
planning consent for development of the site. Three 
ditches were identified; one was medieval in date, 
one post-medieval and the other undated. It is 
likely that the medieval and post-medieval ditches 
represent activity directly associated with the 
adjacent farm, which is believed to be part of a 
shrunken medieval settlement. The undated ditch 
may represent cultivation activity also connected 
with the farm. 
Staverton 
Land between New Terrace and Marina Drive (ST 
8580 6035); Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, Iron 
Age, Romano-British and Post-medieval 
An evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold 
Archaeology in advance of the proposed 
construction of a link road. A number of significant 
features were revealed in trenches situated near the 
top of a south-facing slope, which appeared to have 
been exploited for settlement and agricultural 
purposes since the Late Neolithic. Features of Late 
Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date were recorded, 
including a pit or gully containing Beaker-type 
pottery and flint artefacts indicative of domestic, 
rather than funerary, activity. Iron Age pits and 
postholes, Romano-British ditches and shallow 
linear features and a post-medieval pit were also 
recorded. Further downslope, a small number of 
undated features were identified. 
