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oapen-20.500.12657-458182023-02-01T08:49:39Z Excavations at St James's Priory, Bristol Jackson, Reg Social Science Archaeology History Europe Medieval bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history The Benedictine Priory of St James was established just outside the medieval city of Bristol in 1129AD. Two areas were excavated: Site 1 to the east of the Priory church, and Site 2 to the west. The Priory was largely destroyed during the Dissolution of 1540, but the area around Site 1 remained in use during the 17th and 18th centuries as housing was built there. Site 2 was in use from the late Saxon period to the 20th century. This publication presents the results of excavations carried out at Site 1 from 1989 and 1995, and from Site 2 from 1994 and '95, along with those obtained from a watching brief, kept during landscaping work in 1997. There are also specific chapters on finds and burials. 2020-12-24T04:00:57Z 2020-12-24T04:00:57Z 2006 book 9781842172070 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45818 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf Historic England Historic England 6019 d72b38ec-057d-48e4-904e-00ca0eecc129 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781842172070 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Historic England Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The Benedictine Priory of St James was established just outside the medieval city of Bristol in 1129AD. Two areas were excavated: Site 1 to the east of the Priory church, and Site 2 to the west. The Priory was largely destroyed during the Dissolution of 1540, but the area around Site 1 remained in use during the 17th and 18th centuries as housing was built there. Site 2 was in use from the late Saxon period to the 20th century. This publication presents the results of excavations carried out at Site 1 from 1989 and 1995, and from Site 2 from 1994 and '95, along with those obtained from a watching brief, kept during landscaping work in 1997. There are also specific chapters on finds and burials.
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