Description
Book SynopsisThis volume presents the results of a number of excavations undertaken in Cirencester in the last decade which have examined houses, shops, public buildings (including the forum), town defences and cemeteries.
Table of ContentsIntroductory Sections: Orpheus and the Hare: Fifty Years of Cirencester Excavation Committee and Cotswold Archaeology, 1958-2008 (Timothy Darvill and Neil Holbrook); A Rich Resource: Studying CirencesterAes Historic Buildings (David Viner); Introduction to the Excavations (Neil Holbrook); The Street System: Bingham Hall, King Street, 2002 (Tim Havard and Martin Watts); The Foresters Arms, Queen Street, 2003-4 (Derek Evans); Other Miscellaneous Observations (Neil Holbrook); Public Buildings: Excavations on the Site of the Forum (Andrew Simmonds and Alex Smith); Excavations in Insula II at Cotswold Mill, 1998-9 (Neil Holbrook and Alan Thomas); The Probable Theatre and Surrounding Area: Observations in 1969 (Peter Grace and Neil Holbrook); Houses and Shops: Excavations at Stepstairs Lane, 2002-3 (Mark Brett and Martin Watts); Investigations by the Time Team in Insula IX, 1999 (Neil Holbrook and Katie Hirst); Observations and Excavation at Cirencester Grammar School, Victoria Road, 1960 (Peter Grace and Neil Holbrook); Other Miscellaneous Investigations; The Town Defences: Excavation and Watching Brief at Cotswold District Council Offices, Trinity Road, 2001-2 (Annette Hancocks, Martin Watts and Neil Holbrook); Evaluation and Watching Brief between School Lane and Stepstairs Lane 2003-5 (Tim Havard, Kate Cullen and Martin Watts); The Western Cemetery: Excavation and Watching Brief along Old Tetbury Road, 2004-6 (Neil Holbrook, E.R. McSloy and Derek Evans); Other Miscellaneous Investigations Beyond the Walls: Evaluation at 157 Watermoor Road, 2000 (Neil Holbrook); Excavation at Queen Elizabeth Road, 1999 (Alistair Barber, Mark Collard and Neil Holbrook); Observations at Stratton Watermeadows, 2003 (Neil Holbrook); Conclusions (Neil Holbrook); References; Index
