MONUMENT NO. 867059

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The Medieval Town defences of Leicester were built in the 13th century, were ruinous by 1587 and are now entirely buried. The walls were built with some reused Roman masonry.

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AA (SK 5804) Md town wall and ditch, extant 13th century, ruinous
1587, now buried. (1) There are no extant remains of the medieval
town wall (6).

a) SK 581048 Heavy masonry believed to be of Md town wall,
discovered under south abutment of railway bridge during its
construction in 1900 (2).

b) SK 581048 Rubble foundations similar to those found in Church
gate (f). Probably Md. Found in Goodchild's excavation in 1952 (3).

c) SK 582049 (Could be either Roman or Medieval) Stone
foundations found and destroyed during rebuilding of Duke of
Cumberland (PH) (4).

d) SK 582049 Section cut by F Cottrill in 1938 no traces of wall
found. (4)

e) SK 582049 (Could be Roman or Medieval). Excavations of 1952
by Goodchild revealed traces of wall foundations and ditch. (4)

f) SK 585 049 Excavations in 1950 by DTD Clarke revealed
probable remains of medieval wall, built with material from Roman
Wall destroyed in 1173 (2).

g) SK 585042 Medieval town wall seen in Wycliffe Street in 1902
during drainage operations (5).

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(1) General reference

Medieval Leic 1920 1, plan (C.J. Billson)

(2) Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society transactions

28 - 1952 Page(s)17-21

(3) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

(4) Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society transactions

29 - 1953 Page(s)15-29

(5) Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society transactions

1899-1904 Page(s)179

(6) Field Investigators Comments

F1 JB 13/6/72

(7) Council for British Archaeology CBA research reports

Medieval Towns in England and Wales (ed) Barley 14 - 1975 Page(s)58-59

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Medieval town and borough, mentioned in the Domesday Book. At the time of Domesday there were 322 houses and 2,000 people and by 1664 this had risen ...

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