Excavations at Gloucester. Fourth Interim Report: St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, 1975–1976
Carolyn Heighway
Summary Excavations at St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, showed that the site was occupied in second century by Roman municipal tile works which abandoned fourth century. The ruined church now stands on shows two successive building phases pre-dating a Norman arcade; excavation established part of plan this late Anglo-Saxon and also uncovered tenth- to thirteenth-century cemetery. Documentary evidence suggests ‘new minster’ built Æthelflæd Æthelred Mercia. Taking other historical archaeological into consideration, Gloucester can be argued have had, ninth early tenth century, special significance for rulers Specialist reports are offered stratified medieval pottery, inscribed bell-mould from tenth-century church.
The Antiquaries Journal