Monument record MWX3438 - 42 South Street, Bridport: post-medieval activity

A number of pits dating to the 16th/17th and 18th centuries were found during an evaluation and watching brief to the rear of 42 South Street, Bridport, undertaken by Exeter Archaeology in 1999. The majority of the 18th century pits were in an E-W alignment along the middle of the site, probably marking an earlier property boundary. A number of pits contained cess and most contained a mixture of animal bone, pottery and building rubble.

Probably twelve post-medieval pits were found during an evaluation and subsequent watching brief to the rear of 42 South Street, Bridport, undertaken by Exeter Archaeology in 1999 (1). Six of these were in an alignment running E-W across the central part of the site, possibly indicating an earlier property boundary, as marked on Hutchins’ 1774 map (2), with a further cluster to the north at the eastern end of the site and a single pit to the south. The majority of these pits were round or oval in plan with rounded bases. The cluster of pits to the east contained 16th/17th century finds and the remaining pits produced 18th century material. Three of the pits contained cess deposits and most contained a mixture of animal bone, pottery and building materials. (1)

<1> Dyer, M J, 1999, Archaeological Evaluation and Recording at 42 South Street, Bridport, Dorset (Unpublished document). SWX8599.

<2> Pryce, B, 1774, Plan of Bridport (Map). SDO10532.

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May 4 2016 4:49PM