SDO10476 - Medieval and post-medieval Bridport: Excavations at 43 South Street, 1996. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Redevelopment of the former Fire Station in South Street provided a rare opportunity to undertake an archaeological excavation within the historic core of Bridport. No Late Saxon features or finds were recorded and the earliest phase of activity was represented by several pits containing domestic refuse of 12th-13th century date. There was little surviving evidence for occupation on the site in the 14th and 15th centuries, but a structure had been built on the street frontage and robbed for its stone by the early 17th century. The 16th to 18th centuries saw a period of relatively intense pit digging, although no contemporary structures were certainly identified. The restricted range of finds included the first substantial assemblage of medieval pottery excavated from the town.