St Peter's Warehouse archaeological excavations

Ancient well across College Street from Wolsey's Gate.

At very short notice the Society was given the opportunity to visit the archaeological dig taking place on the vacant site alongside Bridge Street (the gateway to the Waterfront). This was only an investigative dig toestablish the extent of the full survey (to be carried out later should one be required). You may recall that the St Peter's Warehouse building, a brick-built Paul's malting, stood on the site before a disastrous fire in 2000.

We know from other previous digs (where the roundabouts are now) that the river was, in Tudor times much wider. A succession of revetments marked the line of previous quays. At the time of our visit little of significance had been found: Victorian bricks, fragments of pottery (still to be dated) and other unidentified small items which have been taken away for further investigation.

J.N.