From Bridgehead to Brewery: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeological Remains from Finzel’s Reach, Bristol (Oxford Archaeology Monograph, #27)

by Ben M. Ford, Kate Brady, and Steven Teague

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This richly illustrated book presents the fascinating results from a major project to examine the heritage of Finzel’s Reach, the site of the former Courage and Bristol Breweries near the centre of one of England’s greatest port cities. Archaeological, geoarchaeological and historic building investigations have revealed a fascinating story of change and urban evolution at the site. Naturally a tidal marsh, the area played an important role in the late Saxon defensive system protecting the settlement of Brycg Stowe. From the twelfth century large-scale land reclamation provided the conditions for speculative urban street and tenement development, promoted and administered...Read more
  • ISBN10 0904220869
  • ISBN13 9780904220865
  • Publish Date 13 October 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Oxford Archaeology
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 156
  • Language English