Monument record 8064 - Roman features at Black Friars House

Archaeological investigations in the car park of Black Friars House in 1986 revealed a crushed sandstone surface (layer 27) at the southern end of the trench originally interpreted as a road or courtyard. (1)

Subsequent re-interpretation of the evidence suggest the features at the southern end of the trench were more complicated than previously thought. The evidence comprised a crushed sandstone surface [layer 27] similar to that encountered in the northern end of the trench and interpreted as a possible veranda. A drain was encountered overlying the surface with a pit [Context F3] containing a few fragments of 3rd to 4th century pottery to the south. Although the evidence from the south is limited, it would appear that this area remained largely open in the latter part of the Roman period. (2)

<1> Strickland, T.J., 1986, Recent Fieldwork - Grosvenor Museum Excavations Section Report (Unpublished Report). SCH2805.

<2> Ward, S. W., 2012, Blackfriars House, 1986 (Article in Monograph). SCH6582.