Projects

In November 2017 Avon Archaeology Limited were commissioned by Discover DeCrypt to lead the archaeological work required during the ambitious renovation project of the St Mary de Crypt Church and School Room, located on Southgate Street in central Gloucester. The renovation work aims to transform and renovate the buildings into a community facility where the public will be able to explore the fascinating history of the church, attend concerts and simply enjoy this great building. The project

St Mary De Crypt, Southgate Street, Gloucester

During 2016, we were commissioned to carry out a watching brief on land near to Portal Road, Monmouthshire, South Wales related to the development of a new Premier Inn.   The town of Monmouth has its origins in the early Roman period with the construction of a fort in circa 55AD.  Identified by name as ‘Blestium’, it was one of several forts forming a line of auxiliary fortifications established to control the Monow Valley into mid-Wales. Although the site had potential for interesting

Portal Road, Monmouth, South Wales

One of our very first excavations was carried out on a parcel of land on the north side of Wade Street, back in 2014. The full report was published online at Internet Archaeology (see link below). Our excavation at the site at Wade Street, in the St Jude’s area of Bristol, demonstrated in striking fashion that the surviving historic map evidence does scant justice to the sheer complexity of the developmental sequence of building on the site, although perhaps the nature of the site itself might

Wade Street, St Judes, Bristol