Projects

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

The former Royal Oak Garage building lies within the constraint area of the Scheduled Monument known as 'Nailsea Glassworks'  (National Heritage List ref. 1021462, SAM 28884), although the building itself is excluded from this Schedule.  It dates to the later part of the 1860s and appears on an 1870 plan of the glassworks (BRO 37959 (22)) as a ‘French Kiln’. The same plan identified the partly standing walls to the south of the building formed the ‘Gas Retort’ associated with the firing of

Former Royal Oak Garage

BRISTOL OLD VIC We have recently completed a building survey and watching brief as part of the redevelopment of the renowned Bristol Old Vic theatre. The current theatre comprises two 18th century buildings; Coopers Hall, constructed between 1733 and 1734; and The Theatre Royal, constructed between 1764 and 1766. Coopers Hall, designed by William Halfpenny, is perhaps King Streets most recognisable buildings with its highly ornate façade incorporating Corinthian columns. The survey revealed

Bristol Old Vic Theatre