A Cycle of Recession and Recovery AD 1200-1900: Archaeological Investigations at Much Park Street, Coventry 2007 to 2010

Description

This report provides the integrated results of extensive archaeological investigations undertaken at the site of a former car park located between Much Park and St. John's Street, Coventry (central England) between 2007 and 2010. The results have demonstrated that the site represents one of the most important investigations into medieval Coventry, and is of national significance. The features, deposits and structures can be divided into seven main phases beginning in the 12th century, through to the present day. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of contents List of Tables Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - The archaeology Chapter 3 - The Structural Evidence Chapter 4 - Development of the Plots Chapter 5 - A Tale of Two Trades: Metal and Jet Chapter 6 - Crafts, Production andIndustries Chapter 7 - Lifestyle Chapter 8 - Eating and Drinking Chapter 9 - Much Park Street: Prosperity, Recession and Recovery Appendix 3 – Metalworking Residues Appendix 4 – Table of small finds Appendix 5 – Full palaeo-environmentalreport Appendix 6 – Full context database Appendix 7 – Textiles and Fibre from Much Park Street, Coventry Appendix 8 – Clay pipe Illustration catalogue by David Higgins Appendix 9 – Column heading explanationsfor Clay Pipe Tables in Chapter 7