St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Bristol. The Excavation of a Medieval Hospital: 1976-8

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Specialist contributions by Gerry Barber, John Bryant, David Dawson, Les Good, Reg Jackson, Julie Jones, Ann Linge, Gillian Stroud and Bruce Williams. St Bartholomew's was founded in the early thirteenth century, just outside the city of Bristol, and incorporated a surviving Norman hall. It was closed just before the Reformation and some elements of the hall and church are still standing. The substantial excvations which were undertaken on this site are important because so few medieval hospitals have been excavated. This report also includes a study of the history of Bristol's other hospitals. List of figures ix List of plates xi List of tables xii Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgements xiv Contributors xv Summaries: English, German, and French xvi 1. The St Bartholomew’s project 1 2. Historical perspective 13 3. Period 1. Pre-hospital occupation - Waterfront activity (12th century) 25 4. Period 2. Pre-hospital occupation - Construction of Norman hall (building 1A) and associated features (c 1175-c 1234) 34 5. Period 3. Foundation and early occupation of the hospital (c. 1234 - c. 1340) 53 6. Period 4. Reconstruction and later occupation of the hospital (c. 1340 - c. 1532) 87 7. Period 5. Closure of the hospital and post-medieval reoccupation (c. 1532-1995) 122 8. Ceramic finds 136 9. Other finds 163 10. St. Bartholomew’s and other Bristol hospitals: a comparative study 198 11. Conclusions 232 Bibliography 235 Index 245