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The City walls: section extending 90ft (30m) under the E walls of Nos 2-5, No 1 Court, New Street is a substantial surviving section of Worcestershire's medieval urban fortification. The wall runs beneath the eastern facades of these properties on New Street in Worcester and represents part of the town's defensive circuit. Dating to the medieval period, this section demonstrates the scale and construction standards of Worcester's town defences. The 90-foot length of preserved walling provides archaeological evidence for the layout and development of medieval Worcester's urban defences.
City walls: section extending 90ft (30m) under the E walls of Nos 2-5, No 1 Court, New Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005281. View the official record →
The City walls: section extending 90ft (30m) under the E walls of Nos 2-5, No 1 Court, New Street is a substantial surviving section of Worcestershire's medieval urban fortification. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005281.
City walls: section extending 90ft (30m) under the E walls of Nos 2-5, No 1 Court, New Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005281.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Guesten Hall (0.5 km), Edgar Tower entrance to the Cathedral Close (0.5 km), Refectory of St Mary's Priory in Cathedral Close (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of City walls: section extending 90ft (30m) under the E walls of Nos 2-5, No 1 Court, New Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
City walls: section extending 90ft (30m) under the E walls of Nos 2-5, No 1 Court, New Street stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.