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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 1999 |
| Feature Type: Wall |
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| Location: east wall of 159 |
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| Grid X: 920 Grid Y: 970 |
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Wall 401 runs N-S along the length of Sp.159. It leans into sp.159 at about 45 degrees. There is plaster alomg the inside edge (west facing) all the way along. The wall is cut by the construction of wall 403, but the top southern edge of wall 401 overhangs the lower part of wall 403, so wall 401 had to be taken down a bit in order to finish excavating wall 403 (that is the cut is at an angle). On the east face of wall 401 an oven (F.443) was partially cut and then plastered over, possibly to make a niche. Wall 401 was found to be cut by wall 403 [cut 4336], and continued southward at a lower level. On excavating down to the base it was discovered that at the southern end there was an extra course of mortar and brick. A cut 4396 had been made in the underlying fill and an extra lower level constructed. Packed up against this lower level (which was also plastered) was some silty clay brick like material + plaster which may have been used to give the wall greater stability. Slope of wall down to south and leaning to west.
A large plaster lump had been constructed on the western edge of the wall at the northern end at the base of a large gap in the wall (see 99/103) which may have been an entrance between spaces.
When wall 73 was taken down it became clear that it was bonded to both wall 400 + wall 401 indicating that they were all constructed together and are the same wall. This is not surprising as all three are made of the same material whereas the later ones F.403 + 405 are made of different brick + mortar.
April 2000
This wall therefore forms the dividing wall between spaces 159 to the west and 180 to the east in building 24.
To the north it's butt end forms the southern 'jamb' to access hole 589, but the construction at the base of the hole is continuous and bonds to wall 74 to the north. To the south it is cut by [4336], the construction cut for space 160. The wall itself sits in construction cut [4396], which steps down southwards , this is also mirrored in its opposite wall 400 to the west.
It's eastern face was cut to accommodate oven 443.
The severe lean or overhang to the west appears to be original as the plaster facing reflects this lean with so signs of post-construction slumping. (sf) |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: Yes |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| above: (Click to view the record) 484 |
| bonded with: (Click to view the record) 74 |
| cut by: (Click to view the record) 403, 443 |
| incorporates: (Click to view the record) 589 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 5 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 2 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 8 (Click here to view unit list) |
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