A CITY dig has unearthed the remains of Hereford's 'first bypass'.
Archenfield Archaeology completed an excavation in Harrison Street in advance of flats now under construction by South Shropshire Housing Association. This seems to have been a thriving centre of activity in the 11th century. The area was occupied before the city defences were extended in 1189. Among the finds was part of a well-preserved medieval road that may have carried carts bringing corn to nearby mills and taking stone and other building materials from boats on the River Wye, perhaps for the building of St Guthlac's Priory.
The archaeologists also discovered a substantially complete 12th century 'tripod pitcher', which will be presented to Hereford City Museum. The reconstructed pot will go on display in the window of the museum together with information about the new building and the results of the excavation.
Huw Sherlock, principal archaeologist said: "The excavation was particularly significant as few sites have been fully investigated that lie adjacent to, but outside, the medieval defences."
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