Bishops Mill, The Maltings, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Historic Building Recording and Archaeological Watching Brief (OASIS ID: wessexar1-345768)

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Greene King Plc to produce an historic building record and to carry out an archaeological watching brief at the Grade II Listed Bishops Mill, the Maltings, within the centre of Salisbury. Advice from the Assistant County Archaeologist at Wiltshire Council Archaeology Service, advisor to the Local Planning Authority, had recommended that archaeological works should include an Historical England Level 1 record of the interior and exterior of the building, prior to the redevelopment and alterations to the existing pub garden and the refurbishment of the existing pub. The archaeological watching brief monitored three separate elements of ground works, a service trench dug to facilitate the installation of a new electricity supply, the foundation trench of a new planter to be constructed of brick and the excavation for a new concrete pad structure required to carry a new pub sign. No evidence was found of significant archaeological remains, although the majority of the works were repetitively shallow in depth. The widespread made ground deposits throughout the site confirm that the late 19th and 20th century alterations have potentially masked any earlier features or deposits.