Shrewsbury Abbey, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: An Archaeological Investigation 2004

Archaeological investigation and recording was undertaken in advance of the construction of a new sewerage system in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, crossing the precinct of Shrewsbury Abbey . The work was undertaken by Birmingham Archaeology on instruction from Severn Trent Water Ltd in Summer 2004. A total of five interventions was recorded.The new pipeline was drilled below-ground, at a sufficient depth to ensure that archaeological deposits within the abbey precinct were not disturbed. To the north of the Abbey precinct was recorded a possible medieval cobbled street surface. The most important discovery was the identification of part of the Abbey's Guest Hall, or a later addition to that building, located on the southern edge of the precinct. To the southwest of the precinct was recorded part of a possible revetment or fish trap foundation, and part of a possible fish trap, overlain by a series of undated deposits within the Abbey Pool fishpond.