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Andrew Armstrong

@andyrpglevum.bsky.social

Archaeologist - Gloucester City - posting in personal capacity

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

'Archaeological works searching for Roman, medieval and Tudor remains have started in preparation for a major £13.8m city centre redevelopment. Gloucester City Council last week dug the first trial pit in the grounds of the 13th-century Greyfriars monastery, to the rear of Eastgate Market. 1/2

Archaeology work begins ahead of £13.8m redevelopment project

The site may contain remains of a Tudor churchyard, parts of a Roman city wall, and medieval items.

bbc.co.uk

Fishbourne Roman Palace@romanpalace.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Check out our artefact archive!! 🤩 (serious face...) Archives like ours are filling up fast. Soon there will be no space in Britain to store newly-excavated artefacts and this will be catastrophic for research in archaeology as well as innovation, society, growth and the renewal of nature 😢 1/3 🧵

Probably the most beautiful archaeological store you have ever seen. Rows of boxes on shelves receding into the distance with a tantalizing light at the end.
Andrew Armstrong@andyrpglevum.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Soon afterwards (unless I forget) the same Osric founded the minster of St Peter's in Gloucester. Which was to become the present day cathedral

North Ages@northages.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Wilfrid I, bishop of York, attested a charter of Osric, king of the Hwicce, #OTD in 675. It was a grant to Abbess Bertana of 100 hides of land at Bath, Somerset, for a nunnery. Wilfrid may have been in the south for Earcenwald, bishop of London’s consecration. 📸PMJ Crook #medievalsky

Eighth-century cross-head from Bath.
Andy Marshall@fotofacade.bsky.social · 10mo ago

😯 ✨Betjeman described it as 'Holy Air Encased in Stone'. If you've never visited St. Wystan's in Repton before - deep below the surface - that first glimpse of the C9th Saxon crypt is quite something.

View through the dimly lit Anglo-Saxon crypt at St Wystan’s Church, Repton, Derbyshire, showing stone columns, ribbed arches and soft golden light; an atmosphere of ancient stillness.
James Wright@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Despite widespread claims, there are not many mediaeval pubs still serving. The ones that survive are all inns. The best preserved is the New Inn at Gloucester. We know from tree-ring dating that construction began in 1432 and it was first mentioned in the records in 1455 🧵

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Andrew Armstrong@andyrpglevum.bsky.social · last yr.

Also potentially the blueprint for the crypt of St. Oswald's in Gloucester. Founded by what was left of Mercian royalty in the early 10th century.

Kevin Wilbraham@kpw1453.bsky.social · last yr.

The entrance to the Anglo-Saxon crypt of St. Wystan’s Church at Repton in Derbyshire. Dating to the 8th century, the crypt served as a royal mausoleum for two Mercian kings, as well as the resting place of St. Wystan. 📸 My own. #SaxonSunday #AngloSaxon #Repton #Derbyshire

Andrew Armstrong@andyrpglevum.bsky.social · last yr.

Right going to post this again - since I'm not great at Bluesky yet! If you're interested in #Archaeology in Gloucestershire do consider coming along or watching from the comfort of your home. Some great speakers!

Andrew Armstrong@andyrpglevum.bsky.social · last yr.

The BGAS annual archaeology symposium is coming on the 5th of July - it's going to be both informative and interesting - it may even be edifying! www.bgas.org.uk/events/event... #Archaeology