Excavations at Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire 1987-1994"Hulton Abbey was a minor Cistercian monastery in north Staffordshire (England), founded in 1219 and finally dissolved in 1538. This is the final report on the archaeological excavations undertaken there between 1987 and 1994. In particular, the chapter house was uncovered and re-assessed and the eastern part of the church and north aisle were completely excavated, together with the eastern half of the nave. The excavations are described by area and chronological phase with detailed specialist reports including architectural stonework and decorated floor tiles. An extensive programme of sampling and analysis of pollen remains from burials was also completed. The remains of 91 individuals, mainly men but also women and children, are reported on in detail, with sections on abnormalities and pathology as well as medieval burial goods such as a wax chalice and wooden wands. Comparisons with other published monastic sites in the region help to place Hulton into a wider context. An important element of the project was education and community involvement and today the site lies in a small urban park in Stoke-on-Trent." |
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13th century 3mm thickness arcade archaeological architectural assemblage Audley backfill bones Bordesley Abbey breadth building burials Carmountside Farm ceramic chamfered chancel chapels chapter house Charles Lynam church Cistercian cloister construction context Copper-alloy crossing pier Croxden Croxden Abbey decorated diameter Dieulacres Dissolution east evidence example excavations fabric female Figure fleur-de-lys floor tiles foundation fragments glazed grave fill Hulton Abbey illustrated indicates Klemperer later lay brothers layers lead leather length Lichfield Lichfield Cathedral Lynam male sk material medieval Midlands monks mortar mouldings nave Normacot north aisle north transept north wall Norton Priory phase pier base pollen possible post-Dissolution post-medieval postholes pottery probably recorded recovered remains ribs rubble sandstone Sandwell shaft skeleton Sneyd Green Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent stone strap suggests survived trench turnshoe vault voussoir wands ware wax chalice west end west range west wall window glass Wise