Old Grammar School - 1792 – head of Mars found by Old Grammar School??

1928 Roman urn found in city centre??

Roman Road from Mancetter? Filed of Chariots?

Roman roads (according to x) pass through Coventry from Mancetter and the field of chariots (wherever this really is) – need to see if there is evidence from thingy. Mandeussedum, road goes through Caldecote, Hartshill, Camp Hill, Nuneaton, Caldwell, Griff, Bedworth, Coventry Rd., Longford Rd and Foleshill Rd. McG believes it skirted Barr’s Hill (camp site?) then bishop street to where pillars stood and where in 1796 statuette of Mars was found. Beyond causeway was a track where second statue of Mars was found leaning on shiled and wheatsheaf,

2013 The Archaeological Data Service stated possible evidence for Roman road at Cox Street. Early C20 excavation uncovered possible Roman river crossing from putative road running from Mancetter to Baginton.

Coventry Standard 23^rd May 1855 -the workmen making new stret from Ford St to East St, when just at the brow of hill in Swanswell fields, came upon bed broken stone like used on turnpike roads.

Medieval and /or a Roman road discussed by Shelton.

Grid Reference: SP 3341 7900

1> Shelton discusses a medieval road that would have linked the Burgess to Well Street and Broadgate that would have carried most monastic traffic … possibly also the Nunnery.

2> Roadway discovered at St Johns Hospital: 'did this roadway lead to the quarries of Broadgate… or is it part of a roadway discovered in 1818 at Broadgate, at a depth of 8ft, which at the time was stated to be a Roman road? In fact a coin of Nero was found there and also a small figure supposed to be Roman.

http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/articles/j-b-shelton.php?pg=1934_02

<1> Austin's Monthly Magazine of Instructive and Useful Information, 1932-1939, Extracts from "Austin's Monthly Magazine" of articles written by Mr J.B. Shelton 1932 - 1938, Vol. XXVII No. 336 (--ARTICLE). SCT1615.

<2> Austin's Monthly Magazine of Instructive and Useful Information, 1932-1939, Extracts from "Austin's Monthly Magazine" of articles written by Mr J.B. Shelton 1932 - 1938, Vol. XXVIII (--ARTICLE). SCT1615.

Sources and Further Reading

<1> SCT1615 - --ARTICLE: Austin's Monthly Magazine of Instructive and Useful Information. 1932-1939. Extracts from "Austin's Monthly Magazine" of articles written by Mr J.B. Shelton 1932 - 1938. Shelton, J.. A4 duplex. 69. Vol. XXVII No. 336.

<2> SCT1615 - --ARTICLE: Austin's Monthly Magazine of Instructive and Useful Information. 1932-1939. Extracts from "Austin's Monthly Magazine" of articles written by Mr J.B. Shelton 1932 - 1938. Shelton, J.. A4 duplex. 69. Vol. XXVIII.

Associated Finds

FCT81 - COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Spon Street - 59 Spon Street - Roman Pottery

Stone walls and a well of post-medieval date were excavated behind 59 and 58 Spon Street. Several small medieval pits were also excavated. Finds from the site included tile and large quantities of medieval and post-medieval pottery.

Grid Reference: SP 3264 7901

1> Excavations were carried out during 1969 on an area lying behind 59 Spon Street, Coventry (SP3265,7902 on OS 1:1250, 1949). Where single and double stone walls previously exposed were thought to be 17-19th century. Several small pits were found, three of which are probably late Medieval. Sandstone and tiles occur frequently in all levels of the site. Large quantities of pottery of ?12th-19th century date, with some Roman, occur throughout most levels. A well, constructed of mainly reused sandstone has been uncovered behind no. 58 Spon Street.