Site Event/Activity record ESF24585 - Monitoring - Abbey Gardens, Removal of the aviary flowerbed

Monitoring of the excavation of a brick lined flower bed. The flower bed was L-shaped in plan, running east to west along the line of the northern precinct wall, at its western end it turned to the south down a gradual slope. The entire area was excavated to an approximate depth of 300mm and covered an area of approximately 22.32sqm. The site was excavated by hand. At the southernmost limit of the excavation were uncovered what appeared to be mortar and gravel rough cobbled surfaces. There was also an east to west aligned bonded brick wall that was probably related to the aviary buildings (S1).