Former Town Wall Extending North West Of Silver Street To Rear Of 28-34 (Not Included)

MALMESBURY

ST9387 SILVER STREET 758-1/2/287 (North East side) 01/07/76 Former town wall extending NW of Silver Street to rear of 28-34 (not included) (Formerly Listed as: SILVER STREET (BACK HILL) The Town Wall forming the rear curtilage of Nos 28-34)

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Former town wall. Early C12, with later rebuilding. Coursed, squared limestone rubble. 4-metre section at north end, probably mid C17 and representing either part of Civil War defences or communal rebuild after demolition in 1646; at the south end is a section rebuilt in mid C20 concrete block and then an approx 16-metre medieval section built on natural limestone outcrop; at this junction is a former icehouse, probably C17 and built of coursed and squared blocks; at the south end of this latter section a later wall is returned at right angles to the river; the main section of the wall is continued southwards, and is finished by a length in C18 Flemish bond brick. (Report by Keystone Historic Building Consultants: 1994-: 25-26).

Listing NGR: ST9348987089