Mediaeval Stone Building, Coventry

Mediaeval Stone Building
The three remaining walls of the Mediaeval Stone Building
Location within the West Midlands
General information
Status	Grade II* listed
Address	Much Park Street
Town or city	Coventry
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°24′20″N 1°30′19″W / 52.405525°N 1.50525°W
Completed	13th or 14th century
Owner	Coventry City Council

The Mediaeval Stone Building is an unidentified mediaeval ruin on Much Park Street, Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. The ruin is a Grade II* listed building. The building is believed to have been built in the late 13th or early 14th century and was uncovered by a German bomb during the Coventry Blitz. The building was originally rectangular, and is made from red sandstone and one of the walls contains a single pointed arched window in one wall. The shell of the cellar remains—one of several similar cellars in Coventry city centre including those at 21–22 High Street, Coventry and 38–39 Bayley Lane—as do three of the four walls from the ground floor. However, the vault has been lost.^[1][2]

The building's original purpose is unknown. There is speculation that it may have been associated with the monastery at Whitefriars further along Much Park Street or an independent merchant's house. The site of the building was excavated in 1971, and archaeologists discovered pottery from the 13th and 14th centuries.^[3]

References

1. "Medieval Stone Building". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
2. Stephens, W.B. (Editor) (1969). "The City of Coventry: Buildings: Domestic buildings". A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8: The City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
3. Plaque on building.