New College, Longwall Street Archaeological Evaluation

Oxford Archaeology was commissioned to conduct an archaeological trench
evaluation at 8-14 Longwall Street, Bodicote House and the Sacher Building, which
are adjoining properties along the west side of Longwall Street, within the precincts
of New College, Oxford. The project was designed to inform two separate
development proposals, comprising an extension to the Grade 2 listed Sacher
Building, and renovation and remodelling of a row of Grade 2 listed buildings at 8-14
Longwall Street, including rebuilding of the unlisted Bodicote House.
A well-preserved section of Oxford's medieval inner city wall forms the western
boundary of the site. The evaluation was particularly designed to investigate the line
of the medieval city defences.