Archaeological Excavation at the Site of The Hive, The Butts, Worcester

With contributions by Michael Allen, Beta Analytic, Hugo Anderson-Whymark, Katherine Andrew, Cathy Batt, Ian Baxter, Stuart Blaylock, Hilary Cool, John Crowther, Nicholas Daffern, Hal Dalwood, Sheila Hamilton-Dyer, Kay Hartley, Yee-Min Gan, David Greenwood, Laura Griffin, Cathy King, Steve Lancaster, Richard Macphail, Phil Marter, J M Mills, Janet Montgomery, Quita Mould, Geoff Nowell, Shona Robson-Glyde, Ruth Shaffrey, David Smith, SUERC, Roger Tomlin, Jacqueline Towers, Nick Watson, Gaynor Western, Keith Wilkinson, David Williams, Dennis Williams and Simon Woodiwiss. Illustrations by Laura Templeton, Carolyn Hunt, Steve Rigby and Christine Elgy. Investigations on the site of The Hive from 2008–11 revealed a very busy part of Worcester’s Roman settlement to the north of the medieval city wall. Several buildings including a large aisled building were sited alongside a road leading to the river and activity as far as the riverside was discovered. During the Civil War ditch defences were cut around the outside of the city wall. Finds included the ‘Worcester’ Roman ovens and casting moulds for cauldrons.