Berry, E., Buck, C., Nowakowski, J. A., Reynolds, A. and Thorpe, C. M. (1997). Archaeological Investigations at City Hall, Truro. 1996. Cornwall Archaeological Unit.

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Title:		 Archaeological Investigations at City Hall, Truro. 1996
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Number of Pages:		 77
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 Prior to the redevelopment of Truro City Hall, a programme of archaeological work was set up in accordance with the planning consent for the new hall. Investigations took the form of a documentary and cartographic assessment, a full photographic record of the existing building prior to demolition, a series of evaluation trenches in the main area of the building, and a watching brief during the initial stages of redevelopment. The resulting work provided a valuable synthesis of the development of the site over the last two hundred years, as well as highlighting both the value and pitfalls of using historic and archaeological sources in tandem. Much of the original 1809 market place was recorded, along with subsequent phases of redevelopment. Possible traces of an early quay side were uncovered along with evidence of an old river terrace. A substantially built stone culvert was identified as possibly being one of the earliest features on site and a sherd of medieval grass marked pottery was recovered in one of the infill deposits, representing the first known occurence of this material in an urban context in Cornwall. [Au]
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Author:		 Eric Berry
Colin Buck
Jacqueline A Nowakowski
Ann Reynolds
Carl M Thorpe
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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Year of Publication:		 1997
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Location - Auto Detected: Cornwall Au
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
1809 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1997 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: CITY HALL, TRURO
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Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Carrick
Monument: STONE BUILT CULVERT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), MARKET PLACE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), QUAY SIDE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540)
Ngr: SW82504480
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009