| Title: |
Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Fire Station On Land off the A379 Teignmouth, Devon |
| Number of Pages: |
17 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The site lay within the historic core of the settlement at West Teignmouth close to the parish church and the possible site of the medieval market place. It was known that Higher Brook Street was built up by the early 19th century, and the former houses here (or at least their sites) may have been of medieval origin. West Teignmouth probably became a borough in the 13th century and this would have encouraged tenements to be built near the market place and the church. There were few indications from the cartographic sources, of the characteristic narrow burgage plots seen in other medieval towns. All the houses along the street were either destroyed during the WWII or demolished in the post-war period to make way for the A379 (formerly the B3199). This seemed to have occurred without the benefit of archaeological or building recording although some photographs were taken by DCRA in 1973. In the 19th century the site was in use as lower-middle and working-class housing. No indication had been found of any industrial activities, although baking, malting and brewing continued somewhere in the street at this time. Nothing definite could be said regarding the former presence of cellars, but they may have been present in the higher status buildings towards the eastern end of the site. The 1:500 map suggested the presence of steps at No. 11, although these appeared to be too few to access a cellar. The ground level did not appear to have been reduced or truncated prior to car park construction, and it may have been that archaeological features, including demolition layers, survived beneath the surface. Wall stubs extended into the site area from the wall to the south. It was not known if there were any wells on the site, although the early OS maps indicated water taps to the rear of Nos 6 and 7, and a possible pump at the front of No. 11. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Exeter Archaeology
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| Publisher: |
Exeter Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2004
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
West Teignmouth |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Higher Brook Street |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 1500 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Wwii (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2004
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PROPOSED FIRE STATION OFF THE A379, TEIGNMOUTH
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Teignbridge
Monument: BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SX94037300
Parish:
Postcode:
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
