Johns, C., Berry, E. and Gossip, J. (2001). Alma Place, Redruth (The Cornwall Centre). Archaeological and Historic Building Recording. Cornwall Archaeological Unit.

Title:

Alma Place, Redruth (The Cornwall Centre). Archaeological and Historic Building Recording

Number of Pages:

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Publication Type:

Report

Abstract:

A programme of archaeological and historical investigations and recording was carried out in advance of a redevelopment scheme. The work was done in three stages. In the first stage a detailed programme of research was carried out into the history of the site. The Alma Place frontage was built in 1880 on the site of an early 19th century Baptist Chapel; behind the frontage was the old Meat Market, built in 1878 on the site of an earlier (1829) Market House and later used as a furniture warehouse. The buildings were gutted by fire in 1982 and had remained derelict since then. During this stage a pre-works photographic record of the building was made. During the second stage CAU excavated three trial trenches in the old Meat Market. The evaluation demonstrated that the granite carriageway, drains and pillar bases of the 1878 Meat Market survived just below the existing concrete floor of the furniture warehouse, although the butchers' stalls had been removed. Evaluation work was not carried out in the frontage buildings because of health and safety reasons. The third stage consisted of further recording. In the light of the evaluation trenches, a large sample area of the old Meat Market carriageway was uncovered and recorded by CAU. Some of the granite flagstones and drainage channels were salvaged for re-use elsewhere in Redruth. A watching brief maintained during construction work recorded that below the Meat Market floor was a make-up layer of rubble and clay over the truncated natural subsoil. In the street frontage buildings the nature of the construction works limited the value of the watching brief, the below ground deposits being described as 'rubble backfill in disused cellars'. Eric Berry took further photographs of the interior elevations at an early stage in the site works. [Au(abr)]

Author:

Catherine Johns
Eric Berry
James Gossip

Publisher:

Cornwall Archaeological Unit

Year of Publication:

2001

Locations:

Location - Auto Detected:	Meat Market
Location - Auto Detected:	Alma Place
Location - Auto Detected:	Market House

Subjects / Periods:

1880 (Auto Detected Temporal)

Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)

1878 (Auto Detected Temporal)

1829 (Auto Detected Temporal)

Note:

Date Of Issue From: 2001 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: ALMA PLACE, REDRUTH
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Kerrier
Monument: MEAT MARKET. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FLOOR. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DRAIN. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SW69934197
Parish: Redruth
Postcode: TR152AY

Source:

BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))

Created Date:

19 Jan 2009