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The Old Sardine Factory, West Looe, Cornwall Historic Building Recording, Monitoring and Recording and Archaeological Evaluation |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
South West Archaeology Ltd. was commissioned to undertake historic building recording of The Old Sardine Factory, West Looe, Cornwall. This work was undertaken in order to assess the fabric affected by the conversion, restoration and development of this part of the building and to set the building in its historical and archaeological context. The building recording and the monitoring of the demolition of the building identified several phases of construction, repair and conversion within the Sardine Factory. At the base of the walls, the fabric from the walls to the Commissioners Yard remained, but no remains from the Ore Yard or older uses of the site were identified. A flue system, which possibly represented the pipework for smoking the fish was revealed during monitoring and the phasing of the building could be seen more clearly. The evaluation revealed a partially surviving floor surface with deposits associated with the earliest documented phase of the site as a copper ore yard/store and seven pits associated with salting sardines. The south and south-west parts of the site contained no archaeological remains. Retention of the presumed earliest elements of the site structure, the retaining wall along its western and southern edge may be desirable. The identified cobbled floor and pits will survive to some degree beneath the formation level. No further recommendations or archaeological works are required |
Author: |
E Wapshott
N Boyd
J Bampton
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Publisher: |
South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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The Old Sardine Factory |
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Cornwall |
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Cornwall |
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LOOE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 225450, 53142 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
southwes1-316846 |
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170831 |
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Created Date: |
31 Jul 2018 |