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Historic building recording at No. 25 Southside Street, The Barbican Plymouth, Devon |
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Oakford Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
An archaeological building assessment was carried out by Oakford Archaeology in May 2021 at No. 25 Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon. The buildings lying on the south side of the street occupy some of the earliest tenements in the city, the street almost certainly forming the original waterfront. Documentary research has shown that the northern side of the street had been reclaimed by the 1660s, the noticeable kink in the road perhaps a result of the haphazard development of the foreshore. No. 25 is one of the first buildings on the north side of Southside to be investigated and clearly preserves evidence of its origins as a 17th house, its size perhaps reflecting a large and prosperous mercantile establishment. Little remains of the original front range although the timber-framed rear range probably originated as a warehouse or workshop building in the late 17th century, subsequently undergoing a number of renovations and alterations. The most extensive alterations were carried out in the mid-19th century when, in order to widen Southside Street, the front range of the house was demolished and replaced with a symmetrical façade with decorative stucco finish in line with the adjacent properties. The rear of the former front range was rebuilt to a two-room plan with a central staircase, the upper floors mirroring the ground floor arrangement. In order to accommodate the new house within the reduced plot, part of the rear range was demolished. During the late 19th century the ground-floor of the house was substantially altered. The conversion to shop premises resulted in the removal of the partitions and staircase and the construction of a new stair at the rear of the ground-floor. The property survived the 20th century with relatively few alteration. The house has a complex structural history; the subsequent additions have tended only to conceal the substantial interest of this house. |
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Marc F R Steinmetzer
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Oakford Archaeology
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2021
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Devon |
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Plymouth, unparished area |
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England |
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Plymouth |
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Grid Reference: 248199, 54139 (Easting, Northing)
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oakforda1-421267 |
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20-11 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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08 Aug 2022 |
