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Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, archaeological recording |
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Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Historic Environment Projects (Cornwall Council) were commissioned by Linden Homes to carry out archaeological recording during the conversion of the Royal Cornwall Infirmary (more recently known as Truro City Hospital) located in the centre of Truro at NGR SW 8233 4459. This work was requested by Nina Paternoster (Senior Conservation Officer) and Dan Ratcliffe (Historic Environment Advice Team Leader) in order to record a well and culvert which had been uncovered inside the building during groundworks. The Royal Cornwall Infirmary was originally built during the 1790s but underwent several phases of extensions and alterations during the 19th and 20th centuries. Both the well and culvert were located in lower ground floor rooms within the original part of the building. The well was discovered to be sub-rectangular in plan but was not aligned with the walls of the building. This indicates the possibility that the well was present before the construction building. It location within a room directly north of the former kitchen, suggests that even if it pre-dated the building it almost certainly served as an original water source for the Infirmary. The section of brick-built culvert is located running from south-east to north-west below the floor level of the former kitchen. It is a feature that was inserted at a later date (probably during the 19th century) since it is diverted through the door openings rather than under the walls of the kitchen. The culvert served as a 19th century drainage system taking water under the lower ground floor from south-east to north-west. Its original extent in both directions is unknown. |
Author: |
J Sturgess
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Publisher: |
Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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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: |
2012
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Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro |
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TRURO |
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Cornwall |
County: |
Cornwall |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Truro City Hospital |
Grid Reference: 182332, 44590 (Easting, Northing)
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cornwall2-126888 |
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Report number 2012R035 |
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A4 bound document
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |