Greenlane Archaeology Ltd. (2018). Former Ulverston Town Hall, Queen Street, Ulverston, Cumbria: Archaeological Building Recording and Evaluation. Ulverston: Greenlane Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107157. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Former Ulverston Town Hall, Queen Street, Ulverston, Cumbria: Archaeological Building Recording and Evaluation
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Abstract:		 Following the submission of a planning application (ref. SL/2017/0737) for the conversion into flats of the former Ulverston Town Hall, Queen Street, Ulverston, Cumbria (NGR 328556 478254), which would include the demolition of the rear part of the building and construction of a new block, a condition (No. 7) requiring an archaeological building recording, equivalent to Historic England Level 2 (Historic England 2016), and a second condition (No. 8) requiring an archaeological evaluation, was placed on the decision notice by South Lakeland District Council, on the advice of Cumbria County Council Historic Environment Service (CCC HES). Greenlane Archaeology was appointed by South Lakes Housing via their agent John Coward Architects to carry out the archaeological building recording. The building recording was carried out in January 2018, and the archaeological evaluation was carried out on 2nd February 2018. The evaluation comprised the excavation of a single evaluation trench 3m long by 2m wide, which was located in the open yard on the south side of the site. The former Ulverston Town Hall is on the southern edge of the medieval town, which is focussed around Market Place. The site was largely undeveloped until after 1823 when a new house and bank was constructed on the site. Following the creation of Ulverston Urban District Council in 1894 plans were put in place to create a new town hall and council chamber on the Queen Street site and it was converted in 1902-1904 to the designs of local architect JW Grundy. A new shop had been constructed for a cabinet maker on the east side of the site in 1873 which was also designed by Grundy. The conversion to a town hall primarily involved the creation of a new council chamber and installation of a new staircase. The panelling and door surrounds in the council chamber were executed by Waring and Gillow of Lancaster. More recent alterations have led to the loss of original features such as doors and fireplaces (and associated chimneys). The evaluation revealed layers of dumped material dating to the early 19th century, perhaps relating to the construction of the house, and a well-preserved cultivation soil below that which contained relatively early post-medieval and medieval finds. This in turn sealed a subsoil containing medieval pottery below which was a shallow ditch, perhaps the line of a burgage plot boundary running from the Market Place, orientated east/west. A sample taken from this shows evidence for a variety of activities including metalworking.
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Author:		 Greenlane Archaeology Ltd
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Publisher:		 Greenlane Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Parish: Ulverston
County: Cumbria
District: South Lakeland
Country: England
Grid Reference: 328555, 478253 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Tag)
TOWN HALL (Monument Type England)
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY (Event)
UNCERTAIN ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
20TH CENTURY TOWN HALL (Tag)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: greenlan1-333617
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Created Date:		 03 Jul 2023