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| HER Number: | MDV38720 |
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| Name: | Post Medieval Building(s) in Diamond Street, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Excavation on the site of the Barnstaple Motor Company in Diamond Street in 1988 revealed evidence for medieval metalworking and the foundations of a post medieval building(s).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 559 330 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Site Code: ND146
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/449
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Report - Evaluation). SDV1.
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Three ranges of buildings shown. Those to the north comprise small buildings around a yard with a covered entrance from Diamond Street and include a smithy. The middle range appears to be a larger building fronting Diamond Street with associated out buildings to the rear while that to the south again comprises a main building fronting Diamond Street with adjoining buildings to the rear facing onto a garden.
Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.
Large building depicted on east side of Diamond Street.
North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit, 1991, North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index, Site Code ND146 (Report - non-specific). SDV63429.
Excavation on the site of the Barnstaple Motor Company in Diamond Street in 1988 revealed evidence for medieval metalworking and the foundations of a post medieval building(s). Map object based on this source.
Collings, A. G., 1998, Archaeological Assessment of the New Bus Station at Albert Lane Car Park, Barnstaple (Report - Assessment). SDV336397.
Southwest Archaeology, 2013, Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database, Mapping Area 174 (Un-published). SDV351581.
Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
The area has now been redeveloped as Belle Meadow Court.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1 | Report - Evaluation: A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV336397 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G.. 1998. Archaeological Assessment of the New Bus Station at Albert Lane Car Park, Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 98.58. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV336668 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351581 | Un-published: Southwest Archaeology. 2013. Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database. Greater Barnstaple Area Project. Digital. Mapping Area 174. |
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| SDV63429 | Report - non-specific: North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit. 1991. North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index. North Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site Code ND146. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV38721 | Related to: Well in Diamond Street, Barnstaple (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2013 11:07AM |
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