Land at Brannams Medical Centre, Brannams Square, Barnstaple: Results of an archaeological trench evaluation

An archaeological trench evaluation was carried out by AC archaeology ahead of construction of a new extension to Brannams Medical Centre, Brannams Square, Barnstaple. The site is located within an area associated with historic pottery production dating from the 17th century onwards. The deepest deposits in each trench contained modern material meaning that these deposits and those above have resulted from recent landscaping following the abandonment and demolition of the pottery. The sample of pottery collected is predominantly late 19th the early 20th-century in date and comparable to that reported in detail following the previous archaeological works.