Rock foundations

Many of the buildings in the town are built directly on to natural rock or have foundations cut into the rock. As a result there may be very little archaeological deposit or impression in overlying sediments. This is particularly apparent towards the rise of the High Street known as the Rock. A C17th timber framed cottage is built on a stone plinth set on the sandstone. Similarly, buildings demolished on the site of the shopping precinct had rock-cut cellars. This would seem to be typical building practice from the C17th onwards, and perhaps earlier, using timber-framing and later brick, for the main structure.
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07 June 2009