Royal British Legion, Legion Lane, Tywardreath, Cornwall Archaeological Watching Brief (cotswold2-315792)

In June and July 2017, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief at the site of the Royal British Legion, Legion Lane, Tywardreath, Cornwall. The watching brief recorded the granite and limestone-built foundations of a late post-medieval/modern building in the southern part of the site. This building corresponds in location with a structure first shown on the 1839 tithe map. Associated internal floor surfaces and a posthole were also recorded. The walls forming the western end of the building were of later construction than those in the rest of the structure, reflecting the shortening of this end of the building documented on later 19th century and early 20th century mapping. There were clear indications that the stone foundations had been retained and reused when the buildings at the site were remodelled and further extended during the 1960s.