Pub Renovations Uncover 17th-Century Details

FALMOUTH HARBOR, ENGLAND—Restoration of the St. Austell Brewery Chain Locker pub on the coast of southwestern England has revealed that the building dates to the late seventeenth century, according to a report in Cornwall Live. An original earth and hair plaster-bounded wall, a timber partition wall decorated with hand-painted wallpaper, and a stone fireplace are among the historic features uncovered at the site. The team from the Cornwall Archaeological Unit also discovered that the building had subsided over the years by more than ten inches. “Three extra floors have been put into the building over the years to compensate for the drop,” said site agent Tim Frampton. It had been thought that the historic pub dated to the eighteenth to early nineteenth century. The archaeological discoveries will be included in the final plan for the refurbishment of the historic pub. For more on archaeology in England, go to “Behind the Curtain.”