New homes on old graves
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New homes on old graves
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 17 Feb 2015
The former Gloscat Arts and Media Centre in Brunswick Road is now history. The area has been cleared of the 1960s campus, which allowed a window for modern archeological work to try to discover some new details. As it happens the site yielded an old Roman burial ground - the old town ramparts being just a short distance away to the southeast. Many skeletons were found, mostly simple and humble burials, but each giving a new depth to the understanding. However, the developers are now replacing the classrooms with a large residential opportunity.
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