To create awareness of the archaeology project underway as part of the £360 million SouthGate development to the local community, Multi Development, together with the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) and Bath & North East Somerset Council, have announced the opening of an archaeology visitor centre, at the corner of New Orchard Street, Bath. The visitor centre will display information about the work that archaeologists have been carrying out since February when the current redevelopment of this area of Bath started.
The archaeological project is funded by Morley and Multi Development and is being carried out by the MoLAS working closely with Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Archaeological Officer, English Heritage and the Roman Baths Museum. This work has already uncovered part of the Roman and Medieval city walls, as well as the possible location of the ‘Horse Bath’ and ‘Bum Ditch’ shown on John Speed’s map of Bath in 1610.
The visitor centre contains information relating to the site and to its surrounding environs, along with information on the different periods of occupation on the site - from the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) period through to Roman and Medieval. As well as being able to look at the information panels, representatives from MoLAS will be in the centre each day from 12-2pm to answer your queries and to display recent archaeological finds. If possible, the displays will change to reflect the work as the excavation progresses.
The Archaeology Visitor Centre will be open from Monday 6th August - Friday 31st August. The opening hours are from Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Archaeological Contacts
Richard Sermon
Archaeological Officer (Planning Services, Bath & North East Somerset)
Tel: 01225 477651
Email: richard_sermon@bathnes.gov.uk
Chris Thomas
Project Manager (Museum of London Archaeology Service)
Tel: 020 7410 2261
Email: CJThomas@molas.org.uk
Susan Fox
Keeper of Collections (Roman Baths Museum, Bath & North East Somerset)
Tel: 01225 477779
Email: susan_fox@bathnes.gov.uk
Profile Multi Development
Multi Development is a subsidiary of Multi Corporation, a group of companies active throughout Europe in property development (Multi Development), investment (Multi Investment), asset management (Multi Asset Management) and mall management (Multi Mall Management). With Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund as its new financial partner, Multi has strengthened its position to become an investor developer to move forward on its path to further growth.
Multi’s design and development philosophy empowers us to create innovative projects that are stimulating and captivating in character.
With over 115 schemes delivered across Europe in the past 25 years, Multi’s projects have achieved worldwide acclaim and are internationally recognized for their innovative nature, quality of architectural character and profound sensitivity to the blending of urban design. Our developments regularly act as the engine for regenerating a city or region.
Multi is active in 20 European countries. The company’s head office is in The Netherlands and it has offices in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
In the UK, Multi Development has 3 inner-city regeneration projects underway worth over £1bn; Victoria Square in Belfast (open Spring 2008); Summer Row, Wolverhampton (open 2010); SouthGate, Bath (open 2010).