▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁consisted ▁of ▁several ▁trial ▁tren ches , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁finding ▁of ▁rect angular ▁and ▁circular ▁t anning ▁p its , ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁floor ▁supports , ▁and ▁discovery ▁of ▁five ▁phases ▁of ▁occupation ▁r anging ▁from ▁a ▁Rom ano - B rit ish ▁road , ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁fort ▁at ▁King sh ol m , ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁domestic ▁occupation . ▁Const ruction ▁works ▁around ▁the ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁resulted ▁in ▁several ▁more ▁exc av ations ▁reve aling ▁more ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ano - B rit ish ▁met alled ▁road , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁medieval ▁activity ▁and ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁t ann ery ▁within ▁the ▁hall . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁further ▁exc av ations ▁were ▁undert aken ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁vic inity ▁which ▁revealed ▁Roman , ▁medieval ▁and ▁post - med ieval ▁ ▁arte fact s ▁including ▁a ▁medieval ▁flag ▁st oned ▁floor , ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 5 th ▁or ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁wall ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁and ▁additional ▁t anning ▁p its ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁scheme ▁was ▁approved ▁to ▁re develop ▁T ann ers ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land ▁however , ▁in ▁