Archaeological monitoring was undertaken by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) at the request of David Wilson Partnership (the Agent) on behalf of Christ Church Methodist URC during building renovation works on the church and the creation of a support-buttress for an archway to the north-east corner of the 19th century building, on Bear Street Barnstaple, Devon. This work was carried out by E. Wapshott on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021 in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI; Boyd 2020) having been agreed in consultation with Devon County Council Historic Environment Team (DCHET).