Title: |
An Archaeological Assessment of 33-39 Knightsbridge, SW1. London |
Number of Pages: |
35 |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken in respect of the proposed construction of two basemented residential buildings. It was believed that a Roman road formerly ran down the line of Piccadilly and along Knightsbridge. The historic boundary of Knightsbridge and Kensington, which did not respect any modern topographic features, running to the north of Brompton Road and through the southern half of Knightsbridge Green, could also have represented the former line of such an early road. Evidence suggested that Knightsbridge had some form of independent status in the Saxon period, when it was granted to Westminster Abbey by Edward the Confessor. Medieval records suggested that it formerly extended further to the north, across the modern area of Kensington Park, on the west side of the Westbourne Stream, joining up with the manor of Westbourne, with which it formed a single manor in the medieval period. It seemed likely that any settlement in these periods was focused on the road junction at Knightsbridge Green. Although the area of Knightsbridge, the site and its vicinity proved to have had a history of human activity, it was deemed extremely unlikely that archaeological deposits remained upon the proposed development site due to the nature and depth of the current basements. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
S Hemley
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Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication: |
2000
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Locations: |
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Westbourne Stream |
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Westbourne |
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Westminster Abbey |
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Kensington |
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Brompton Road |
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Knightsbridge |
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Knightsbridge Green |
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Kensington Park |
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Subjects / Periods: |
EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 33-39 KNIGHTSBRIDGE Study area: 0.0352ha Investigation type: Desk-based District: Wandsworth Monument: Ngr: TQ28107549 Parish: Postcode: SW115ER
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |