Title: |
An Archaeological Assessment of Dolcis House, New Bond Street, London, W1. City of Westminster |
Number of Pages: |
36 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
The desk-based assessment was undertaken in support of a planning application for the redevelopment of the site. The site lay within a Conservation Area but did not include any Listed Buildings and did not lie within a designated Area of Archaeological Priority, although it was adjacent to the Tyburn Settlement Area of Archaeological Priority. Documentary, geological, archival and cartographic sources indicated that the site appeared to have limited archaeological potential. Prior to the existing buildings 18th and 19th century land-use was characterised by retail and residential use and before this there was no evidence for building on the site, which had been pastureland. The underlying drift geology was Taplow Gravel in which Palaeolithic stone tools were sometimes found, the nearest site was in Trafalgar Square and probably didn't extend as far as Dolcis House. The proposed development would involve ground reduction of c.1m across the site, with limited deeper excavation to facilitate ground beams and piled foundations. Site investigation test pits and bore holes examined and recorded by AOC Archaeology demonstrated that late post-medieval structural remains and deposits had survived at the site. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
K Stabler
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Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication: |
2000
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Dolcis House |
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Subjects / Periods: |
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Late Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Palaeolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: DOLCIS HOUSE, NEW BOND STREET Study area: 0.06ha Investigation type: Desk-based District: Westminster Monument: Ngr: TQ28578120 Parish: Postcode: W1U 1DA
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |