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Additional Works Base Court Hampton Court Palace |
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Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
In March 2010, Oxford Archaeology were commissioned to undertake an archaeological watching brief in Base Court during additional works following the completion of the resurfacing. The work was undertaken during the installation of new signage and the excavation of a pit for a new floor hub box. The latter was for the installation of a reconstruction of a fountain within the Court, the base of which was uncovered during the resurfacing works. A total of 6 trenches were excavated. The stratigraphic sequence revealed appeared to generally correlate with that recorded during the resurfacing works. Also revealed was the stepped brick footing of the northern end of the east range of the Court located over the backfilled moat of Lord Daubeney's house. A robber cut for an earlier gatehouse was also seen, adjacent to the existing Anne Boleyn Gate. The robber cut was itself cut by a polygonal construction cut for the north-west turret of the Anne Boleyn Gatehouse. The north-south aligned construction cut for the west range of Base Court appeared to cut through an east-west aligned cut feature of uncertain origin and date, though potentially related to the medieval building(s) revealed during the recent resurfacing works. A brick culvert relating to Sir Christopher Wrens remodelling of the Palace was also identified. This report is submitted as an addendum to the Post-excavation assessment report for the main works at Base Court (OA 2009). |
Author: |
Robin Bashford
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Hampton Court Palace, Base Court Additional Works |
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RICHMOND UPON THAMES |
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Richmond upon Thames |
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Greater London |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 515600, 168400 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
oxfordar1-92251 |
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A4 bound client report
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |