Taylor, J. (2009). 264-267 Tottenham Court Road and 5 Great Russell Street, London W1: An archaeological watching brief report. MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology). https://doi.org/10.5284/1016365. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 264-267 Tottenham Court Road and 5 Great Russell Street, London W1: An archaeological watching brief report
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Series:		 Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1016365
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Abstract:		 The redevelopment included demolition of buildings fronting onto Tottenham Court Road and their replacement with a new five-storey, single-basemented building. Twelve geotechnical trial pits were excavated through ground floor and basement levels to ascertain depths of existing footings. Other works included insertion of raking props to support the north wall of the Dominion Theatre (immediately south of the site) and underpinning in the same area. In situ natural ground was observed in all but three of the trial pits. Surface heights ranged from 21.68m OD at the north-west corner of the site, to a maximum 22.81m OD at the south-west corner. Observations made during the course of the watching brief largely consisted of brick/concrete footings and backfill deposits associated with the existing building, but also included, on occasion, structural remains associated with earlier 20th century development of the building. Archaeological features/deposits recorded on site, including refuse dumping/pitting and remains of a brick cellar wall are typically characteristic of urban development in London during the post-medieval period, supporting cartographic evidence that demonstrates the site area being developed from the mid. 17th century onwards. Later features/deposits included a dump layer or rubbish pit fill, probably associated with buildings that would have fronted onto Tottenham Court Road in the early to mid. 19th century, and a later Victorian brick cellar/basement wall associated with early development of the Horseshoe Hotel, which was established on the site c 1875.
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Author:		 J Taylor
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Publisher:		 MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: 264-267 Tottenham Court Road and 5 Great Russell Street, London W1
Parish: HOLBORN
District: Camden
County: Greater London
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Horseshoe Hotel
Location - Auto Detected: London
Location - Auto Detected: Tottenham Court Road
Grid Reference: 529831, 181438 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUILDING (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Rubbish Pitting/Dumping (Monus)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Mid 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Earlier 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Victorian (Auto Detected Temporal)
Mid 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1875 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: molas1-54302
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Note:		 A4 ring bound client report
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016