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An Archaeological Watching Brief At 43 Oakley Street, Chelsea, London |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken for Peter Wood of Peter Wood and Partners on behalf of Duncan Barclay on land at 43 Oakley Street, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 (fig 1). The site is centred on National Grid Reference TQ 2560 7760. The watching brief ran took place between the 12th and the 14th July 2004.and from the 11th November 2004 to the 27th January 2005 and was conducted by the author. The watching brief comprised the observation and recording of ground reduction at the rear of the property in advance of the construction of an extension at basement level and the building of a swimming pool. The watching brief identified the presence of natural sand and gravel at a height of 5.44m OD. Cut into these deposits were an early 18th century pit, a possible ice house dating to the late 18th century, an early-mid 19th century gravel pit and a late 19th century soakaway. |
Author: |
D Mulligan
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2005
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43 Oakley Street, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
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CHELSEA |
District: |
Kensington and Chelsea |
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Greater London |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Oakley Street Royal |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Kensington |
Grid Reference: 525600, 177600 (Easting, Northing)
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A4 Paper Document
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |