An Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at 169 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1

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https://doi.org/10.5284/1016984

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Archaeological work was carried out at 169 Tower Bridge Road intermittently between August 2000 and October 2004, and revealed evidence of past activity from as early as the Mesolithic period, through the later prehistoric period, with also limited evidence of a Roman presence. There was then a gap in observable activity, caused by rising water levels and the site becoming inundated. Archaeological deposits dating from the early post-medieval period up to the 20th century were recorded, the area having been reclaimed during the late medieval/early post-medieval period. The earliest features on the site are dated to the Neolithic period. Towards the southern half of the site were numerous ard marks of later Neolithic to Bronze Age date. Contemporary with these were numerous stakeholes. Two large, possible cooking pits were also observed. These features were sealed by a site-wide layer of sand, which was subsequently disturbed by later activity. A number of features were cut into the surface of the sand and represented one or more later prehistoric phases of activity. A Roman ditch was also cut along the line of a Neolithic channel and was itself recut. Following limited Roman activity, the site became inundated by rising Thames waters and thick alluvium was deposited. The site was re-occupied in the post-medieval period, following reclamation. The earliest features were associated with this. From the 18th century the site became dominated by elements of the leather industry. A number of tanning pits and associated structures were recorded across the site. In addition to the abundant evidence of industrial activity a number of other features suggested the presence of both timber framed and masonry buildings. These related to structures contemporary with both the leather industry and vinegar manufacture, which was carried out on the site from 1814 until the later 20th century.

Author:

Peter Boyer

Publisher:

Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited

Other Person/Org:

Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Southwark Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)

Year of Publication:

2009

Locations:

Site:	169 Tower Bridge Road
Parish:	SOUTHWARK
District:	Southwark
County:	Greater London
Country:	England
Location - Auto Detected:	Tower Bridge Road

Grid Reference: 533435, 179725 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Building Material (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Building Material (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	Building Materials (Find)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)	SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	COIN (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Glass (Find)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	Lithics (Find)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	Lithics (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Timbers (Find)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	ARD MARKS (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Barrel (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Beamslot (Monus)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	Channel (Monus)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	DRAIN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	FLOOR (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	GULLY (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	PIT (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	Stakehole (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Stakehole (Monus)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	TREE THROW (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	WALL (Monument Type England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)	WELL (Monument Type England)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1814 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Later 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)
20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
EXCAVATION (Event)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
BEAM SLOT (Monument Type England)

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OASIS Id:

preconst1-47260

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A4 bound document

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Created Date:

25 Nov 2016

Boyer, P. (2009). An Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at 169 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1016984. Cite this via datacite

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