Title: |
7-7 Hyde Park Memorial: An Archaeological Evaluation of Geotechnical Investigations |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series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 evaluation was undertaken during geotechnical investigations in the southeastern corner of Hyde Park, near Curzon Gate, on August 27th-28th 2008, in advance of the construction of a the construction of a permanent memorial in Hyde Park for the victims of the 7th July 2005 terrorist attack on public transport in London. The work found evidence for natural terrace gravels overlain by a sequence of natural clayey-sand and sand deposits, possible relict topsoil layers, and made ground and landscape creation layers of late post-medieval to modern date across the site. The only feature observed was a late post-medieval field drain in Trench 1, and only finds from the late post-medieval to modern period were encountered in the layers of made ground. |
Author: |
S Barrowman
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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: |
2008
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7-7 Hyde Park Memorial |
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WESTMINSTER |
District: |
Westminster |
County: |
Greater London |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Curzon Gate |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Hyde Park |
Grid Reference: 528290, 180180 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-47685 |
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Note: |
A4 bound document
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |