Boyer, P. (2011). The Sanctuary and Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, SW1P 3PA: An Archaeological Watching Brief During Gas Main Replacement Work. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1020376. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	The Sanctuary and Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, SW1P 3PA: An Archaeological Watching Brief During Gas Main Replacement Work
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1020376
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	A watching brief was carried out between December 2010 and March 2011 within The Sanctuary and around the perimeter of Dean's Yard, immediately to the west and south-west of Westminster Abbey. The earliest evidence of activity was recorded in a trench within Little Dean's Yard, to the east of Dean's Yard, and comprised the basal element of a possible medieval wall. A more substantial wall of late medieval/early medieval date was located immediately to the south and had undergone some modification, probably in the early post-medieval period, and again, possibly in the 18th century or later. Elsewhere the earliest deposits probably dated no earlier than the 18th or 19th centuries and included the walls of a building and a brick drain on the western side of Dean's Yard, and building rubble and other deposits on the south and east sides of Dean's Yard. Extensive recent truncation of earlier deposits was recorded in all excavated trenches and was mostly associated with the excavation of earlier gas pipe trenches, though other services including drains, water mains and electricity cabling and ducting were also observed. 1.6 Very few finds were recovered during the watching brief and most were associated with recent activity, though some residual material of medieval and earlier post-medieval date was identified.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Peter Boyer
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: The Sanctuary and Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey Parish: WESTMINSTER District: Westminster County: Greater London Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Deans Yard Location - Auto Detected: Little Deans Yard Location - Auto Detected: Westminster Abbey Grid Reference: 529970, 179410 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England) 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Earlier Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) 19th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	25 Nov 2016

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