Taylor, J. (2005). An Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation at Land Adjacent to 17 St Andrews Road, Lower Coombe Street, London Borough of Croydon. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1022139. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	An Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation at Land Adjacent to 17 St Andrews Road, Lower Coombe Street, London Borough of Croydon
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1022139
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	This reort details the results of a secondary phase of archaeological works at land adjacent to 17 St Andrews Road, Lower Coombe Street, London Borough of Croydon. Natural gravel was found throughout the southern half of the excavation area at a height of c.45.70m OD. Immediately to the north the natural horizon had been heavily impacted on by five 1st century quarry pits whose introduction is possibly associated with the construction of a nearby Roman road. The pits had remained open throughout the 1st and early 2nd centuries and environmental analysis suggests that they were in use as ponds at this time and were integral to farming practices on site. The presence of a N/E aligned ditch, three postholes and two E/W orientated curvilinear gullies indicated that a change of use may have occurred on site during the 2nd and 3rd centuries.The upper deposits within the ponds and ditch, and a dumped layer seen across the site, contained abundant quantities of cultural material deposited during the 4th century. The cultural material collected from the deposits, including a bronze lion's head, imported pottery and hypocaust tiles, indicate that the settlement producing the waste was, or had been, potentially one of wealth and status. The remainder of the archaeological sequence consisted of a homogenous layer, largely devoid of cultural material, indicating the site had been largely abandoned in the post-Roman period, post-medieval ditches and masonry associated with Victorian terraces fronting Lower Coombe Street.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	J Taylor
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:	2005
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Land adjacent to 17 St Andrews Road, Lower Coombe Street, London Borough of Croydon Parish: CROYDON District: Croydon County: Greater London Country: England Location - Auto Detected: 17 St Andrews Road Lower Coombe Street London Location - Auto Detected: St Andrews Road Lower Coombe Street London Location - Auto Detected: Lower Coombe Street Grid Reference: 532260, 164880 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Bricks (Find) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Bronze Lions Head (Find) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Bronze Pin (Find) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BURNT FLINT (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England) MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) Flint Blade (Find) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HYPOCAUST TILE (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Knife Tang (Find) EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Quern Stone (Find) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TEGULA (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Field Boundaries (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Gullies And Postholes (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Ponds (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Quarry Pits (Monus) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) 1st Century (Auto Detected Temporal) ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event) METAL DETECTING USE (Event) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Early 2nd Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) 4th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) VICTORIAN (Historic England Periods) TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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