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Great Hall Court, Hampton Court Palace |
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Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
In February 2010 Oxford Archaeology (OA) hand-excavated a single archaeological test pit in Great Hall Court at Hampton Court Palace, to a depth of 0.4 m. The work was commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP,) in advance of stabilisation work to the buttresses to the north of the Great Hall. A north-south brick wall of apparent Wolsey or pre- Wolsey date was exposed. It may run right across the court to join with another wall fragment recently exposed against the south cloister wall. The north-south wall was abutted by a deposit, possibly a surface, of Wolsey or pre-Wolsey brick, which also abutted the wall of the Great Hall. Above this brick deposit were a number of make-up layers for the current cobbled surface. A watching brief during removal and replacement of quoins on Buttress 3 showed that the east and west sides of buttress 3 are mainly faced with Henrician stock brick, Hampton Court Brick Typology Type 'C'. This is built with an English bond and features a typical creamy coloured friable lime mortar with white lime inclusions. There was evidence of some later repair work. |
Author: |
P Leader
D Wilkinson
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Great Hall North Buttress, Hampton Court Palace |
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RICHMOND UPON THAMES |
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Richmond upon Thames |
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Greater London |
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England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Great Hall Court |
Grid Reference: 515710, 168490 (Easting, Northing)
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oxfordar1-184634 |
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A4 Bound
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |