Evans, G., Shelley, A., Champness, C. and Huges, V. (2013). Archaeological Watching Brief in the vicinity of Westbourne Park and Royal Oak Stations, Paddington, London. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1042400. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Archaeological Watching Brief in the vicinity of Westbourne Park and Royal Oak Stations, Paddington, London
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1042400
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	A series or archaeological investigations were undertaken on land comprising sites at Westbourne Park and Royal Oak Portal. The work consisted of an intermittent watching brief program, with two main phases; the initial works for the guide / diaphragm walls, which took place between July-September 2010; and subsequently, the ground reduction works, which occured between February and June 2011. Oxford Archaeology/Gifford (OAG) carried out the fieldwork on behalf of Crossrail. The investigations revealed only minimal survival of significant archaeological remains. At the Royal Oak Portal site the main findings were of a scour or channel feature, identified during the watching brief along the Royal Oak Cutting, cut through the London Clay and infilled with a series of cold climate Pleistocene deposits and a possible warm climate interglacial deposit. A channel cut, filled with gleyed silt clay deposits, was identified within upper part of the sequence possible representing a former later channel of the river Westbourne. The upper sequence has been truncated by Brunel's railway cutting. At Westbourne Park the brick remains of Alfred Villa were excavated and the majority of the building basements and foundations were seen to be preserved to a level just below the ground floor level. The building measured approximately 16.7m by 10.4m and was aligned north-west/south-east, with the front of the building on the south-west side. There are two main phases of construction that could be discerned. The first was the original build dated to about 1855-69, while the second visible phase was a number of alterations that took place later in the history of the property, dated to the around 1875 onwards.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	G Evans Andy Shelley C Champness V Huges
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Oxford Archaeology
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:	2013
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Location - Auto Detected: London Clay Site: Westbourne Park to Royal Oak, Paddington Parish: PADDINGTON BAYSWATER AND KNIGHTSBRIDGE District: Westminster Location - Auto Detected: Royal Oak Cutting Location - Auto Detected: Westbourne Park Location - Auto Detected: Royal Oak Portal County: Greater London Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Westbourne Grid Reference: 525800, 181600 (Easting, Northing) Grid Reference: 525100, 181700 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	Pleistocene (Auto Detected Temporal) walls (Auto Detected Subject) WATCHING BRIEF (Event) channel feature (Auto Detected Subject) Alfred Villa (Auto Detected Subject) brick (Auto Detected Subject) building basements (Auto Detected Subject) VILLA (Monument Type England) PALAEOCHANNEL (Monument Type England)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: oxfordar1-106692
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	18 Aug 2017

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