Jorgenson, P. (2015). Royal Courts of Justice Streetscape Improvements, London: An Archaeological Watching Brief. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1033262. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Royal Courts of Justice Streetscape Improvements, London: An Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1033262
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Between July of 2012 and June 2014 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited carried out periodic a watching brief during the streetscape improvement project at the Royal Courts of Justice. The watching brief recorded structural remains of some of the buildings preceding the Royal Courts of Justice. Predominantly the remains consisted of vaulted cellars with the earliest ones dating from 1500 to 1700 and the later from 1700 to 1900. The trenches were excavated for the purpose of moving existing services to make way for the footings for the new security features. As such, the trenches were targeting existing services; the installation of which had caused severe truncation to the archaeological resource leading to only fragmented survival of the structural remains. With very few exceptions the trenches did not extend fully below the modern backfill of the previous service trenches or the made ground/dumped deposits resulting from the construction of the Royal Courts of Justice in the late 19th century. Due to these factors very few archaeological horizons were observed/recorded and the structural remains appeared as small islands of earlier masonry surrounded by much later deposits. It is therefore difficult to offer any definitive conclusions regarding the association of the structural remains with specific buildings portrayed within the cartographic or documentary record.
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Author:		 P Jorgenson
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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District: Westminster
County: Greater London
Country: England
Site: Royal Courts of Justice
Parish: WESTMINSTER
Grid Reference: 531000, 181150 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
CERAMIC (Object England)
WALL (Monument Type England)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
SHERD (Object England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-193928
OBIB: PCA R11994
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Note:		 Unpublished client grey literature report, A4 with blue covers
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018