Haslam, A. (2014). Former Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, Tooley Street, London SE1 2JY: An Assessment of an Archaeological Evaluation. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1035790. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Former Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, Tooley Street, London SE1 2JY: An Assessment of an Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology undertook an archaeological evaluation at the former Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, Tooley Street, London SE1 between the 9th and 11th of December 2014. A single stepped trench was excavated. The earliest deposit encountered was the natural sand. Belonging to the Kempton Park River Terrace Gravels, this sand forms part of Horselydown Eyot. Cut directly into this sand were two features of prehistoric date. Initially interpreted as pits, it appeared upon closer inspection that these two cuts may in fact have formed part of a north-west south-east aligned linear, possibly in the form of a ditch or a channel. They were both filled by a silty sand deposit which contained burnt flint, struck flint, animal bone and a sherd of Iron Age pottery. No further activity was recorded on the site until the period between the 16th and 17th centuries when the ground was raised considerably. This was achieved through the deposition of a number of dump layers, several of which contained significant quantities of animal bone and oyster shell. Dumping continued into the 18th century and it was during this period that the first structural contexts were recorded. A drain was observed which may well have been associated with a property present on Rocque's map of 1745. During the latter part of the 18th century a terraced structure was recorded which once fronted onto Broad Street (now Queen Elizabeth Street). These terraces were centrally divided and a rear garden wall was also observed. The presence of a coal chute indicated that the properties were cellared. During the 19th century alterations in the form of drains were recorded to the rear of the terraced properties. The cellars were filled with a rubble deposit associated with the demolition of the structures which, based upon the cartographic evidence, occurred at some point between 1887 and 1894-96. The trench was sealed by modern made ground overlain by concrete.
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Author:		 A Haslam
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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:		 2014
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Parish: SOUTHWARK
Site: Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, Tooley Street, London SE1
County: Greater London
District: Southwark
Country: England
Grid Reference: 533590, 179890 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
METAL (Find)
PIT (Monument Type England)
DRAINS (Monus)
GLASS (Find)
SHERD (Object England)
STRUCK FLINT (Find)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
LAYERS (Monus)
TERRACED HOUSES (Monus)
COAL DROP (Monument Type England)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
BURNT FLINT (Object England)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-198421
OBIB: PCA R11939
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018