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Little Banqueting House Foundation - An Archaeological Evaluation |
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Historic Royal Palaces unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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In 2017 and 2018 archaeological evaluation works were undertaken at the Little Banqueting House located beside the River Thames at Hampton Court Palace, Surrey. The works sought to investigate the nature, extent and condition of the foundation of this early 18th century building. Three trenches were hand-excavated. Trenches I and II were opened up against the east face of the Little Banqueting House during summer 2017. However, these initial investigations did not fully expose the building's foundations due to the presence of a structural feature built against the foundation running on a north-south alignment. In March 2018 a third trench was excavated against the southern face of the building, finally revealing the full extent of the foundations. The footing was substantial, extending 1.34m below the current ground level. It appeared to be constructed with re-used Tudor bricks. Structurally the foundations appeared sound and remain in a good state of preservation. No material finds were uncovered during the excavation and natural soil was not encountered. |
Author: |
Alexandra Stevenson
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Publisher: |
Historic Royal Palaces
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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: |
2018
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Locations: |
Parish: |
RICHMOND UPON THAMES |
District: |
Richmond upon Thames |
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Little Banqueting House, Hampton Court Palace |
County: |
Greater London |
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England |
Grid Reference: 515659, 168337 (Easting, Northing)
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historic9-325659 |
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HCP 164 |
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A4 paper and digital
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Created Date: |
13 Sep 2018 |