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25 Lavington Street, London Borough of Southwark: Archaeological Evaluation Report |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Three machine-excavated trial trenches, were originally proposed, two of which were to measure 5m x 4m to allow them to be 1.8m wide at the base, located within the car park area to the north of the present building. A third trench measuring 3m x 4m to allow 1m x 2m at the base was to be positioned to the south of the existing buildings.Due to the presence of buried services across the Site the northern two trenches wererepositioned. The third proposed trench to the south was not excavated due to health andsafety and logistical issues.During the excavation of Trench 1, services were encountered making the full excavation of the trench impossible. The decision was therefore taken to machine excavate three test pits within the confines of the trench footprint in consultation with representatives from the client and Southwark Borough Council. In place of the third trench to the south of the building originally proposed in the WSI, a ground penetrating radar survey has been carried out in this area of the site. No archaeological finds or features were observed during the evaluation. It has been established that the majority of the area to the north of the present building has been heavily truncated. The gravels identified in Trench 2 show signs of extensive truncation and disturbance by modern development removing archaeological deposits if they had remained. Due to the presence of existing services, establishing the level of the surviving natural horizon was not possible within Trench 1. |
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J P Warrender
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Greater London |
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Southwark |
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England |
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Southwark, unparished area |
Grid Reference: 531991, 180144 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-508716 |
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111041.02 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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12 Oct 2022 |