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This collection comprises site data (digital photographs, spreadsheets, specialist reports, scanned trench and context sheets, registers and drawings) from a programme of archaeological mitigation in the form archaeological recording undertaken by Archaeology Wales and Wardell Armstrong LLP on land at Newyears Green Lane, Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Work was undertaken between 17th August 2020 and 16th December 2020 ahead of construction works associated with High Speed 2. The site was split into three areas: A, B and C.
The archaeological mitigation formed part of Phase One of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project. The project was granted Royal Assent in 2017 as the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act. Phase One of the project runs 230 km from Euston Station in London to Curzon Street in Birmingham.
The specific aims and objectives for the overall site were to:
The general aims and objectives for Area A were:
The general aims and objectives for Area B were:
The general aims and objectives for Area C were:
The evidence from Newyears Green represents at least five phases of activity on the site, relating to the Late Bronze Age, Romano-British, medieval, post medieval, and modern periods. In particular groups of features relating to the Late Bronze Age, Romano British and medieval periods are likely to relate to archaeology within the wider vicinity of the site.
However, due to the nature of the evidence excavated from Newyears Green, in particular the evidence of industrial activity during the medieval period, a programme of further work is recommended. It is understood this that this programme will be suggested at a later date.
The dataset should be considered together with the dataset from 1S19NYGTT Newyears Green Trial Trenching.
GIS data and the final reports have been uploaded to ADS directly by HS2. The physical archive is currently being stored by Archaeology Wales and will be deposited in a repository specified by HS2 in the future.