Data from a Building Survey at Parkway Tunnel and Cutting, Camden, 2020-2021 (HS2 Phase One)
High Speed Two Ltd., Mott MacDonald, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5284/1120843. How to cite using this DOI
- HS2 Phase One: London to West Midlands Historic Environment Digital Archive
- Curated Collection: A Digital Archive of Britain's Railway History
- Curated Collection: The Digital Preservation of Modern History in Camden, London
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- ADS Collection: 4258
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1120843
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Introduction
The archive collection comprises a digital archive only. This includes text, including the Heritage Agreement Method Statement for historic building recording; raster images, comprising photographs selected to support the historic building report which is included in the OASIS record; and orthographic images produced using photogrammetry, along with the raw data used to produce the orthographic images in the form of JPG photographs.
Project Summary
Recording has been undertaken in accordance with Historic England guidance for the recording of historic buildings, as per the requirements of the Heritage Agreement Method Statement. HS2 Technical Standards (Specification for Historic Environment Investigations, Document number HS2-HS2-EV-STD-000-000035) has been adhered to during the recording exercise. The HS2 Technical Standards informed the development of this method statement but are not material to or required by the Heritage Agreement.
A Level 3 analytical record is required for the asset. This has been specified in accordance with guidance in the Historic England document, which identifies that assets requiring alteration will require a Level 2 to Level 4 recording depending on the extent of the alterations and significance of the asset (Historic England, 2016). Given that the structure is Grade II listed, and due to the extent of alteration required for the future installation of instrumentation and monitoring, a Level 3 record is considered sufficient. This requires detailed understanding of its history, fabric, setting and significance, in order to understand the full extent of the designated area which was previously ill defined.
Re-Use Value Statement
This archive provides a comprehensive descriptive, analytical and visual record of the Parkway Tunnel and Cutting and its setting as of 2020.
The archive can provide information for any future research regarding the asset, or the development of the London and Birmingham Railway, or early mainline railway in Britain in general, which would benefit from an accurate record of the asset, which is otherwise inaccessible to the public.
The archive can also be of benefit to the management of any future works to the asset, which may require an understanding of its design and materials, as well as its significance, in order to guide development designs.
The future management of the asset will also benefit from the archive, which given the nature of the asset as an active railway tunnel and cutting, is not easily accessible for site investigation or assessment.
