| Title: |
55 Lant Street, SE1. London Borough of Southwark. An Archaeological Evaluation |
| Number of Pages: |
53 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Three trial trenches were excavated as an evaluation prior to the redevelopment of the site. The stratigraphy in all three trenches was broadly comparable. Natural River Terrace deposits were overlain by a possible reworked 'ploughsoil' deposit of Roman origin, although with some later disturbance. This deposit ranged from about 0.2m to 0.6m thick, and produced a small assemblage of Roman pottery, ceramic building material and at least one coin. The only evidence for medieval activity was a single potsherd. However, there was extensive evidence for post-medieval activity, from the later 17th to early 19th century. Initially this consisted of homogenous cultivated soil horizons, some 0.25m to 0.70m thick. These were also cut by a number of contemporary features, some of which had been truncated by further working of the ground. The post-medieval soil was sealed by deep deposits of made ground and later surfaces. In two areas these also overlay brick building remains of late 17th and 18th century date. Thus the evaluation did not reveal any significant archaeological remains, and no real evidence for the occupation of the site prior to the mid 17th century. This dearth of early remains evidently reflected the site's location outside of the settlement area, and its location some 100m to 200m from the main thoroughfare of Borough High Street. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Geoff Potter
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| Publisher: |
Compass Archaeology Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Borough High Street Auabr |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Mid 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late 17th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Later 17th To Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 55 LANT STREET
Study area: 0.4ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Southwark
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CESS PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FLOOR. Modern (1901-present), FLOOR. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), WALL. Post-medieval (154
Ngr: TQ32297977
Parish:
Postcode: SE1 1EE
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
