Title: |
The Millenium Footbridge, Peter's Hill, London EC4 and Bankside SE1. City of London & London Borough of Southwark. An Archaeological Evaluation. |
Number of Pages: |
35 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in response to the proposed construction of the Millenium Footbridge. The sites of the groundworks for the Footbridge lay on both the Southwark and City banks of the River Thames and two bridge supports will be placed within the river itself. Eight trial pits and eight boreholes were excavated, of which three of the completed trial pits and all eight boreholes produced evidence for a degree of archaeological survival on both the Southwark and City banks. Trial pit 2 revealed a make-up/levelling dump or possibly the backfill of a basement. No finds were discovered but the height and nature of the context suggested a post-medieval date. Trial pit 3 revealed a probable dump of post-medieval material, derived from elsewhere in London, designed to raise and extend the river frontage in the 17th-18th centuries. It was observed close to, and was truncated by, the buried riverside wall. Three deposits of possible archaeological value were exposed in trial pit 6. The lack of artefacts and the characteristics of the layers suggested that they were naturally deposited by the river under varying conditions at an undetermined date. The boreholes revealed archaeological material dating from the Roman, medieval and post-medieval periods and the presence of the possibly prehistoric foreshore. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Robin Wroe-Brown
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Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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Year of Publication: |
1998
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Southwark |
Location - Auto Detected: |
London |
Location - Auto Detected: |
River Thames |
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Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE MILLENIUM FOOTBRIDGE, PETER'S HILL, LONDON Study area: Investigation type: Evaluation District: City of London Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Prehistoric, [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540) Ngr: TQ32058082 Parish: Postcode: EC4V3HT
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |