| Title: |
Plantation House Redevelopment Site, London EC3, City of London. An Archaeological Evaluation |
| Number of Pages: |
53 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at a proposed development site which encompassed a significant part of the Roman town of Londinium. Archaeological investigations on the site in the 1930s, and in the surrounding area from the 1850s onwards, had revealed Roman roads, walls, mosaics and opus signinum pavements. It was anticipated that the basements of the present buildings at the site would have truncated all of the stratigraphy which post-dated the early Roman period. The foundations for the building would have cut through the remaining deposits. During the evaluation, the eastward extension of a Roman road, the via decumana, was found to have passed through the northern part of the site. This had been resurfaced at least twice, and the level raised by approximately 0.9m. Evidence of clay and timber buildings which had kept pace with this rising level was recorded. The remains of a later Roman masonry foundation were also revealed. The associated building, which had been of high status, had been demolished and robbed during the Roman period. Painted wall plaster, opus signinum and box flue tile were recovered from the demolition material. Later features included a well, a probable cess pit and a pit of unknown function, dated by pottery to AD 900-1050, and a well dating from the 12th-13th century. A 19th century brick lined soakaway and numerous walls and foundations dating from the late 19th-20th centuries were also recorded. [AIP] |
| Author: |
N Roycroft
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| Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 12th13th Century A 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PLANTATION HOUSE REDEVELOPMENT SITE
Study area: 1.2ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: City of London
Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Early Medieval (410-1066), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WELL. Early Medieval (410-1066), PIT. Early Medieval (410-1066), CESS PIT. Early Medieval (410-1066), CELLAR. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Roman (AD43-
Ngr: TQ33188087
Parish:
Postcode: EC3M3BD
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
