| Title: |
56-57 Grosvenor Street, London, Westminster, W1. A Desk-Based Archaeological Assessment |
| Number of Pages: |
58 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The site lay within the Conservation Area of Mayfair, but did not contain any Listed Buildings or SAMs. The site was not located within an Area of Archaeological Priority designated by the City of Westminster. The Tyburn Settlement Area of Special Archaeological Priority lay some 450m to the north of the proposed development site. The development scheme involved the renovation and alteration of the existing building behind a retained facade onto Grosvenor Street. All floor levels, except the 5th floor, would be lowered by a distance between 0.04m and 0.52m. The basement slab would be lowered by a depth of 0.11m. This would have the most impact upon stratigraphical soil horizons, and therefore it was this aspect of the development which would affect any potential extant archaeological remains. Documentary, geological, archival and cartographic sources showed that the site lay on the upper western slope of an alluvial valley formed by the scouring of the River Tyburn. The archaeological potential within the study area (which was within a radius of roughly 800m) was high. However, human action in the immediate area of the site appeared to have been characterised by marginal agricultural activity. Therefore, although remains from several archaeological periods may have been present on the development site these did not appear to have been occupation type sites and the intensity of archaeological remains was likely to have been low. The archaeological potential of the site was modified and diminished by the probable impact of previous developments there. Previous excavations in relatively modern times, such as quarrying and the excavation of basements, were likely to have truncated and destroyed the majority, or indeed entirety, of any archaeological remains. It was not anticipated that extensive undisturbed archaeological remains were likely to be extant upon the proposed development site. Therefore, AOC recommended that no further archaeological investigations were deemed necessary. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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| Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Mayfair |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Grosvenor Street |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 56-57 GROSVENOR STREET
Study area: 0.026ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Westminster
Monument:
Ngr: TQ28608080
Parish:
Postcode: W1X 0AJ
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
