Leary, J. (2002). Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation at Lefevre Walk Phase 3, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited.

Title:

Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation at Lefevre Walk Phase 3, London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Publication Type:

Report

Abstract:

An archaeological excavation was undertaken in advance of the redevelopment of the site for residential accommodation. The evaluation comprised six trenches, which demonstrated that no archaeological deposits had survived at the lower levels to the south of the site. An area to the north, comprising trenches 1, 2 and 3, however, revealed evidence of post-medieval land-use and Romano-British settlement activity. The excavation comprised an area measuring approximately 33m x 21m. The excavation revealed evidence for Roman activity as well as two phases of medieval activity. The earliest features recorded from the site were a group of post holes and rubbish pits dating from the Late Iron Age to c.AD 55, suggesting that Late Iron Age/Early Roman structure existed on the site. A 1st to 3rd century ditch that ran across the northern perimeter of the site may have acted as a boundary, possibly for a field system aligned with the Roman road which lay c.160m to the south. This was cut by three pits representing the final phase of Roman activity during the mid to late third century. A number of pits, post holes and the fragmentary remains of a beam slot, dating to the 11th and 12th century, were recorded to the north of the site and represented buildings, possibly fronting the main road. These features were enclosed within a curvilinear ditch. 12 pits dating from the late 13th to the early 14th century contained a significant assemblage of complete or near complete pottery vessels. These sizeable groups of pottery indicated that a settlement remained in the immediate vicinity of the site throughout the 13th and 14th century. These finds were of particular importance given the limited historical and archaeological evidence in the area for this period. The absence of late medieval pottery suggested that the settlement re-located after the early 14th century, possibly as a result to the shift in position of the crossing point for the River Lea south towards Bow. The site was overlain with a ploughsoil suggesting that by the late medieval period the land had been given over to agricultural activities. Three pits represented the post-medieval period on the site and were overlain by approximately 2m of 19th and 20th century ground-raising deposits. 20th century concrete building foundations were also recorded. [Au(abr)]

Author:

James Leary

Publisher:

Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited

Year of Publication:

2002

Locations:

Location - Auto Detected:

River Lea

Subjects / Periods:

14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late 13th To The Early 14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early 14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
12th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
13th (Auto Detected Temporal)
1st To 3rd Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
Mid To Late Third Century (Auto Detected Temporal)

Note:

Date Of Issue From: 2002 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: LEFEVRE WALK PHASE 3
Study area: 0.0693ha
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Tower Hamlets
Monument: PIT. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. Undated, [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), PIT. Undated, GULLY. Medieval (1066-1540), POST HOLE. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. Med
Ngr: TQ37028369
Parish:
Postcode: E3 2BW

Source:

BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))

Created Date:

18 Jan 2009