Title: |
15 Kean Street, City of Westminster, London WC2. A Desk-Based Archaeological Assessment |
Number of Pages: |
43 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
A desk-based assessment was undertaken in advance of the proposed residential redevelopment of the site. The site lay within a Special Archaeological Priority Area, Lundenwic (Middle Saxon London), as designated by the City of Westminster. The Covent Garden Conservation Area lay a short distance to the south-west. The site did not contain any Listed Buildings or SAMs. The available plans detailing the current site showed that present floor levels were at 20.42m AOD. Street level was at 20.27m AOD. A review of documentary, geological, archival and cartographic sources indicated that the site lay in an area known to have archaeological potential. There was evidence for prehistoric and Roman occupation in the immediate area but, most importantly, the site lay within the Middle Saxon settlement known as Lundenwic, which occupied approximately 60has of the Strand/Aldwych/Covent Garden area c.AD 680-860. Research, including evidence from a geotechnical watching brief, showed that significant undisturbed archaeological deposits were unlikely to have survived on the development site. Therefore, AOC recommended that it was not necessary for further archaeological investigations to be carried out. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
J Hall
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Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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Subjects / Periods: |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 15 KEAN STREET Study area: 0.0295ha Investigation type: Desk-based District: Westminster Monument: Ngr: TQ30608110 Parish: Postcode: WC2B6TB
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |