| Title: |
The Burial Ground of St John of Wapping Church, London, E1. London Borough of Tower Hamlets. An Archaeological Watching Brief. |
| Number of Pages: |
131 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was carried out on the site of the former church of St John, Wapping, prior to the proposed development of the site. This involved the watching of the commercial clearance of the burial ground being carried out, to identify any patterns present and to record any survivng coffin furniture. Around 430 individual articulated burials were removed from the site, for reburial in East London Cemetery. Of these 126 could be identiied from their coffin plates. The churchyard was divided into three areas, a communal burial vault in the north-east corner of the site containing 41 separate coffins, a series of ten family burial vaults along the southern boundary wall of the site which held 44 in total and the remainder of the burial area, containing around 345 individuals. A great deal of disarticulated remains were also recovered, mainly from a reinterment pit in the centre of the southern area of the site, and from a construction trench around the apse of the church. Approximately 100 burials had been reintered in the trench while the large pit contained the remains of around 1700 individuals. No evidence for any activity on the site prior to the constructionof the church was observed. As the cartographic evidence shows, there were buildings on the site before 1760, therefore it must be assumed that the grave digging activities in the burial ground had removed any evidence for earlier occupation. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Adrian Miles
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| Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 1700 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE BURIAL GROUND OF ST JOHN OF WAPPING CHURCH, LONDON, E1
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Tower Hamlets
Monument: INHUMATION. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: TQ34658012
Parish:
Postcode: E1W 2UP
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
