Hemley, S. (2000). 198 Knightsbridge, City of Westminster, London SW7. An Archaeological Assessment. AOC Archaeology Ltd.

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Title:		 198 Knightsbridge, City of Westminster, London SW7. An Archaeological Assessment
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Number of Pages:		 37
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken in support of a planning application for residential redevelopment of the site. Although there had been very little study of any kind of Knightsbridge's history, a survey of historical and archaeological sources relevant to the site revealed activity or possible activity at a number of different periods. Borehole records from Knightsbridge Green and adjacent sites revealed that the underlying drift geology was up to 10m of alluvial material overlying London Clay and the terrace gravels in places. These deposits were all likely to be Palaeolithic in date. It had long been thought that a Roman road formerly ran down the line of Piccadilly and along Knightsbridge. The historic boundary of Knightsbridge and Kensington, running to the north of Brompton Road and through the southern half of the Knightsbridge site, could also represent the former line of such an early road. There was evidence to suggest that Knightsbridge had some form of independent status in the Saxon period, when it was granted to Westminster Abbey by Edward the Confessor. Medieval records suggested that it formerly extended further to the north, across the modern area of Kensington Park, on the west side of the Westbourne stream, joining up with the manor of Westbourne, with which it formed a single manor in the medieval period. It seemed likely that any settlement at these periods, as in the early post-medieval period, was focused on the road junction at Knightsbridge Green. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 S Hemley
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Publisher:		 AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2000
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Location - Auto Detected: Westminster Abbey
Location - Auto Detected: London Clay
Location - Auto Detected: Brompton Road
Location - Auto Detected: Knightsbridge
Location - Auto Detected: Knightsbridge Green Auabr
Location - Auto Detected: Kensington
Location - Auto Detected: Kensington Park
Location - Auto Detected: Westbourne
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Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Palaeolithic (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2000 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: 198 KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Westminster
Monument:
Ngr: TQ27607960
Parish:
Postcode: SW1X7QD
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009