| Title: |
90-91 and 100 Wood Street and St. Alban's Court, London EC2, City of London. An Archaeological Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design. Volume 1. |
| Number of Pages: |
71 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Archaeological excavations were carried out in the basements of 90-91 and 100 Wood Street and in St Alban's Court in advance of redevelopment and was required under a condition on the planning permission. The excavation produced evidence of occupation during the prehistoric period in the form of linear gullies. First century clay-and-timber buildings were recorded. A large east-west aligned ditch found in the south-west corner of the site was provisionally interpreted as a boundary ditch, possibly enclosing these early buildings. These were subsequently replaced in the second century by masonry buildings and a road system which formed part of the south-west quadrant of the Cripplegate Fort, first identified by Professor Grimes during his post-War excavations in the area. Truncated ragstone walls relating to at least two buildings were excavated as well as 'robber' cuts indicating the presence of at least two further buildings. A north-south aligned road, the via praetoria, ran parallel to the present Wood Street and had associated drainage ditches. A further road aligned east-west possibly represented the intra-mural road running inside the southern wall of the fort. The foundations of the south wall of the fort had not survived, but a backfilled trench, originally excavated prior to the construction of the 1950s building may have represented the line of the wall. Evidence from the site confirmed that the fort went out of use in the 3rd century. The area was reoccupied in the 11th and 12th centuries and the density of pitting and buildings suggested intense occupation. A large rectilinear cellared/sunken building dated to this period had similarities with that excavated at Shelley House to the north-west. The later medieval period was represented by wall foundations and several chalk lined cesspits, one of which produced a rare find of the skeleton of a peregrine falcon. A second cesspit produced a large assemblage of high quality medieval pottery wares, including a complete jug, and fragments of European glass. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Elizabeth Howe
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| Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Shelley House |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Wood Street |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
St Albans Court |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 12th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 3rd Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 90-91 AND 100 WOOD STREET AND ST ALBAN'S COURT
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: City of London
Monument: SLOT [STRUCTURAL]. Roman (AD43-410), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), RUBBISH PIT. Medieval (1066-1540), POST HOLE. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Prehistoric, [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), WALL. Roman (AD43-410), WALL. Medieval (1066-1540), STAKE HOLE. Roma
Ngr: TQ32308145
Parish:
Postcode: EC2V7EN
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
