Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation 81-327 Morville Street, Bow, E3, London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
Number of Pages: |
17 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken as part of the Tredegar Road Estate Phase II regeneration works. Previous archaeological work on Morville Street in 1869 and in 1972 had recorded evidence of a Roman cemetery. However, the most recent work, an archaeological evaluation and watching brief carried out in 1997, had uncovered minimal archaeological data and concluded that modern truncations had severely reduced the archaeological potential of much of the site. Two trenches were excavated. Trench 1 showed that the 1960s excavations for the block of flats at 81-159 Morville Street had resulted in the removal of all made ground and the truncation of the natural terrace gravel deposits to a depth of 1.7m below modern street level. No archaeological finds or features were recorded in this trench. Trench 2 was located in an area previously in use as a garden and outside of the footprint of the 1960s building at 161-247 Morville Street. This trench showed evidence of a sterile brickearth deposit sealing the river terrace gravels, in turn sealed by an imported soil horizon believed to date from the 1960s landscaping of the site. No archaeological finds or features were recorded in this trench. As a result of the evaluation, no further archaeological work was considered necessary at the site. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
Kevin Wooldridge
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
161247 Morville Street |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Morville Street |
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Subjects / Periods: |
1869 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 81-327 MORVILLE STREET, BOW Study area: Investigation type: Evaluation District: Tower Hamlets Monument: Ngr: TQ37158326 Parish: Postcode: E3 2DJ
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |