Chadwick, P. (2001). Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. 40 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London. CgMs Archaeology and Environmental Consultants.

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Title:		 Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. 40 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London
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Number of Pages:		 29
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken in advance of the proposed redevelopment of the site in order to clarify the archaeological potential of the site. Particularly, English Heritage drew attention to the close proximity of the study site to the infilled course of the River Tyburn. They indicated that since a nearby archaeological investigation (at 51 Berkeley Square) had located deeply stratified river deposits containing well preserved organic material and, since this represented an important resource of evidence for past landscapes and environments, any planning permission should be subject to a planning condition requiring a programme of archaeological investigations. However, this desk-based study established that the site had a low potential for deposits of prehistoric or Roman date, that during the Saxon and medieval periods it lay in the Manor of Ebury and was farmland and that, more particularly, whereas 51 Berkeley Square lay close to a former channel of the River Tyburn (which was diverted to its current course in the 1670s), the study site lay at least 180m north-west of the Tyburn. As a result, similar organic rich deposits would not be anticipated on the study site. Additionally, historical sources indicated that Brickearth extraction had taken place in the 1550s and 1740s and that subsequent developments, most recently a basemented 1930s building, would have removed the archaeological potential of this site. [Au(adp)]
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Author:		 Paul Chadwick
Publisher
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Publisher:		 CgMs Archaeology and Environmental Consultants
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Year of Publication:		 2001
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Locations:
Location - Auto Detected: Berkeley Square
Location - Auto Detected: River Tyburn
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Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Prehistoric (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: 40 BERKELEY SQIARE, MAYFAIR
Study area: 0.135ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Mole Valley
Monument:
Ngr: TQ18065287
Parish: Mickleham
Postcode: RH5 6DF
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009