| Title: |
The Library, Middle Temple Lane, London, NGR TQ 3131 8079. Archaeological Watching Brief Report |
| Number of Pages: |
4 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A watching brief was carried out during the excavation of a small foundation pit for a fire escape staircase, at a site which lay within the Temple complex founded by the Knights Templar during the 12th century. It was possible that deposits relating to the Temple itself or to associated medieval remains would be encountered. Roman burials and Saxon deposits had been found close to the site. During the watching brief, a deposit containing a high percentage of modern brick and tile and fifteen pieces of painted wall plaster was recorded. Three of the pieces were thought to have been fragments of decorated external stucco of probable 18th-19th century date, and it was probable that the remainder were of a similar date and provenance. Other finds included pieces of glass, oyster shell, a piece of clay pipe and three pieces of flint, all of which had been severely burnt. The foundation pit was of insufficient depth to impinge upon any medieval or earlier archaeological deposits. It was concluded that the deposits observed were likely to have related to the destruction of the existing building during the Second World War, and the subsequent re-ordering and reconstruction of the site. All of the material recovered appeared to have originated from the pre-war bulding. [AIP] |
| Author: |
J Dalton
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| 18th19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 12th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE LIBRARY, MIDDLE TEMPLE LANE
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: City of London
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: TQ31318079
Parish:
Postcode: EC4Y0BD
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
