Title: |
European House and Clements House, 25 Milk Street, 14-18 Gresham Street, London EC2, City of London EC2, City of London. An Archaeolgocil Evaluation Report |
Number of Pages: |
31 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
Six trial trenches were excavated which revealed that the construction of Victorian basements had caused some truncation, but some stratified Roman deposits had survived along with some medieval and post-medieval pits and wall foundations. A Roman road running south-east to north-west was identified in Trench 4, with evidence for a single phase of Roman building found in Trench 1. The overlying fire debris was dated to after AD 120 and was sealed by a dark earth. To the north of the road Trench 5 revealed a sequence of Roman external surfaces and dumping or yard deposits. Roman dumping and pitting was recorded in Trench 2. A number of deep medieval rubbish or cesspits were recorded in trenches 1, 3, 4 and 5 and produced pottery dating from the 11th-14th century. Two medieval foundations were recorded in trenches 2 and 6 and a post-medieval brick-lined cesspit was found in trench 4. The remains of a robbed and backfilled cellar in trench 3 may have related to the Tudor Compter (sheriff's prison) which was thought to have lain on the south side of the site. [Au(abr)] |
Author: |
David Bowsher
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Year of Publication: |
2000
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Gresham Street London |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Ad 120 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Victorian (Auto Detected Temporal) |
11th14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: EUROPEAN HOUSE AND CLEMENTS HOUSE, 25 MILK STREET, 14-18 GRESHAM STREET Study area: Investigation type: Evaluation District: City of London Monument: WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), PIT. Undated, PIT. Roman (AD43-410), PIT. Medieval (1066-1540), FLOOR. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Roman (AD43-410), CESS PIT. Post- Ngr: TQ32358132 Parish: Postcode: EC2V7JE
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |