| Title: |
Hammersmith Pumping Station, Great West Road, Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment |
| Number of Pages: |
32 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken of the site for which planning permission was to be sought for the demolition of an existing building, the construction of a residential unit structure and an office building which would also house showrooms. The first issue to be addressed was that of industrial archaeology. Following the guidelines presented in the English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, it was determined that the only item of interest on the site was the engine house, constructed in the early 20th century. At present it was understood that this building was to be retained and incorporated into the proposed development. As such, it was determined that there were no issues of industrial archaeology on the site. The second issue was that of subsurface deposits. The site lay in an area relatively rich in archaeological findings on a local basis, and generally within the rich Thames Valley. The GLSMR included sites from a wide time frame, ranging from the Palaeolithic through to the post-medieval. Many finds had been recovered from the river but it was unclear if these reflected the survival of durable material which had eroded from riverbank occupation sites, or were mostly votive offerings. Riverbank and low-lying settings were frequently chosen for settlement in both the prehistoric and historic periods, especially so in earlier prehistory. Cartographic sources indicated that the area in which the site lay had been developed relatively early in the post-medieval period. An examination of previous land-use and the land-use history of the water works indicated a high potential for the survival of archaeologically relevant layers in areas not affected by the late post-medieval development of the water works. Previous land-use implied that the site had been subject to minimal disturbance prior to the construction of the water works. Destruction of relevant layers may have been restricted to the footprints of various buildings throughout the history of the site. It was determined that the only major constructions of the proposed development which would affect the archaeologically relevant layers would be the addition to the engine house and the construction of the show room and office building. As such these areas were targeted for assessment. It was recommended that a field evaluation be carried out to assess more fully the presence/absence and nature of archaeological remains on the site. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
L-M Hardy
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| Publisher: |
Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Thames Valley |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Auadp |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Late Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Palaeolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early 20th Century (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: HAMMERSMITH PUMPING STATION, GREAT WEST ROAD, HAMMERSMITH
Study area: 0.31ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Hammersmith and Fulham
Monument:
Ngr: TQ22307835
Parish:
Postcode: W6 9UB
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
