Taylor, J. (2010). Skinners' Hall, 8 1/2 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SP, Evaluation Report. MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology). https://doi.org/10.5284/1018892. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Skinners' Hall, 8 1/2 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SP, Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A programme of repairs and stabilisation works are being carried out at the Skinners' Hall. One of the areas requiring remedial work is the Old Court Terrace on the south side of the site, which appears to be suffering from subsidence (slumping and broken paving slabs). A single evaluation trial pit was excavated, located towards the west end of the Old Court Terrace, adjacent to the main Skinners' Hall building. The objective of the evaluation was to determine what lies under the paving slabs and to identify the cause of the subsidence. The trial pit was excavated to c 1.9m depth. It contained four soil landfill deposits, provisionally dated to the late 17th century (post-Great Fire). These had been lain as a deliberate process of ground-raising to achieve the required height for the terrace surface at that time. They were sealed by a layer of 19th century concrete and remnants of a brick gully, both contemporary with the pre-existing terrace surface. The trial pit also exposed the 17th century stepped brick footing on the south wall-face of the existing Skinners' Hall building. No natural deposits were present. The evaluation has shown that the potential for survival of ancient ground surfaces (horizontal archaeological stratification) on the site is high. The average depth of archaeological deposits where they do survive is unknown, but post-medieval remains with a combined thickness of 1.67m were recorded within the trial pit and appear to extend to greater depth.
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Author:		 J Taylor
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Publisher:		 MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
City of London UAD (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: Skinners' Hall, 8 1/2 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R 2SP
Parish: CITY OF LONDON
District: City of London
County: Greater London
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Old Court Terrace
Location - Auto Detected: Skinners Hall
Grid Reference: 532539, 180863 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUILDING (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DRAINAGE SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: molas1-81689
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Note:		 Standard MOL Archaeology A4 report
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016