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Water mains replacement works in the vicinity of Stepney Green London Borough of Tower Hamlets (DMA Finsbury Park 58) An Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Compass Archaeology unpublished report series
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compassa1-130084_1.pdf (2 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Between the 30th November 2011 and 20th June 2012 an archaeological watching brief was conducted in the Thames Water District Metering Area Finsbury Park 58, which equates to an area around Stepney Green, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The monitored groundworks formed part of the ongoing Victorian Mains Replacement works programme being carried out by Optimise on behalf of Thames Water. It was decided that the watching brief was necessary due to the high potential for the survival of deposits associated with the rapid post-medieval development of the area and more specifically around the area of Garden Street off of Stepney Way, where recent Crossrail and MOLA excavations had unearthed remains associated with the 16th century Worcester House. In the event no deposits relating to Worcester House were observed during the groundworks and the majority of trenching revealed thick deposits of made ground and higher-level disturbances by modern service cuts. Archaeological observations were limited to the partial remains of some late 17th century footings at the northern end of White Horse Lane, and some 19th century footings along the south-eastern side of Assembly Passage. Elsewhere, the truncated upper layers of natural deposits were recorded at relatively high levels; within 1.1m of the modern ground surface. |
Author: |
J Aaronson
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Publisher: |
Compass Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
Site: |
DMA Finsbury Park 58: Stepney Green |
Parish: |
STEPNEY |
District: |
Tower Hamlets |
County: |
Greater London |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Thames |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Worcester House |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Stepney Green |
Location - Auto Detected: |
White Horse Lane |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Stepney Way |
Grid Reference: 535120, 182010 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 535280, 181750 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 535610, 182190 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 535710, 181740 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
(Find)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Brick Wall
(Monus)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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CULVERT
(Monument Type England)
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Late 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Modern (Auto Detected Temporal) |
20th June 2012 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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WALL
(Monument Type England)
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
compassa1-130084 |
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Note: |
Short report of the results of the watching brief. Includes archaeological and historical background, details of the methodology used, photographs and descriptions of monitored works, and brief conclusions reached.
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |