Haslam, R. (2011). An Archaeological Watching Brief on the West Handyside Canopy Area, King's Cross Central, London Borough of Camden. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1023224. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief on the West Handyside Canopy Area, King's Cross Central, London Borough of Camden
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd was commissioned by Kings Cross Central General Partner Limited to undertake an archaeological watching brief on one trench and one open area in the West Handyside Canopy, King's Cross Central, London Borough of Camden, centred on Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference TQ 3024 8356. The West Handyside Canopy was located between the Eastern Goods Shed and the former Potato Market. The East and West Handyside Canopies were constructed in the late 1880s in order to improve conditions for unloading the potatoes that were sold in the adjacent Potato Market. Prior to the construction of these buildings, this had taken place in the open air. A yellowish brown silty clay was found at the base of the sequence in both trenches. This was interpreted as made ground, deposited as a levelling layer between 1850 and 1852 when the new King's Cross Goods Station was built. The remains of two railway lines were unearthed during the watching brief, as were numerous hydraulic pipes, ceramic service pipes, masonry inspection chambers, masonry footings and a capstan. These features post date 1850. The above ground sections of the West Handyside Canopy were recorded during a built heritage and a hard landscaping survey, undertaken by Pre-Construct Archaeology. These results are detailed in a separate report. This document therefore deals exclusively with the below ground remains.
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Author:		 R Haslam
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: Kings Cross Central
Parish: HOLBORN
District: Camden
County: Greater London
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Potato Market The East
Location - Auto Detected: Potato Market Prior
Grid Reference: 530240, 183560 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Railway Track (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CAPSTAN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Hydraulic Pipe (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MANHOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RAILWAY (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WATER PIPE (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-108612
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Note:		 A4 document with a blue cover and white spiral binding
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016