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Land at 101 Christchurch Road, Colliers Wood SW19 2QR, LB of Merton. An Archaeological Investigation |
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Compass Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Small-scale archaeological investigation took place in the location of a proposed lift pit, prior to redevelopment. This followed previous evaluation by PCA that established that the site was crossed by footings of a substantial stone wall, apparently part of the medieval outer precinct wall of Merton Priory. The investigation exposed some 2.8m of the flint and chalk wall base - heavily truncated although originally up to 0.8m in width. Removal of this exposed a gravel foundation pad c 1.5m by 1.2m in plan and at least 1m deep, plus the edge of a second pad 1.5m to the north. It is likely that there were a continuous line of these pads, each separated from the next by a similar length of shallow stone footing. The most likely period for construction is mid-1220s to c 1300, based on archaeological and historical evidence for Merton Priory itself. Finds evidence was limited to two pieces of peg tile from the wall base, though probably also of 13th date and so consistent with this interpretation. |
Author: |
Geoff Potter
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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: |
2014
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Locations: |
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Land at 101 Christchurch Road, Colliers Wood |
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Greater London |
District: |
Merton |
Parish: |
WIMBLEDON AND MERTON |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 526742, 169805 (Easting, Northing)
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compassa1-181095 |
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In-house client report (28 pages incl. illustrations). Covers background to the project, details of methodology and results of the investigation, and conclusions reached.
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25 Sep 2017 |