Nicholls, F. (2016). Fore Street, City of London: An Archaeological Watching Brief. Compass Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1043970. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Fore Street, City of London: An Archaeological Watching Brief
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Abstract:		 Between the 19th and 21st of October 2016 Compass Archaeology conducted an archaeological watching brief for drainage works located on Fore Street, City of London, EC27 5EJ, as part of the London Wall Place scheme. A single drop shaft, measuring approximately 2m by 2m and aligned NE-SW was excavated. Overall, the drop shaft can be interpreted as having an upper sequence of post-medieval made ground layers cut into by post-medieval services [4] and [9], as well as [9] cutting into (7) and (8), the former potentially an instance of medieval dumping and the latter a disturbed Roman dumping deposit. These two layers sealed the natural deposits (12) and (13). (7), (8) and (12) were cut into by the potential medieval brickearth quarrying pit [10]/(11) which produced a piece of Roman Purbeck Marble cornice moulding. The 19th century brick structure [4] and associated ceramic pipe, as well as the disused 18th/19th century sewer/culvert [9] both relate to the post-medieval development of Fore Street. [4] was first seen at a level of c.11.45mOD and [9] at c.10.47mOD. The natural geology within the drop shaft was discovered in the form of two different deposits; the later of the two was (12), an orangey clay that was first encountered at a level of 9.75mOD in the NE section of the drop shaft. Below (12) was (13), a natural deposit of gravels and sand which first appeared at a level of 9.32mOD in the NW section of the drop shaft.
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Author:		 Florence Nicholls
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Publisher:		 Compass Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Fore Street Drop Shaft
County: Greater London
District: City of London
Parish: CITY OF LONDON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 532550, 181631 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DRESSED STONE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SEWER (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: compassa1-267981
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Note:		 A summary of the watching brief detailing site background, known history, research objectives, methodology, and description of archaeological deposits and features recorded supplemented by illustrations and photographs.
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Created Date:		 25 Sep 2017