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St John the Evangelist's Churchyard, London Borough of Islington: An Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-190183_1.pdf (6 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited undertook an archaeological watching brief during the excavation of a test pit within St John the Evangelist's Churchyard in the London Borough of Islington. The test pit was excavated by groundworks contractors in order to understand the foundations of the churchyard wall, which is situated on the south side of Holloway Road. The work was commissioned by Ramboll UK Limited on behalf of Transport for London and was undertaken in connection with, and in advance of, replacement of the A1 Upper Holloway Bridge, which lies to the north-east of St John the Evangelist's Church. The Church was designed by Sir Charles Barry and built 1826-28. Both the church and the churchyard walls are listed Grade II* and lie within St John's Grove Conservation Area. The churchyard lies immediately to the east of an Archaeological Priority Area which relates to the medieval hamlet at Upper Holloway. The excavation of the test pit established that London Clay lies at about 0.8m BGL. The construction trench for the 19th century churchyard boundary wall was cut into this natural clay. The bricks and mortar from this wall suggest that it was built at a similar time to St John's Church in the early 19th century. A brick drain constructed at the same time as the churchyard wall was found in the test pit and ran parallel with it at a distance of approximately 0.7m. No human remains or archaeological artefacts were found. |
Author: |
J Brookes
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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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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St John the Evangelist’s Churchyard |
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Islington |
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Greater London |
Country: |
England |
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HOLLOWAY |
Grid Reference: 529719, 186647 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-190183 |
OBIB: |
R11854 |
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A4 bound client report
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |