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AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF AND EXCAVATION AT THE ADELPHI BUILDING, JOHN ADAM STREET, LONDON WC2N 6BJ |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A watching brief on three small test pits and the excavation of a lift pit shaft, measuring approximately 3m X 4m x1.80m deep, produced an extensive sequence dated almost entirely to the Middle Saxon period. Within the trench were four lines of Middle Saxon waterfront structures which represented management along the edge of the natural bank rather than land reclamation into the channel of the Thames. The earliest timber structures are likely to date to the first half of the seventh century AD. Above this were elements of a structure, possibly parts of a timber building, had been impacted by the pits and ditches which contained considerable quantities of domestic waste.The latest Saxon layers consisted of yard or road surfaces which dated to the late 8th or early 9th centuries. Also revealed were post-medieval massive chalk and flint foundation and the remains of large postholes which probably formed part of Durham House, a palatial complex used by the Bishops of Durham. |
Author: |
Peter Boyer
Douglas Killock
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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: |
2015
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Locations: |
District: |
Westminster |
Parish: |
CITY OF WESTMINSTER |
County: |
Greater London |
Country: |
England |
Site: |
Adelphi Building |
Grid Reference: 530410, 180590 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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FLOOR
(Monument Type England)
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TILE
(Object England)
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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BUILDING
(Monument Type England)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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LEATHER
(Find)
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POT
(Object England)
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COIN
(Object England)
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GLASS
(Find)
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TIMBER
(Find)
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LOOMWEIGHT
(Object England)
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BRICK
(Object England)
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FOUNDATION
(Monus)
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WATERFRONT
(Monument Type England)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
preconst1-208165 |
OBIB: |
PCA REPORT NO: R12102 |
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Note: |
A4 Bound blue cover report
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |