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An Archaeological Evaluation at 7 Highwood Close, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-353872_1.pdf (5 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was conducted over two days. The study site comprised of the former garden to the rear of the existing property in Highwood Close and was roughly rectangular in plan. The natural topography of the study site slopes down towards the south and west, from c.158m OD at the east of the study site down to 148mOD at the south-west. The site is located 3km south-east of Purley and is c.841m north-west of Kenley Aerodrome which played a part in the Defence of Britain in the Second World War. A trained UXB operative was present during the excavation operations as the area had been heavily bombed in the war. The desk-based assessment and map regression demonstrated that the study site had been open agricultural land up to the early 20th century. The evaluation comprised 3 trial trenches measuring 10 m by 1.8 m which were located centrally within the footprint of each of the proposed new buildings. An anomaly in the north-east corner of Trench 1 was investigated and found to be a natural depression where the chalk bedrock shelved off downhill to the west. The layer that had accumulated within it appeared to be natural colluvium which contained degraded chalk. However, no cultural material was uncovered. No archaeological features or deposits were present within the study area. |
Author: |
W Perkins
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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: |
2019
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Locations: |
District: |
Croydon |
Site: |
7 Highwood Close, Kenley |
County: |
Greater London |
Country: |
England |
Parish: |
PURLEY |
Grid Reference: 532052, 158631 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-353872 |
OBIB: |
PCA REPORT NO: R13712 |
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A4 spiral bound report with blue cover
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Created Date: |
13 Jan 2020 |