Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series

Archaeological Evaluation undertaken at the Inner Temple Hall prior to the construction of an access lift. Test Pit 1 did not reach natural but encoutnered a Purbeck limestone wall, part of the late 17th century cloister building. Walls from a 19th century lightwell with a storage or basement room were also encountered.

An evaluation was carried out at a proposed development site. Prehistoric assemblages and Roman artefacts had been found in the surrounding area, and large numbers of metal artefacts had been recovered from the nearby River Thames. Saxon and medieval occupation had been identified to the north. During the evaluation, a small flint blade of probable prehistoric origin was recovered and post-medieval remains were recorded. Features included a large pit interpreted as a possible well, a brick wall foundation which may have been associated with the pit, a second wall foundation associated with a possible fence line and a small linear feature containing 18th century pottery. A large pit containing 17th-19th century pottery was also observed. Further archaeological work at the site was not recommended. [AIP]

An archaeological field evaluation was undertaken at Fairyland Caravan Park, Riverway, Laleham prior to the development of the land for housing. Four trenches were investigated which revealed evidence dating between the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age (although there may have been limited Late Bronze Age activity) and the post-medieval era. Much of the prehistoric evidence was in the form of ditches, probably land boundaries, however post-built structures of Roman date may also have been present. [Au(adp)]

An archaeological evaluation and subsequent excavation were undertaken. The evaluation comprised a 10m long trench at the site's southern boundary which revealed significant archaeological deposits. The evaluation was followed by the excavation of an area measuring approximately 10m NE-SW x 9m NW-SE at its base, located in the southern half of the site. The excavation revealed an archaeological sequence dating between the prehistoric and post-medieval periods. Struck flint blades and a leaf shaped arrowhead recovered from the top of the brickearth deposits represented evidence of Neolithic activity. Four Roman phases could be summarised briefly as follows: The earliest Roman activity dated to the 1st century consisted of a field boundary ditch and a gully. The next and most significant phase was occupation evidence dated to between the late 1st and 2nd centuries, consisting of post-built building/s, a hearth, and a cremation burial. The structures probably formed part of a Roman roadside ribbon development at the western edge of the Roman settlement of Brentford. The buildings appeared to have been abandoned at some time in the late 2nd century when the site became utilised as an external yard area, surfaced with gravel. By the end of the late 3rd or early 4th centuries the yard surface had gone out of use, with a new ditch perhaps indicating new property boundaries or drainage patterns. The Roman deposits were sealed by medieval and post-medieval plough soil deposits, and 18th and 19th century features associated with the Angel Inn public house. [Au(abr)]

The excavation uncovered a number of intercutting Roman features were exposed, the remains of an early eighteenth century bastion together with an associated ha-ha, the demolished remains of a 1960's restaurant and the remains of disused services. [Au(adp)]

A building survey of farm buildings at Newton Garth Farm took place in advance of a planning decision on an application to convert the buildings for residential use. The building survey included cartographic research, visual examination of the buildings and a photographic survey. The building survey concluded that the earliest surviving fabric of the buildings dated from the late 18th or early 19th century. An original brick floor survived in one building. Nineteenth century cartographic evidence of a gin house was not confimed by visual inspection, possibly because it was a roofed structure without walls. One building was likely to have housed the machinery driven by the gin. The other was a stable. The roofline of this building had been altered in the mid-nineteenth century, subsequent to its original construction . A third building was dated to the second half of the nineteenth century from cartographic eveidence.

Archaeological investigations at Rawmarsh Lane, Rotherham were undertaken in advance of a residential development, in accordance with local authority planning requirments. The presence of the sub-surface remains of Meadow Works, a 19th century pottery, brick and tile works, were confirmed. Subsequent excavation revealed the remains of two kilns. Documentary and map research showed there were originally three kilns, one of which was judged to have been truncated by the later dairy buildings.

The work comprised the observation and recording of the structural remains of an 18th century porch located beneath paving slabs on the southern terrace. [Au(abr)]

No archaeological deposits survived on the site. The earliest features to survive were the remains of 19th century drainage features seen in one trench. Elsewhere, large-scale truncation due to the terracing of the site in preparation for the construction of the hospital in the 20th century removed all earlier deposits. [Au(abr)]