Preprocess Annotations
Report Title
128-136 High Street, Plaistow, E13, London Borough of Newham: watching brief
Publisher and Publication Year
Wessex Archaeology - 2005
Semantic Annotations Views
Select a view of Semantic Annotations.
The Abstract View (default) displays abstractly the semantic annotations the of document.
The In Context View displays the semantic annotations in the document context
Summary
Non-technical Summary Wessex Archaeology (London) was commissioned by CARD Geotechnics to undertake an archaeological watching brief on geotechnical window samples and boreholes at 128-136 High Street, Plaistow in the London Borough of Newham, centred on NGR 540590/183070 (the Site). The works were commissioned as part of the determination of a planning application to re-develop the Site for residential development. Observations on the geotechnical window and boreholes samples showed that there is a potential for archaeology with evidence of backfilled cellars which probably relate to the terrace housing built fronting onto the High Street prior to 1896. In three of the five window samples, evidence for a void within the ground along the north east side and potentially on the north west side of the Site was observed and could relate to the backfilling of cellars. There was limited potential to observe archaeological deposits during the watching brief because of the limited areas exposed on the window and borehole samples and with a large extent of the central part of the Site filled with petrol holding tanks. It would be advisable to evaluate a small area on the periphery of the Site to explore the archaeological potential and achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the Site's history which has been but glimpsed during the watching brief. iii 128-136 HIGH STREET, PLAISTOW, E13 LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF REPORT-----------------------------
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................................ii Non-technical Summary.................................................................................................................iii 1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1 1.1 SCOPE OF DOCUMENT ...............................................................................................................1 1.2 PLANNING BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................1 2 SITE GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY ....................................................................................1 2.1 GEOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................1 2.2 TOPOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................1 3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.................................................2 3.1 AREA OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRIORITY ...................................................................................2 3.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................2 4 EVALUATION STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY.............................................................2 4.1 METHODOLOGICAL STANDARDS ..............................................................................................2 4.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY................................................................................................................2 4.3 FIELDWORK...............................................................................................................................2 5 RESULTS........................................................................................................................................3 6 CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION ............................................................................................3 7 APPENDIX 1. WINDOW SAMPLE/BOREHOLE SUMMARY TABLES..............................4Headings
LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM1 Pickford Street
50 Westminster Bridge Road
Acknowledgements
Non-technical Summary
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope of Document
October
1.2 Planning Background
2 SITE GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY
2.1 Geology
2.2 Topography
3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
3.1 Area of Archaeological Priority
3.2 Aims and Objectives
4 WATCHING BRIEF STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY
4.1 Methodological Standards
4.2 Health and Safety
4.3 Fieldwork
5 RESULTS
6 CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION
7 APPENDIX 1. WINDOW SAMPLE/BOREHOLE SUMMARY TABLES
Site Boundary