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Report Title

Land north of Forte Travelodge, Epsom Road, Morden, London Borough of Merton: evaluation

Publisher and Publication Year

Wessex Archaeology - 2006

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Summary

Non Technical Summary Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by George Harding (the Client) to undertake an archaeological evaluation on land north of Forte Travelodge, Epsom Road, Morden, London Borough of Merton (the Site), centred on NGR 525010 67419. The Site consisted of a grassed area forming the rear of a beer garden. The evaluation comprised one 7.50m x 2.20m trench, which was excavated in order to determine the presence or absence of archaeological features. No archaeological deposits, structures or artefacts were uncovered during the evaluation. Evidence of a buried subsoil and topsoil were uncovered which was sealed by a 0.50m thick layer of modern material consisting of redeposited clay mixed with building rubble. This levelling deposit appeared to have been mostly derived from the construction of the Forte Travelodge. The present topsoil on Site appeared to post date the construction of the Forte Travelodge and was almost certainly lain down during landscaping for the beer garden. Undisturbed geological deposits comprising yellowish orange silty clays were encountered at a height of 35.79m above Ordnance Datum (aOD). The report concludes that the Site has been subject to significant modern disturbance and truncation as a result of the construction of the Forte Travelodge Hotel. The lack of archaeological remains or artefacts uncovered during the evaluation, suggest that little or no significant archaeological remains are present within the proposed development area. iii Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Non Technical Summary.................................................................................................................ii Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................................iii 1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................1 1.2 PLANNING BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................1 2 SITE DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................1 2.1 THE SITE ................................................................................................................................1 2.2 TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY.................................................................................................1 3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ...................................................................................2 4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ..........................................................................................................2 5 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................2 5.1 THE EVALUATION ..................................................................................................................2 5.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY.............................................................................................................2 5.3 FIELDWORK............................................................................................................................3 5.4 FINDS COLLECTION AND RETENTION .....................................................................................3 5.5 THE ARCHIVE.........................................................................................................................3 6 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................4 6.2 THE FINDS..............................................................................................................................4 6.3 ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE..................................................................................................4 7 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION...........................................................................................5 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY.........................................................................................................................6 APPENDIX 2 OASIS SUMMARY .....................................................................................................8 TABLE OF FIGURES

Headings

The Chandlery
50 Westminster Bridge Road
Non Technical Summary
Acknowledgements
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Background
1.2 Planning Background
2 SITE DESCRIPTION
2.1 The Site
2.2 Topography and Geology
3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
4.1.1 The aims of the evaluation were to:
4.1.4 More specifically the evaluation sought to:
5 METHODOLOGY
5.1 The Evaluation
5.2 Health and Safety
5.3 Fieldwork
5.3.4 All spoil was scanned for finds.
5.4 Finds Collection and Retention
5.5 The Archive
6 RESULTS
6.2 The Finds
6.3 Environmental Evidence
7 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
8 BIBLIOGRAPHY
9 APPENDIX 1 TRENCH SUMMARY TABLE
10 APPENDIX 2 OASIS SUMMARY