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Report Title
Riverside Yard, Riverside Road, Wimbledon, SW17 OBB, London Borough of Wansworth: evaluation
Publisher and Publication Year
Wessex Archaeology - 2006
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Summary
Non Technical Summary Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Riverside House Ltd (the Client) to undertake an archaeological evaluation at Riverside Yard, Riverside Road, SW17 in the London Borough of Wandsworth (the Site), centred on NGR 526050 171950. The evaluation comprised one 4.90m x 3.66m trench, which was excavated in order to determine the presence or absence of archaeological remains. No structures or artefacts of archaeological significance were uncovered during the evaluation. The evaluation showed that the Site has been raised and levelled with a 2.16m thick sequence of modern demolition debris, industrial waste, including foundry slag and re-deposited alluvial clays. This levelling appears to be recent in date, the debris contained fragments of plastic at its base, and was almost certainly lain down prior to the laying down of the concrete hard standing of the present car park. Beneath the modern leveling and makeup deposits, the evaluation revealed the remains of the former topsoil of the Site. The former topsoil sealed a series of water lain alluvial deposits. Historical maps show that the Site was covered by watercress beds up until the end of the 19 th century and it seems safe to assume that these alluvial deposits represent the use and silting up of one of these beds. Beneath the alluvial deposits the remains of a former topsoil overlaid a 0.55m thick water lain alluvial clay deposit which represent a further period of flooding, presumably from the River Wandle. At the base of the trench, a coarse sandy fluvial gravel the represents the earliest deposit uncovered on Site. The report concludes that in common with much of the area, the Site has been waterlogged for much of its life, either as part of the wetlands and marshland running along either side of the River Wandle or deliberately flooded for use as watercress beds, water meadows, millponds etc. ii Acknowledgements-----------------------------
Table of Contents
Non Technical Summary.................................................................................................................ii Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................................iii 1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................1 1.2 SITE DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................................1 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ...................................................................................1 3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ..........................................................................................................2 4 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................3 4.1 METHODOLOGICAL STANDARDS ............................................................................................3 4.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY.............................................................................................................3 4.3 FIELDWORK............................................................................................................................3 4.4 FINDS COLLECTION AND RETENTION .....................................................................................4 4.5 THE ARCHIVE.........................................................................................................................4 5 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................4 5.2 THE FINDS..............................................................................................................................5 5.3 ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE..................................................................................................5 6 CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION...........................................................................................5 7 REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................6 8 APPENDIX 1 TRENCH SUMMARY TABLE ..........................................................................7 9 APPENDIX 2 OASIS SUMMARY..............................................................................................8 TABLE OF FIGURESHeadings
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Non Technical Summary
Acknowledgements
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Background
1.2 Site Description
2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
2.1.8 In the 19th
4 METHODOLOGY
4.1 Methodological Standards
Institute of Field Archaeologists' Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Field
4.2 Health and Safety
4.3 Fieldwork
4.3.4 All spoil was scanned for finds.
4.4 Finds Collection and Retention
4.5 Environmental Sampling Strategy
4.6 The Archive
5 RESULTS
5.1.4 The following sequence of deposits was observed:
5.2 The Finds
5.3 Environmental Evidence
6 CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION
6.1.1 No archaeological features were observed during the evaluation.
7 REFERENCES
8 APPENDIX 1 TRENCH SUMMARY TABLE
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