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An Archaeological Evaluation at Moselle Place/William Street, Tottenham, London Borough of Haringey.

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AOC Archaeology - 1999

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Summary

NONTECHNICAL SUMMARY Following an evaluation in December 1998, an archaeological excavation was undertaken in April 1999 at Moselle Place, Tottenham by AOC Archaeology Group, in advance of a housing development. The archaeological investigations revealed the remains of a late medieval to early post medieval manor house known as Crook's Farm. The house was first recorded on the Dorset Survey Map of 1619 as belonging to Sir Edward Barkham but the property was found to have begun life as a smallscale farmhouse, constructed in the late 15th or early 16th century. The early house was probably timberframed with chalkrubble foundations and ragstone and brick ground walls. Considerable alterations were made to the house during the 17th century, including the addition of a substantial new wing to the south. This contained a cellar and three hearths/fireplaces. Of principal interest in these investigations was the recovery of a large quantity of moulded plaster, discarded in the remains of the cellar. This material, originating from a decorated fretted ceiling, dates to the late 16th to early 17th century and comes from of a decorative scheme of surprisingly high quality, suggesting that the house was of considerably high status. Following demolition of the house, in the mid to late 18th century, a Georgian mansion house was constructed, known as White Hall. The mansion house was a Palladian style villa with associated landscaped gardens and a large ornamental pond. By 1864 the pond had been infilled and most of the grounds was now covered by terrace housing fronting Moselle Street. A portion of the site was st used as gardens and open space. The property was st discernable, although much altered in 1913 (VCH 1976). The mansion house was demolished at some point between 1935 and 1961. In recent times the southern portion of the site was used as a concrete and tarmac playground, with the northern area having two sets of prefabricated garages placed on it, together with an area of hardstanding. 2 ©AOCARCHAEOLOGYGROUP ­ NOVEMBER2005 MOSELLE PLACE/WILLIAM STREET,TOTTENHAM­ ARCHIVE REPORT 1 INTRODUCTIONSummary of Material The assemblage consists mainly of postmedieval tile and brick, with a smaller amount of medieval tile. Table 1 contains a summary of the material with suggested date ranges for the material. Table 2 contains a list of the brick samples. MEDIEVALSummary A total of nine artefacts were recovered from the site and registered as small finds. Of these only four justify a slightly expanded description above the level recorded in the catalogue (Table 9): SF #1 Copper alloy token. 26mm diam. Low Countries `Vive le Roi' variety. Dated to 15th century or slightly later. SF #4 Copper alloy coin. 28mm diam. British George III 1806 one penny. SF #5 Copper alloy coin. 28mm diam. British George III. Poor condition (very worn). Possibly one penny. Dated 17601820. SF #9 Glass. 3mm diam by 2mm. Small reddishpurple bead Recommendations

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................3 1.1 Site Location (Figs 1 and 2).............................................................................................3 1.2 Project Background..........................................................................................................3 1.3 Archaeological and Historical Background ..................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Prehistoric ................................................................................................................. 4 1.3.2 Roman ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.3 Saxon ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.4 Medieval .................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.5 PostMedieval and Modern ....................................................................................... 5 1.3.6 The Site ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Geology and Topography ................................................................................................. 6 2.0 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................. 6 3.0 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 7 4.0 RESULTS ............................................................................................................................ 8 4.1 Period 1: The Natural Deposits ........................................................................................ 8 4.2 Period 2: c.1150c.1500 ................................................................................................... 9 4.3 Period 3: c.1500c.1760 ................................................................................................... 9 4.3.1 Crook's Farm ............................................................................................................ 9 4.3.2 Addition of the Southern Wing ............................................................................... 11 4.4 Period 4: c.17601900 .................................................................................................... 14 4.4.1 Demolition of Crook's Farm ................................................................................... 15 4.4.2 White Hall ............................................................................................................... 15 4.5 Period 5: 20th Century ................................................................................................... 18 4.5.1 Demolition of White Hall ........................................................................................ 18 4.5.2 Modern ................................................................................................................... 19 5 DISCUSSION ....................................................................................................................... 20 6 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 21 Medieval .............................................................................................................................. 42 Postmedieval ....................................................................................................................... 42 Stone ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Mortar, Plaster and Daub ..................................................................................................... 43 Fabric .................................................................................................................................... 44 Table 3. Brick Samples ...................................................................................................... 47 Context ............................................................................................................................. 47 Further work ......................................................................................................................... 54
CLASS ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Date ...................................................................................................................................... 58 COMMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 58 OASIS ID: aocarcha111167 ................................................................................................ 67

Headings

NONTECHNICAL SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 SITE LOCATION (FIGS 1 AND 2)
1.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND
1.3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
1.3.1 Prehistoric
1.3.2 Roman
1.3.3 Saxon
1.3.4 Medieval
1.3.5 PostMedieval and Modern
1.3.6 The Site
1.4 GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY
2.0 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
3.0 METHODOLOGY
4.0 RESULTS
4.1 PERIOD 1: THE NATURAL DEPOSITS
4.2 PERIOD 2: C.1150C.1500
4.3 PERIOD 3: C.1500C.1760
4.3.1 Crook's Farm
General and Dating
External Walls
Internal Walls
Construction Debris
Layout and Form
4.3.2 Addition of the Southern Wing
Construction Sequence
Elements of the South Wing Construction
Cellar
Internal Floors
Evidence for a Decorated Plasterwork Ceiling
4.4 PERIOD 4: C.17601900
4.4.1 Demolition of Crook's Farm
4.4.2 White Hall
Lake
Garden Soil
Rubbish Disposal
4.4.3 19th
Century Housing
4.5 PERIOD 5: 20TH
CENTURY
4.5.1 Demolition of White Hall
4.5.2 Modern
5 DISCUSSION
6 REFERENCES
Lucy Whittingham
Introduction
Results
Discussion
Potential
Introduction
Summary of Material
MEDIEVAL
STONE
Recommendations for Further Work
Introduction
Results
FURTHER WORK
2 Vessel Undiagnostic L19/20 C
2 Vessel ?Bowl/dish 19 C
Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
Recommendations
Introduction
Discussion
Recommendations
Introduction
Results
Discussion
Recommendations
Summary
Recommendations
Museum of London Specialist Services
Introduction
Mouldings and Ornament
Date
Working and Fixing the Plaster
More
Paint
Written Scheme of Investigation