Site record CAT86
Site name
Site location
52-54 Carter Lane, EC4
Borough
City of London
Year
1986
Greater London SMR No.
043013, 043019-20
Location
Latitude: 51.5133667 Longitude: -0.1017139
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National Grid Ref.
TQ3182381087
Organisation
DUA
Type of fieldwork
excavation
Archaeological periods
Medieval, Post-Medieval
Summary
The excavation, sponsored by Waterglade International Holdings Ltd, took place in September and October. The N side of a large, truncated, ditch (2.6m deep) aligned NW to SE, on the same alignment as the oblique northern boundary of 52 and 54/56 Carter Lane, was recorded. It can be estimated from testpits on the adjoining properties (see PAL86 below) that the ditch is about 13m wide. The finds from the primary backfill of the ditch suggest it is of early medieval date and possibly, from its location, part of the defences of Montfichet's Tower. The S part of the site was occupied by the foundations of a later 17th-c building, fronting onto Carter Lane. An internal part of this building was a small, rectangular, brick-built ice-house, with a vaulted roof.
Source: Schofield, John with Maloney, Cath (eds.) (1998). Archaeology in the City of London, 1907-1991: a guide to records of excavations by the Museum of London and its predecessors. The Archaeological Gazetteer Series, Volume 1. London: Museum of London. ISBN 0-904818-81-0.
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