Site record WEH95
Site name
Palace of Westminster, Westminster Hall
Site location
St Margaret Street, SW1
Borough
Westminster
Year
1995
Greater London SMR No.
Location
Latitude: 51.4997269 Longitude: -0.12591
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National Grid Ref.
TQ30187953
Organisation
MOLAS
Type of fieldwork
watching brief
Archaeological periods
Prehistoric?, Medieval, 19th century
Summary
See Also: 'London Archaeologist Round-up 1995': Two test pits were dug against the bases of the flying buttresses of Westminster Hall (renovated c 1399), and one against a late 19th-c building. The buttress bases were refaced in brick and underpinned with concrete, but it is unclear whether they had been entirely rebuilt at the end of the 19th c. The test pits also revealed glacial sand cut by a posthole and sealed by alluvial sand and then clay, the latter cut by a possibly 19th-c feature.
Related sites:
None linked
No. of Related publications:
1 publication(s).
The royal palace, abbey and town of Westminster on Thorney Island MoLAS Monograph 22 (2006). Thomas, C; Cowie, R; Sidell, J (Site codes: BSM92; WUS92; PSW93; PLS94; PSQ94; WSS94; NPE94; SSE94; PLQ95; CNW97; CWW97; PMS97; BGS97; SGT94; PWC92; PWW94; OPY94; WEH95; WHL75; PAR87; NPY73; WAM75; WCG78; WST86; SAL94, book). Published by Museum of London Archaeology Service
Total Registered Find records in database
0
Total Bulk Find records in database
0
Deposited Archive Contents:
No deposits.