Excavation

Date 26 May 1997 - 9 July 1999

Event ID 1084895

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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NT 246 737 Since an initial site assessment on the back garden areas behind 26-28 Charlotte Square, completed in May 1997, a periodic watching brief has been maintained on the site.

The evidence of the initial survey suggested that there were varying degrees of survival of original garden plans and features. Most of the evidence for the layout of the gardens as-built was based on the 1st edition OS map, which in some instances was contradicted by the archaeological evidence.

No. 26 Charlotte Square. On periodic site visits from July 1998 to July 1999, a drainage track excavation was monitored, while evidence of a series of steps shown on the 1st edition OS map, located against the W wall of the garden, was sought. The track was dug to a depth of c 0.5m and revealed the sequence of deposits constituting the present S terrace. The trench revealed that the construction of a concrete and brick outhouse had seen the raising of the early garden level with the introduction of dumped levelling deposits. There was no clear evidence, however, of steps along the E edge of the back garden.

G Ewart 2000

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