F C Purser, 434-452 Old Kent Road, SE15 (Phase 1)
TQ 3400 7802; (J. Crisp and N. Hawkins); watching brief; 20 October - 1 December 2005; F C Purser; ODT05
Natural and gravelly clays were recorded between 0.85m and 1.65m OD.
The excavation of foundation trenches for a valet and car wash revealed various Roman and post-medieval features. The Roman features were recorded between the west and the centre of the site and comprised four ditches, running north-south and perpendicular to the Old Kent Road, and two pits. A layer of silty sand sealed the Roman features and the natural deposits and was in turn overlain by 18th/19th-century ploughsoil. To the east the ploughsoil was cut by a 19th-century well and in the southwest a 19th-century cesspit and a pit, containing a wooden barrel, were recorded. To the north a series of 19th-century features included a pipe trench sealed by a brick floor surface and, to the north of the floor, a basement.
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