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Rowsome, Peter, Anderson, Sue, Bamforth, Michael, Blinkhorn, Paul, Clapham, Alan, Dufton, Andrew, Mould, Quita, Phillpotts, Chris, Poole, Blair, Russ, Hannah, Williams, Matthew, Willmott, Hugh, Zetterstrom-Sharp, Johanna |
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Transactions of the London & Middlesex Archaeological Society; 2021, Vol. 72, p145-187, 43p |
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This paper presents the results of archaeological fieldwork carried out in 2007—8 at 48 Church Street, West Ham. The site, opposite the 12th-century church of All Saints, lies within an Archaeological Priority Area for research into the medieval settlement of West Ham. Stratford Langthorne Abbey was located c.600m to the south-west of the site. The excavation has added significantly to understanding of medieval West Ham’s development and evolution into a residential suburb of London. There was little in the way of pre-Norman activity. A north— south aligned ditch and scattered pits and quarries were dated to the 12th and early 13th centuries. The expansion of the medieval settlement was represented by two east—west boundary ditches and 28 late 13th- and early 14th-century pits and quarries. Environmental evidence from the pits suggests that cereal crops were grown locally. Documents show that the area was a centre for grazing and slaughtering cattle driven from Essex for the London market. Another east—west ditch and pitting can be dated to the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The pits contained building material, household items and a group of glass drinking vessels. Two post-built structures lay to the south. West Ham expanded beyond its medieval core in the later 16th and 17th centuries when wealthy City of London merchants started to build large roadside houses. A north—south ditch and two timber structures, possibly outbuildings, were recorded on the southern part of the site. Associated pits contained roof tiles, horse equipment and dress accessories. The faunal assemblage was probably associated with meat processing. West Ham continued to grow in the 18th century with the construction of middle-class houses: John Rocque’s 1746 map shows a row of houses on the Church Street site with gardens to the rear. The cellar of a brick building located in the north-western part of the site may be part of a large house owned by Walter Ferdinando (d 1832). Refuse pits to its south and east contained 18th-century pottery and clay tobacco pipes. Ferdinando owned five plots on the Church Street site from the mid-18th century. Documents indicate that Ferdinando’s house was demolished in about 1841 and replaced by a row of three smaller properties. Three properties to the east which had been occupied by his tenants were also rebuilt. Five of the roadside brick-built houses were investigated and allowed the recording of internal features that included fireplaces and flooring. A contemporary garden soil horizon and brick-lined soakaways lay to the rear of the buildings. Residential use of the properties continued into the early 20th century before giving way to manufacturing businesses that were badly damaged in the Blitz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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