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700 Bath Road, Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow

An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment

for Janson Properties

by Steve Preston

Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd

Site Code BRH06/99

September 2006

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Summary

Site name: 700 Bath Road, Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow Grid reference: TQ 1056 7670 Site activity: Desk-based assessment Project manager: Steve Ford Site supervisor: Steve Preston Site code: BRH06/99 Area of site: 0.5 ha Summary of results: The site lies in an area with considerable recorded archaeological activity, particularly for prehistoric periods. Apart from the present buildings, there has been almost no development on the site to disturb any archaeology that may have been present. It would therefore be advisable to provide information on the potential of the site from field observations in order to inform a strategy to mitigate the impact of development on any below-ground archaeological deposits if necessary. This report may be copied for bona fide research or planning purposes without the explicit permission of the copyright holder Report edited/checked by: Steve Ford 15.09.06

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Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd, 47–49 De Beauvoir Road, Reading RG1 5NR Tel. (0118) 926 0552; Fax (0118) 926 0553; email [email protected]; website : www.tvas.co.uk

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700 Bath Road, Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment

by Steve Preston

Report 06/99

Introduction

This desk-based study is an assessment of the archaeological potential of 0.5ha of land located at 700 Bath Road,

Cranford, Hounslow (TQ 1056 7670) (Fig. 1). The project was commissioned by Mr Michael Tomkins, of

Altonwood Project Services Ltd, 2 Hobbs House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road, Harrow, HA1

3EX on behalf of Janson Properties and comprises the first stage of a process to determine the presence/absence,

extent, character, quality and date of any archaeological remains which may be affected by redevelopment of the

area.

Site description, location and geology

The site is a roughly rectangular plot of land covering 0.5 ha on the south side of Bath Road (the A4), north-east

of Heathrow, centred on NGR TQ 1056 7670. It is bounded by Community Close to the east, Bath Road to the

north, a footpath leading to Meadowbank gardens to the west and residential properties to the south (Fig. 2). The

site currently consists of a single office block with parking, and numerous mature trees around the fringes. The

ground surface is at the same level as surrounding land, so there is no indication that the site has been either built

up or levelled down. The site is located on the junction of Taplow gravels with brickearth (BGS 1981a and b)

and the River Crane flows southwards towards the Thames, some 400m to the west. It is at a height of

approximately 23 m above Ordnance Datum.

Planning background and development proposals

Planning permission is to be sought for the development of the site as an hotel. Most of the existing trees are to

be retained; some are to be felled for safety reasons. Most of the development will occupy the footprint of the

existing buildings but there will be additional build to the west (Fig. 8) and ground floor parking.

Archaeology and Planning (PPG 16 1990) provides guidance relating to archaeology within the planning

process. It points out that where a desk-based assessment has shown that there is a strong possibility of

significant archaeological deposits in a development area it is reasonable to provide more detailed information

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from a field evaluation so that an appropriate strategy to mitigate the effects of development on archaeology can

be devised:

Paragraph 21 states:

‘Where early discussions with local planning authorities or the developer’s own research indicate

that important archaeological remains may exist, it is reasonable for the planning authority to

request the prospective developer to arrange for an archaeological field evaluation to be carried

out...’

Should the presence of archaeological deposits be confirmed further guidance is provided. Archaeology and

Planning stresses preservation in situ of archaeological deposits as a first consideration as in paragraphs 8 and

18.

Paragraph 8 states:

‘...Where nationally important archaeological remains, whether scheduled or not, and their

settings, are affected by proposed development there should be a presumption in favour of their

physical preservation...’

Paragraph 18 states:

‘The desirability of preserving an ancient monument and its setting is a material consideration in

determining planning applications whether that monument is scheduled or unscheduled...’

However, for archaeological deposits that are not of such significance it is appropriate for them to be ‘preserved

by record’ (i.e., fully excavated and recorded by a competent archaeological contractor) prior to their destruction

or damage.

Paragraph 25 states:

‘Where planning authorities decide that the physical preservation in situ of archaeological remains

is not justified in the circumstances of the development and that development resulting in the

destruction of the archaeological remains should proceed, it would be entirely reasonable for the

planning authority to satisfy itself ... that the developer has made appropriate and satisfactory

provision for the excavation and recording of remains.’

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The London Borough of Hounslow’s Unitary Development Plan (LBH 2003) outlines similar policies. Policy

ENV-B.3.1 Ancient Monuments:

‘In its role as the Local Planning Authority, the Council will enhance and preserve the scheduled ancient monuments and their settings in Hounslow and protect them from any developments which would adversely affect them.’

Policy ENV-B.3.2 Sites of Archaeological Importance

‘The Council will promote the conservation, protection and enhancement of the archaeological heritage of the Borough and its interpretation and presentation to the public. Where development may affect land of archaeological significance or potential, the Council will expect applicants to have properly assessed and planned for the archaeological implications of their proposals.

‘Within the Council’s Archaeological Priority Areas (Map ENV-B3) and for other sites of archaeological potential (as identified by archaeological advisors [sic] to the Council):

‘(i) A written assessment of the likely archaeological impact of development (archaeological statement) will be required as part of the documentation needed to complete a planning application.

‘(ii) The Council may require that an on site assessment by trial work (archaeological field evaluation) is carried out before any decision on the planning application is taken.

‘The Council will seek to ensure that the most important archaeological remains and their settings are permanently preserved in situ and if unscheduled and of national importance are given statutory protection. In such cases, if preservation in situ is both desirable and feasible, the Council will require the development design to accommodate this objective.

‘Where the preservation of archaeological remains in situ is not appropriate, the Council will require that no development takes place on a site until archaeological investigations have been carried out by an investigating body to be nominated or approved by the Council and such investigations shall be in accordance with a detailed scheme to be approved in advance by the Council. Where feasible, the Council will negotiate the provision of facilities for public viewing during the period of excavation.’

Further policies cover Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings and buildings of local townscape character.

The proposal site does not lie within an Archaeological Priority Area as defined on the proposals map,

although one is defined just to the north-west on the opposite side of Bath Road. The nearby Cranford Village

Conservation Area does not extend into this area.

Methodology

The assessment of the site was carried out by the examination of pre-existing information from a number of

sources recommended by the Institute of Field Archaeologists paper ‘Standards in British Archaeology’ covering

desk-based studies. These sources include historic and modern maps, the Greater London Sites and Monuments

Record, geological maps and any relevant publications or reports.

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Archaeological background

General background

Archaeological finds and deposits of all periods on the brickearth and gravel deposits of West London are well

known, having come to light during observations carried out over many years during gravel and brick clay

extraction (MoLAS 2000), and more recently via aerial photography (e.g., Longley 1976), although the modern

urban setting of much of west London does restrict the latter technique.

The gravel terraces of the London area also have revealed a largely complete sequence of Pleistocene

deposits which is in itself archaeologically significant due to their formation during early human settlement in

the British Isles. As a result, some of these terraces contain Palaeolithic archaeological evidence (Wymer 1993).

However, neither the Taplow terrace, nor the brickearth (Langley Silt) on which the site is based, is historically

associated with prolific finds of Palaeolithic date, and indeed it has been suggested that such finds as are made in

these deposits are actually redeposited from the earlier (Lynch Hill) gravels (Gibbard 1985, 128). Wymer (1999,

62) suggests this absence may be the result of a combination of chance factors in terms of recovery, rather than a

real absence of the material, but this remains to be established.

In areas to both the east and west of suburban London the same gravel terraces have been extensively

settled at many times in the more recent past. Some examples of this are provided by large and important sites

such as the Neolithic causewayed enclosures at Staines, Middlesex (Robertson-Mackay 1987) and Orsett, Essex

(Hedges and Buckley 1978), rich Bronze Age sites such as at Runnymede Bridge, Egham, Surrey (Longley

1980) and Mucking North Rings, Essex (Bond 1988) and early/middle Saxon occupation at Harmondsworth

(Andrews 1996) and a much larger site at Mucking (Hamerow 1993).

In the West London area, recent (and not so recent) large scale developments especially in the vicinity of

Heathrow airport, have revealed extensive deposits of both the prehistoric and historic periods (e.g., Grimes and

Close-Brooks 1993; Barrett et al. 2001). However, the recent survey of London’s archaeology (MoLAS 2000)

records only very sparse activity prior to the Norman Conquest in Hounslow, other than a concentration of

Bronze Age ring ditches. It is probable this situation reflects a lack of systematic investigation, given the extent

of the archaeology found at Heathrow, for example, but for some periods (e.g., Iron Age and Roman) it must be

considered that the gaps could be real, and this has in the past plausibly been suggested to be related to the

presence of forest over much of the area.

The main road from London to the west has run through Hounslow since Roman times (the Roman road

heading for Silchester, later roads for Bath). Margary’s route 4a (Margary 1955, 74) has long been noted to be a

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lonely stretch of road, with no branches until Calleva (Silchester), but its line is reasonably well-established

within London and the modern Bath Road indeed follows its line quite closely (Margary 1955, 77).

Greater London Sites and Monuments Record

A search was made on the Greater London Sites and Monuments Record (GLSMR) on 11 August 2006 for a

radius of 1000m around the proposal area. This produced some 45 entries (including duplicates), about half of

which are for post-medieval, modern or undated features. The entries are summarized as Appendix 1 and their

locations plotted on Figure 1.

Prehistoric

The earliest entries are for two findspots of Neolithic axes, one not closely located [Fig. 1: 1], the other only a

short distance north of the site [2]. By themselves, such finds mean little, as stray items can have travelled far

from where they were made or used, but in the broader context of this location, it is likely there was Neolithic

activity in the area. Indeed, excavations at Cranford Lane [3] have provided evidence for intensive activity in

both the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Provisional results from this unpublished site indicate Neolithic settlement

in the form of pits and possibly a post-built structure (which, if confirmed, would be very rare evidence for a

Neolithic building), which was succeeded by a settlement, burials and field system of the later Bronze Age. It is

understood that definitive publication of this site is imminent (S Anthony, pers. comm.). Closer to the site, to the

north, later Bronze Age or Iron Age pottery has been found during a watching brief on a pipeline, including

some from pits, which probably indicates another settlement in the vicinity [4], whilst further north again [5],

another watching brief recovered similar evidence, Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery, struck flints and a loom

weight. This remarkable concentration of evidence along the Crane Valley suggests fluid occupation, with short-

lived settlements sites shifting across the landscape over a long period, and highlights the potential of the area to

produce more such sites. The absence of Middle and later Iron Age sites, given the number of earlier remains, is

also notable.

Roman

The only Roman evidence from the area comes in the form of a complex stock enclosure system from the

excavations at Cranford Lane [3]. This relative scarcity of remains, coupled with the absence of later Iron Age

sites, does strengthen the case for seeing this area as progressively more wooded in these periods, and genuinely

not settled, rather than simply not sufficiently explored.

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Saxon

There is no entry for this period from the search area.

Medieval

Although there are a number of SMR entries for the medieval period, these in fact amount to little. There is an

entry for the documentary references to the village of Cranford [6], and one for the bridge over the Crane, which

existed at least by AD1284 and was replaced in 1776 [7]. The whole of Cranford Park [8] is noted to be covered

by ridge and furrow, which is the remains of the medieval ploughing regime. More significant is the extant

moated site [9] near the bridge, thought to be a sub-manor.

Post-medieval

The 18th-century bridges over the Crane [7, 10] are Listed Buildings (Grade II). Of some interest is the village

lock-up ‘The Round House’, which is also listed [11]. It is noted it was used to incarcerate the footpads who

bedevilled Hounslow Heath. Stansfield House [12] is also Grade II listed. None of these buildings is close

enough to the proposal area to be affected by any development on it.

Undated, Negative, Modern

The remaining entries include a number of structures on Heathrow Airport which are listed buildings [13], but

otherwise, generally record an absence of archaeology. A number of entries record the sites of known modern

landfill, which can be expected to have no archaeological potential [14–17]. Two recent evaluations produced

negative results [18, 19]. Two entries record ditches visible on an aerial photograph, which could be

archaeological [20, 21]. Finally, number of entries record features visible on air photographs which are known to

have been destroyed by gravel extraction or development [22–25: two sites are just off Figure 1 to the south].

Scheduled Ancient Monuments

There are no Scheduled Ancient Monuments within the vicinity of the site.

Cartographic and documentary sources

Cranford is first mentioned in Domesday Book (AD 1086) (Williams and Martin, 366) when it was a manor of

five hides held by William fitzAnsculf in the Hundred of Elthorne. The population numbered just eight villans,

two cottars and three slaves and the whole was worth 60 shillings. It had previously belonged to Thorsten, one of

King Edward’s thegns. The placename is Old English (Anglo-Saxon) deriving from cran (crane or heron) and

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ford (ford) (Mills 1998, 100). Names incorporating the -ford element can generally be shown to be among the

earliest of the Anglo-Saxon names, suggesting that Cranford was an early Saxon settlement (Cameron 1996,

176). Both the manor and the church were on the west side of the river. There is no direct evidence relating to

the presence or location of a medieval manor house until the Moat House is mentioned in 1684. Cranford House,

built 1710–20, was demolished just prior to the Second World War and the estate (Cranford Park) sold to the

council.

Heathrow is another Anglo-Saxon name, although not attested before around AD1410. It means simply a

row (of houses) on a heath (Mills 1998, 173). Cranford, now in the parish of Heston, was a parish in its own

right until the 1930s when it was successively divided and re-ordered out of existence (VCH 1962, 177). It was

always very small, with no significant residential development until the 1930s. In 1801 there were only 27

houses, and still just 117 by 1901. The common south of the Bath Road was not developed until 1935. There is

little other history of note (VCH 1962, 179). Other than the church to the west, very little of historic Cranford

survives (Pevsner 1951, 38–9).

A range of Ordnance Survey and other historical maps of the area were consulted at Hounslow Record

Office in order to ascertain what activity had been taking place throughout the site’s later history and whether

this may have affected any possible archaeological deposits within the proposal area (see Appendix 2).

The earliest map available of the area is Christopher Saxton’s map of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Middlesex (Fig.

3) from 1575. No detail is shown for the area although Cranford is marked as is Hounslow (Hounsley)(Saxton’s

‘n’ is often superscript or even omitted). John Norden’s map of 1593 shows a little more, including highlighting

the importance of what is now the Bath Road and its river crossings (Fig. 4). Ogilby (1672) and Warburton

(1749) are typical of 17th- and 18th-century cartographers (Fig. 5). Here the main roads and bridges are again

depicted, as are the major country seats of the gentry, notable inns, and sundry other places worthy of note, but

this is by no means comprehensive mapping. Cranford Place is shown quite distinct from Cranford Bridge, and

Cranford (when the latter is shown at all) is variously shown to the north (Ogilby) or south (Norden) of Cranford

Bridge. There is no development noted along the roadside, after Hounslow where the roads westwards diverge.

The Hounslow Record Office does not hold the Heston tithe map, but does have the Heston Enclosure map

(1841) which covers the area. This shows all the land south of Bath Road as undeveloped. The area of the site is

part of plot 516, noted as the rectorial allotment. The entire plot is featureless. It was not possible to reproduce

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this map. Detailed mapping arrives with the first Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1865. This shows the site in

some detail (Fig. 6). The north-western corner is occupied by a rather indistinct building, perhaps with a well.

The rest of the plot is undeveloped, with some trees. The Second Edition (1895) shows the building to the north-

west more clearly, there is no suggestion of a well at this time (Fig. 7). The land boundary associated with this

house has changed, but there is no other alteration to the site apart from an absence of tress: this might be a

stylistic change, however, as the depiction of trees over the entire sheet is much more sparse on the Second

Edition. On the 1913 Ordnance Survey map, the site is entirely open ground, with no building anywhere (not

illustrated). The 1925 and 1935 revisions are identical to that of 1913.

Listed buildings

There are no Listed buildings on the site. The closest Listed Buildings are described above; none would be

affected by any development on the proposal area.

Registered Parks and Gardens; Registered Battlefields

There are no registered parks and gardens or registered battlefields within close proximity of the site.

Historic Hedgerows

There are no hedgerows, historic or otherwise, on the site.

Aerial Photographs

The site areas lies within an urban area which has been developed since before the advent of aerial photography.

No photographic collections have therefore been consulted.

Discussion

In considering the archaeological potential of the study area, various factors must be taken into account,

including previously recorded archaeological sites, previous land-use and disturbance and future land-use

including the proposed development.

The site lies in an area of considerable archaeological potential, especially for the Neolithic and Bronze

Ages, as the SMR search results clearly demonstrate. There is a concentration of settlement evidence,

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particularly for the Bronze Age, but also, it appears, for the Neolithic, which is unusual. The site may also be in

an area with some medieval potential, located as it is along a main road leading to a bridge, although medieval

archaeology has so far not been encountered in the area. It would appear that potential for other periods is

limited, but this cannot be ascertained with any great confidence, as investigation west of the Crane and north of

the Thames has so far been limited.

Other than one small building in the far north-west of the site, depicted on the maps of 1865 and 1895, but

neither earlier or later, the only development on the site seems to be the modern buildings currently present. Any

truncation of archaeological deposits on the site will thus be restricted to the footprint of the extant building, and

the remainder of the site can be expected to be archaeologically intact. The development proposal will occupy

almost an identical footprint towards the eastern portion of the site, but with additional build to the west (Fig. 8).

On balance therefore it is felt that it will be necessary to provide further information about the potential of

the site from field observations in order to draw up a scheme to mitigate the impact of development on any

below-ground archaeological deposits if necessary. A scheme for this evaluation will need to be drawn up and

approved by the archaeological advisers to the Borough and implemented by a competent archaeological

contractor, such as an organization registered with the Institute of Field Archaeologists. Such an evaluation could

be implemented as an appropriately worded condition attached to any planning consent gained.

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Andrews, P, 1996, ‘Prospect Park, Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon: settlement and burial from the Neolithic to the Early Saxon periods’, in P Andrews and A Crockett, Three Excavations Along the Thames and its Tributaries, 1994, Wessex Archaeol Rep 10, Salisbury, 1–50

Barrett, J C, Lewis, J S C and Welsh, K, 2000, ‘Perry Oaks – a history of inhabitation Part 2’, London Archaeologist, 9, 221–7

BGS, 1981a, British Geological Survey, 1:50,000 Sheet 269, Drift and Solid Edition, Keyworth BGS, 1981b, British Geological Survey, 1:50,000 Sheet 270, Drift and Solid Edition, Keyworth Bond, D, 1988, Excavations at the North Ring, Mucking, Essex, East Anglian Archaeol 43 Cameron, K, 1996, English Place Names, London Gibbard, P L, 1985, The Pleistocene history of the middle Thames valley, Cambridge Grimes, W F and Close-Brooks, J, 1993, ‘The excavation of Caesar’s Camp, Heathrow, Harmondsworth,

Middlesex, 1944’, Proc Prehist Soc, 59, 303–6 Hamerow, H, 1993, Excavations at Mucking; Vol. 2: The Anglo-Saxon settlement, Engl Heritage Rep 21,

London Hedges, J and Buckley, D, 1978, ‘Excavations at a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, Orsett, Essex, 1975’, Proc

Prehist Soc, 44 219–308 LBH, 2003, London Borough of Hounslow Unitary Development Plan Adopted December 2003 Longley, D, 1976, The implications of gravel extraction in north-west Surrey, Surrey Archaeol Soc Res Vol 3,

Guilford, 1–37 Longley, D, 1980, Runnymede Bridge 1976: Excavations on the Site of a Late Bronze Age Settlement, Res Vol

Surrey Archaeol Soc 6, Guildford Margary, I D, 1955, Roman Roads in Britain, London

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Mills, A D, 1998, Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford MoLAS, 2000, The archaeology of Greater London; an assessment of archaeological evidence for human

presence in the area now covered by Greater London, Museum of London Archaeology Service Monogr Pevsner, N, 1951, The Buildings of England: Middlesex, London PPG16, 1990, Dept of the Environment Planning Policy Guidance 16, Archaeology and Planning, HMSO Robertson-Mackay, R, 1987, ‘The Neolithic causewayed enclosure at Staines, Surrey: excavations 1961–63’,

Proc Prehist Soc 53, 23–128 Williams, A and Martin, G H, 2002, Domesday Book, A complete Translation, London Wymer, J, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project Report No. 2 1992-1993: The South West and South

of the Thames, Wessex Archaeology Wymer, J J, 1999, The Lower Palaeolithic occupation of Britain, Salisbury VCH, 1962, Victoria County History of Middlesex Vol. iii, London

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APPENDIX 1: Sites and Monuments Records within a 1000 m search radius of the development site

No SMR Ref (MLO) Grid Ref (TQ) Type Period Comment 1 2194 10 76 Findspot Neolithic Axe or adze; no details: ‘near Bath Road’ 2 2193 1050 7700 Findspot Neolithic Tranchet axe 3 65692

65693 65694 65695 65696 65698 65699 65700 65701 (ELO2980)

0955 7735 Excavation Neolithic Bronze Age Roman

Neolithic pit, Neolithic post-built structure (possibly), Neolithic amber bead, later Bronze Age circular buildings, 4-post granaries, pits and a field system, and 8 Bronze Age cremations, also a Roman stock enclosure complex.

4 77875 78058 78059 78060 (ELO 2410)

10629 77027 Watching brief Bronze Age/ Iron Age/ Medieval/ Post-medieval/ Undated

Pits with LBA/EIA pottery, probably occupation, also undated ditches see in pipeline route. Not clear if grid reference actually relates to the features. Unstratified medieval and post-medieval pottery and a quernstone (post-medieval).

5 66678 66679 (ELO3080)

1025 7795 Watching Brief Bronze Age Iron Age

Two Bronze Age pits, topsoil finds of BA and IA pottery, flints, loom weight

6 73131 1055 7790 Documentary Medieval References to village of Cranford 68676 1005 7700 Documentary Medieval Site of medieval bridge from before 12874; replaced

1776 7

84972 85506

10039 77159 10042 77158

Listed Building Post-medieval 18th-century brick bridge, Grade II Listed (twice)

8 2641 1010 7770 Monument Medieval Extant ridge and furrow covering whole of Cranford Park

9 1951 1009 7704 Monument Medieval Moated site, extant 10 85507

85750 10044 77001 10036 77003

Listed Building Post-medieval 18th-century brick bridge, Grade II Listed (twice)

11 85399 10321 76981 Listed Building Post-medieval Village lock-up, Grade II. Although given as c. 1838, is supposed to have been used in 18th century.

12 85398 10568 77264 Listed Building Post-medieval Stansfield House, Grade II 18th-century houses 13 85179 09904 75971 Listed Building Modern Various 1950s buildings in Heathrow Airport are

Listed, Grade II 14 72658 1130 7600 Documentary Modern/Negative Known landfill site, 19th century or later 15 72711 1090 7760 Documentary Modern/Negative Known landfill site, 19th century or later 16 72623 0970 7650 Documentary Modern/Negative Known landfill site, 19th century or later 17 72657 1060 7600 Documentary Modern/Negative Known landfill site, 19th century or later 18 74004 1077 7748 Evaluation Modern/Negative Late 19th century foundations only 19 76009

(ELO518) 09880 76960 Evaluation Modern/Negative Only modern features revealed.

20 2648 1020 7720 Documentary Undated Aerial photograph shows linear ditches 21 2605 1110 7672 Documentary Undated Aerial photograph shows several ditches 22 2703 0966 7760 Documentary Undated Aerial photograph shows rectilinear enclosure, since

destroyed by gravel extraction 23 2649

2650 0990 7586 Documentary Undated Aerial photographs show a circular feature, possibly

a ring ditch, and a complex of linear ditches (destroyed)

24 2643 0960 7586 Documentary Undated Aerial photograph shows a circular feature, possibly a ring ditch (destroyed)

25 10590 0958 7640 Documentary Undated Aerial photograph shows a complex of ‘block marks, possibly pits (destroyed)

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APPENDIX 2: Historic and modern maps consulted

1575 Saxton (Fig. 3)

1593 Norden (Fig. 4)

1672 Ogilby (Fig. 5)

1749 Warburton

1841 Heston Enclosure

1865 Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch sheets Middlesex XX.1 and XX.5 (Fig. 6)

1895 Ordnance Survey Second Edition 25 inch sheets XX.1 and XX.5 (Fig. 7)

1913 Ordnance Survey Revision 25 inch sheets XX.1 and XX.5

1925 Ordnance Survey Revision 25 inch sheets XX.1 and XX.5

1935 Ordnance Survey Revision 25 inch sheets XX.1 and XX.5

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