Trafalgar Grove
Jan 16, 2008 by Chaz Morse
This development of 525 square metres of disused garaging, into four residential units with associated gardens and car parking, is located in the Archaeological Priority Zone of the London Borough of Greenwich. L – P undertook the archaeological evaluation for Addington (Formwork) Ltd prior to planning consent.
During the Tudor period a number of substantial buildings were constructed to the east of the Royal Palace of Henry VIII for aristocratic residents attending the Royal Court at Greenwich. The 19th Century saw some of these demolished to make way for residential and industrial expansion along the River Thames.
English Heritage requested that the site be investigated for remains of the Royal Estate. L – P, who had previously evaluated a site with a similar history on the opposite side of Trafalgar Grove, were contracted to provide the archaeological services. The evaluation could take place without a desk based assessment due to the known history of the area.
The planning condition was discharged when it was discovered that no archaeological finds or features had survived below the cellars of the 19th century housing, which had cut through and removed any earlier remains right down to the natural gravels.
| Client: | Addington (Formwork) Ltd |
| Site: | Trafalgar Grove, Greenwich, London |
| Development type: | Residential |