Early Modern Industry and Settlement: Excavations at George Street, Richmond, and High street, Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

by Sloane, Barney; Hoad, Stewart; Cloake, John; Pearce, Jacqueline (CON); Stephenson, Roy; Chopping, Andy; Cox, Maggie; Bowsher, David; Schofield, John; Pearce, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9781901992359
• ISBN10: 1901992357
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: David Brown Book Co

Summary

This richly illustrated volume presents important new evidence for early modern industry and settlement at two sites in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Taken together, the Richmond and Mortlake sites provide valuable evidence of the great increase in development occurring in small towns on the outskirts of London from the mid 17th century. Excavation at 29-34 George St, Richmond also drew on a historical study of documentary evidence, showing the town's development from the 15th century onwards. Looking at several sites in Mortlake uncovered significant evidence pertaining to the post-medieval industry that arose here, and even included excavation of a First World War shell-filling factory.

Table of Contents

List of figures	viii
List of tables	x
Summary	xi
Acknowledgements	xii
Introduction	1	(2)
Organisation of the report	1	(1)
Textual and graphical conventions used in this report	2	(1)
Richmond: location and circumstances of fieldwork	3	(40)
Richmond: the archaeological and historical sequence
Geology and natural topography (period 1)	5	(1)
Early, undated activity (period 2)	6	(1)
Medieval soil horizon and late medieval quarrying, up to c 1496 (period 3)	6	(3)
Boundary demarcation and occupation, c 1496--1580 (period 4)	9	(2)
Construction of a cottage and fence, 1580--1650 (period 5)	11	(4)
Dismantling of the fence and an extension of the yard, 1650--90 (period 6)	15	(2)
Construction and occupation of cottages on Church Walk, 1690--1800+ (period 7)	17	(7)
Richmond: specialist appendices
Documentary evidence	24	(4)
Pottery	28	(12)
Animal bone	40	(1)
Plant remains	41	(2)
Mortlake: location and circumstances of fieldwork 5	43	(37)
Mortlake: the archaeological and historical sequence
Geology and natural topography (period 1)	44	(1)
Prehistoric to c 1600 (period 2)	44	(2)
Wharf, tapestry works and sugar house, c 1600--1743 (period 3)	46	(7)
Pot houses, 1745--1791/1830 (period 4)	53	(9)
Malt houses and later industries, 1830--present day (period 5)	62	(7)
Mortlake: specialist appendix
Pottery	69	(11)
Conclusions	80	(4)
French and German Summaries	84	(2)
Bibliography	86	(2)
Index	88