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BECKENHAM PLACE PARK, LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, BR3 5DE AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY: LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM FEBRUARY 2017 REPORT: R12780 PRE-CONSTRUCT ARCHAEOLOGY DOCUMENT VERIFICATION BECKENHAM PLACE PARK, LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, BR3 5DE AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT Quality Control Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd Project Number K4868 Report Number R12780 Name & Title Signature Date Text Prepared by: Christina Reade February 2017 Graphics Hayley Baxter & February 2017 Prepared by: Mark Roughley Graphics Josephine Brown February 2017 Checked by: Project Manager Gary Brown February 2017 Sign-off: Revision No. Date Checked Approved Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited Unit 54 Brockley Cross Business Centre 96 Endwell Road London SE4 2PD Beckenham Place Park, London Borough of Lewisham, BR3 5DE An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Local Planning Authority: London Borough of Lewisham Central National Grid Reference: TQ 38308 70762 Written and Researched by: Christina Reade Project Manager: Gary Brown Commissioning Client: London Borough of Lewisham Contractor: Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd Unit 54, Brockley Cross Business Centre 96 Endwell Road Brockley London SE4 2PD Tel: 020 7732 3925 Fax: 020 7733 7896 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.pre-construct.com © Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd January 2017 The material contained herein is and remains the sole property of Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd and is not for publication to third parties without prior consent. Whilst every effort has been made to provide detailed and accurate information, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd cannot be held responsible for errors or inaccuracies herein contained. PCA Report Number: R12728 Beckenham Place Park, London Borough of Lewisham, BR3 5DE: An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment ©Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd, January 2017 CONTENTS 1 Non-Technical Summary .................................................................................................................... 3 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 5 3 The Site and Proposed Scheme ........................................................................................................ 9 4 Planning Background ....................................................................................................................... 11 5 Geology and Topography ................................................................................................................. 17 6 Archaeological and Historical Background ...................................................................................... 19 7 Archaeological Potential and Significance ....................................................................................... 26 8 Impact on Potential Archaeological Deposits ................................................................................... 28 9 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 33 10 Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................... 35 11 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................... 37 APPENDIX 1: GLHER Search results ........................................................................................................ 70 APPENDIX 2: Site Photographs ................................................................................................................82 Figure 1 Site Location ................................................................................................................................ 38 Figure 2 Detailed Site Location and Plate Location and Directions ........................................................... 39 Figure 3 Plan of Proposed Works .............................................................................................................. 40 Figure 4 Proposed Car Park Plan .............................................................................................................. 41 Figure 5 Proposed Car Park Sections ....................................................................................................... 42 Figure 6 Proposed Lake and Wet Woodland Plan ..................................................................................... 43 Figure 7 Proposed Lake Sections .............................................................................................................. 44 Figure 8 Proposed Pleasure Ground and Play Area Plan ......................................................................... 45 Figure 9 Proposed Pleasure Ground Play Area Plan ................................................................................ 46 Figure 10 Proposed Homestead and Stable Yard Plan ............................................................................. 47 Figure 11 Proposed Tree Planting ............................................................................................................. 48 Figure 12 Proposed Mansion House Plan ................................................................................................. 49 Figure 13 GLHER Search Results ............................................................................................................. 50 Figure 14 Foxgrove Manor Map 1766 ........................................................................................................ 51 Figure 15 Rocque map of 1766 ................................................................................................................. 52 Figure 16 Andrews, Dury, and Herbert map, 1769 .................................................................................... 52 Figure 17 Ordnance Surveyor Sheet, 1799 ............................................................................................... 53 Figure 18 Mudge's map, 1819 ................................................................................................................... 54 Figure 19 Greenwood's map, 1821 ............................................................................................................ 55 Figure 20 Plan of the Parish of Beckenham, 1841 .................................................................................... 56 Figure 21 Lewisham Tithe map, 1841 ........................................................................................................ 57 Figure 22 Ordnance Survey map, 1863-1870............................................................................................ 58 Figure 23 Stanford's map, 1872 ................................................................................................................. 59 Figure 24 Ordnance Survey Map 1898 ...................................................................................................... 60 Figure 25 Ordnance Survey Map 1907 ...................................................................................................... 61 Figure 26 Ordnance Survey map, 1938 ..................................................................................................... 62 Figure 27 Ordnance Survey map, 1955 ..................................................................................................... 63 Figure 28 Ordnance Survey map, 1964 ..................................................................................................... 64 Figure 29 General Extent of archaeology as indicated through LiDAR Data ............................................ 65 Figure 30 Detail of home farm.................................................................................................................... 66 Figure 31 Proposed Pond Overlay ............................................................................................................. 67 Figure 32 Proposed Car Park Overlay ....................................................................................................... 68 Figure 33 Detail of Crab Hill ....................................................................................................................... 69 PCA Report Number R12780 Page 2 of 81 Beckenham Place Park, London Borough of Lewisham, BR3 5DE: An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment ©Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd, January 2017 1 NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 1.1 Planning permission is being sought by Lewisham Council for the regeneration of Beckenham Place Park, London Borough of Lewisham, BR3 5DE. The proposal comprises a range of work to restore and enhance the landscape of the park including the restoration of the original pleasure grounds, relocation of the main car park, restoration of the 18th-century lake and the creation of new footpaths. 1.2 Beckenham Place Park is centred at National Grid Reference TQ 38308 70762, is a designated Archaeological Priority Area (APA 20), and contains the Beckenham Place Park Conservation Area as defined by the London Borough of Lewisham. The proposed regeneration work is subject to policies contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the London Plan, and the Lewisham Council Local Development Framework. 1.3 Research and analysis of the Greater London Historic Environment Record illustrates a lack of significant evidence for prehistoric, Roman, and early medieval