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Wessex Archaeology 
September 2008 Ref: 65308.01
Shooters HillGreenwich, London
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
 
Shooters Hill, Greenwich, London
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Prepared on behalf of:
Videotext Communications Ltd.49 Goldhawk RoadLONDONW12 8PQ
By:
Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum Park SALISBURYWiltshireSP4 6EB
Report reference: 65308.01
September 2008
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2007 all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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Shooters Hill, Greenwich, London
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
1INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1Project Background...................................................................................11.2Topography and Geology..........................................................................11.3Archaeological and Historical Background.............................................12AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................32.2Research Framework.................................................................................32.3Aims and Objectives..................................................................................33METHODS...........................................................................................................33.1Geophysical Survey....................................................................................33.2Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................34RESULTS.............................................................................................................44.1Introduction................................................................................................44.2Geophysical Survey....................................................................................44.3Archaeological Evaluation........................................................................55FINDS...................................................................................................................85.2Iron Age finds.............................................................................................85.3Military finds............................................................................................125.4Potential and recommendations.............................................................126PALAEO-ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE.................................................126.1Introduction..............................................................................................126.2Charred plant remains............................................................................136.3Charcoal....................................................................................................136.4Potential and recommendations.............................................................137DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................147.1Introduction..............................................................................................147.2Barrage Balloon........................................................................................147.3Oxleas Wood.............................................................................................157.4Oxleas Memorial Hospital.......................................................................157.5Spigot Mortar...........................................................................................167.622-23 Ashridge Crescent..........................................................................167.7Conclusions...............................................................................................178RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................189ARCHIVE..........................................................................................................1810REFERENCES..................................................................................................19Appendix 1
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SapperK9

Really enjoyed the show at shooter's Hill. Two points that may help on similar sites in the future if no one has suggested these before: 1. Please read "Stranger than Fiction" by Dennis Wheatley. His story of his commission by Winston Churchill to guess Hitler's intent on the invasion of Britain. He got both the invasion point, Reculver, and the name of the Operation correct, nearly, Sea Lion~Lion! 2. Any contemporary fortifications necessitate examining the archives of the Royal Engineers, particularly the Engineer in Chief, not forgetting the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham..

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