Description

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Tinos Homes Ltd to conduct an archaeological evaluation at 66 Highfield Road, Purley, in the London Borough of Croydon. The property and associated garden, hereafter known as ‘the Site’, are centred on NGR 531200, 162380 and comprise an area of c. 0.2 hectares. The proposed development comprises the demolition of the existing house and associated buildings, followed by the construction of three twostorey residential buildings with associated parking facilities.
The evaluation, which comprised the mechanical excavation of 8No 5m x 5m trial pits, was carried out under the guidance of Mark Stevenson of the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service (GLAAS) in order to inform a condition of planning consent, prior to any development on the Site (Planning Application Reference 07/04506/P). The evaluation took place between the 5th and the 7th November 2007.