Archaeology archive – Eleanor Street Shaft

Document type: Dataset
Author: Crossrail Ltd
Publication Date: 19/07/2016

  • Abstract

    This dataset includes a desk study, WSI and fieldwork reports for an archaeology evaluation undertaken in advance of construction of the Crossrail intermediate shaft works comprising a temporary access shaft and a main ventilation shaft at Eleanor Street.

    No Prehistoric, Roman or medieval remains have been found.  There was evidence for post-medieval cultivation and gardening activity.

    The site remained undeveloped through the post-medieval period until the mid-19th century, when urban development around the site accelerated and construction of railways in this part of London began.

    The WSI also describes the built heritage asset list associated with this work.

  • Document Links
    • C261 Eleanor Street Shaft Fieldwork report XTJ13
      C261 Eleanor Street Shaft Fieldwork report XTJ13

      2015: This report presents the results of an archaeological evaluation and a targeted watching brief carried out by Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) on the site of the Eleanor Street Shaft, within the area known as the Bow Triangle, London E3, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. This report was commissioned from MOLA by Crossrail Ltd. This work is being undertaken as part of a wider programme to mitigate the archaeological implications of railway development proposals along the Crossrail route.

    • C360 ELS Eleanor Street Mile End Shafts Written Scheme of Investigation
      C360 ELS Eleanor Street Mile End Shafts Written Scheme of Investigation

      2014: This document forms a Site-Specific Written Scheme of Investigation (SS-WSI), for the Eleanor Street Ventilation Shaft, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) as part of the Crossrail development.

    • C261 Eleanor Street Shaft Evaluation
      C261 Eleanor Street Shaft Evaluation

      2013: Interim Report setting out the results of an archaeological evaluation carried out at Eleanor Street prior to construction of a temporary access shaft in advance of the main Ventilation Shaft.

    • Eleanor Street Shaft Detailed Desk Based Assessment
      Eleanor Street Shaft Detailed Desk Based Assessment

      2008: Desk based assessment of the archaeological potential at the Crossrail worksite for the Eleanor Street ventilation shaft.

  • Authors

  • Acknowledgements

    Mott Macdonald

    MOLA

    Jacobs