Nottingham House, Neaal Street Covent Garden, WC2 London Borough of Camden. Archaeological Watching Brief.

The Oxford Archaeological Unit (OAU) undertook a Watching Brief at Nottingham House, Neal Street, WC2, London Borough of Camden, for CgMs Archaeology and Environmental Consultants, on behalf of The Peabody Trust in June 1997. This watching brief followed on from watching brief work carried out previously by OAU in September 1994.
During pile-probing an OAU archaeologist monitored mechanical excavation to a depth of 3.5-4m. Due to the depth and instability of the surrounding ground, no hand excavation can be could be carried out although spoil-heaps were rigorously examined for archaeological finds. No layers associated with Saxon occupation were observed, although a peaty deposit which lay over the natural gravel was recorded.