1/5 and 11/12 West Smithfield, London, EC1

The OAU undertook an archaeological watching brief at Nos. 1/5 and 11/12 West Smithfield, London, in September 1999, during the excavation of 6 geo-technical test pits. Burke-Collis and Partners of Reading commissioned the watching brief, which was carried out prior to the redevelopment of the building basements. One of the test pits produced an assemblage of pottery dating to the late 17th-early 18th century, together with clay pipe pieces of contemporary date. The remainder of the test pits produced construction evidence for the basements that date to the end of the 19th century.